Why Microsoft Needs to Reveal Windows 9 Sooner Than Later: The End of Windows 7
Whether you love or hate Windows 8, you can’t argue that Microsoft’s Live Tile-infused operating system has been… divisive, to say the least. The changes Microsoft instituted to transform its desktop operating system into something more mobile focused were downright shocking to long-time Windows users.
While subsequent updates made Windows 8 play far nicer with traditional PCs, the damage was done. Witness the comments on any article talking about Windows 8, which quickly devolve into folks saying that you’ll pry Windows 7 from their cold, dead hands. And it’s more than just talk: Windows 7’s market share continues to climb regardless of Windows 8’s release, according to NetApplications.
But Windows 7 PCs will say buh-bye at the end of October.
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