14 DAY TRIAL // They say that Windows 9's only chance to succeed is to come with some really awesome features that would make Microsoft's modern operating system not only faster, more secure, and reliable, but also a little bit more appealing in terms of looks and user interface.
Microsoft hasn't talked too much until now about the upcoming operating system, but plenty of details have already been provided by those close to the development plans, including a few bits concerning the features that might be part of its lineup when it hits the market.
Concepts that are made by designers across the world, however, use this information as the foundation of more significant revamps of the desktop and the project that you're seeing below is living proof.
This Windows 9 concept is obviously based on Windows 8 and adopts a similar approach, but with a few important changes.
A dock, which is obviously inspired by the original feature available on Mac OS X, but now placed on the left side of the desktop, much like the Ubuntu Unity, now allows users to quickly access their favorite apps. A Start menu is obviously offered, this time based on a cleaner layout and without live tiles as Microsoft's very own version that'll hit the market in the coming months.
Multiple desktops are also offered, thus giving users the power to organize work better, but also a brand new cube effect for desktop switching that's inspired from the popular Compiz Fusion software available on Linux-based distributions.
A number of changes are also available, some of which don't make so much sense, but it's pretty clear that Microsoft has a lot of ideas to choose from if it really wants to improve the way its future operating systems look and work, regardless of the device they are installed on.
Windows 9 is, according to some people close to the matter, expected to launch in April 2015 and users obviously expect it to come with several important new features, including a Start menu. Microsoft initially wanted to bring back the Start menu in a second Windows 8.1 update prepared for this year, but it appears that the company has actually delayed the launch for early 2015.
As usual, it remains to be seen whether Microsoft is ready to introduce so significant changes in Windows 9, but it's pretty obvious that the company would really do itself a favor by implementing eagerly-awaited features such as multiple desktop support.
