14 DAY TRIAL // Once again, there’s just radio silence from Microsoft when it comes down to the next major iteration of Windows. Earlier this month the company shared the first official previews of Windows 8 at two technology-focused events, and with the video demos came the first details about the new operating system.
A combination between NUI and GUI for Tablet PCs / slates, the new Start Screen, Live Tiles, Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), and a new platform for developers with support for HTML5, CSS and JavaScript apps are examples of Windows’ evolution.
Microsoft’s Building "Windows 8" - Video #1 on YouTube climbed to over 2 million views in the first day after being introduced to the world.
The video continues to be live, and the number of people that watched has been climbing slowly. No less than 3,880,286 users had watched it at the time of this article, and the 4 million views mark is bound to be reached soon.
I do expect the software giant to start talking Windows 8 more and more, especially as we get closer to September 2011 when the first deep dive inside Windows 7’s successor will be presented to the world, with developers in the best “seats in the house.”
A Windows 8 Engineering blog appears to be among the communications channels that the Redmond company is considering to dish details about the forthcoming OS to the public.
The BUILD conference this September has already been confirmed as THE place to be to get insight into Windows 8.
Personally, I expect Microsoft to also share some Windows 8 bits with BUILD attendants, although it remains to be seen whether it will be a pre-Beta release or the fully fledged Beta.
The software giant is also reportedly gearing up to offer a public Windows 8 Beta later this year, a natural move from the company, but one that hasn’t been confirmed officially just yet.