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February 8th, 2013, 08:00 GMT · By

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Windows 9 Still in the Pipeline Despite Windows Blue’s 2013 Launch

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Microsoft’s Windows division is reportedly working on two different projects right now, one supposed to spawn the highly anticipated Windows Blue and another one that could bring the next full standalone operating system called Windows 9.

A report published by ZDNet on the upcoming Windows Blue also points to a post on LinkedIn which confirms that work is underway on the new Windows 9.

While Microsoft remains tight-lipped on the next Windows release, it may seem like Windows Blue is after all a major update for Windows 8, while the next standalone build of the operating system is very likely to be Windows 9.

There’s no release date in place for Windows 9, but given the fact that Windows Blue is expected to hit the market sometime this year, a new Windows contraption is highly unlikely to see daylight in 2013.

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Comment #1 by: ChromeShine on 09 Feb 2013, 06:19 UTC reply to this comment

Is this the rescue OS, like XP was to ME? People really liked Windows 7, as it improved on Vista, and really made things a whole lot better. Windows 8 may be just fine for some -- why not split the OS into Tablet Metro Window and Desktop 8 Windows? I really like the improvements for desktop OS, but find the rest less useful. Separately it may be just fine. Or at the least, add shortcuts in Metroland which get you directly into desktop, or close programs and such.

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