14 DAY TRIAL // If you’re keeping an eye on Windows 9 news these, you surely know that there are quite a lot of rumors out there, even though Microsoft has until now refused to say a single word about this project.
And now a new batch of reports are pointing to other big changes that could be part of Windows 9, although a lot could actually change until the final products hits RTM.
Remember those days when everyone had problems getting around Windows 8 because the Start menu was no longer there in the left bottom corner? The same could happen again, this time in the right bottom corner because Microsoft is pondering the possibility of getting the clock off the taskbar.
We’re yet to figure out the exact reasons behind this, but it appears that Microsoft is looking to give users more customization power, so moving the taskbar clock to another position could be a way to do that.
Sources claim that if the Charms bar survives and makes it to Windows, the clock that shows up when accessing charms could be preferred, so the taskbar version might come with a version to disappear completely.
This, of course, contradicts recent rumors suggesting that the Charms bar will itself be removed from Windows 9, but again, everything is in the speculation stage, so it’s hard to determine which one is true and which is not.
The Start menu will obviously be offered too and so will be updates for the majority of apps that are currently available to Windows 8.1 users.
As far as visual changes are concerned, Microsoft is expected to deliver a revised theme, most likely featuring the same flat look as the existing version does, but with more refinements here and there.
Although removing the clock from the taskbar could perfectly fit other reports claiming that Microsoft is willing to provide users more customization power with Windows 9, we highly doubt that such a thing would ever happen in Windows. At least, not in the next couple of versions, as every dramatic change taking place in Windows could seriously affect adoption.
Just like the Start menu, the taskbar clock is a traditional Windows element, so users could really be frustrated with such a change. Microsoft obviously doesn’t afford to take such a risk, so it remains to be seen whether Windows 9 would bring so many significant changes in terms of usability.