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[Syf]

WindX would be ideal.

:lol

 

[FourMyle]

I do hope I can link that Metro email program on the start menu to my gmail account otherwise it's useless.

 

[E92 M3]

Can't wait for Halo 7 in a few years.

 

[-Horizon-]

Cause seven eight nine

haaaaaaaaaaaar har har har

EDIT: hyuk hyuk hyuk

I shouldn't laugh but I did.

 

[RE_Player]

Whatever it is going to be I'll stick with Windows 7. I can do everything I want on it with little to no problems.

 

[Deleted member 57681]

Windows 9 still free for 8 users

WindX would be ideal.

 

[Eggbok]

You know OP there's this,
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=903839

 

[Els-]

The truth is out, 7 ate 9 so they moved onto 10.

 

[_woLf]

After the name of the Xbox One made absolutely no fuckin' sense at all, this does not surprise me in the least.

Microsoft's product naming team have completely lost their minds.

 

[NotSmartEnough]

They heard that every other release was bad, so decided to skip every other number.

Spoiler

now every release will be bad

 

[Seanspeed]

Cause seven eight nine

haaaaaaaaaaaar har har har

EDIT: hyuk hyuk hyuk

I came to do this joke.

 

[ReBurn]

You know OP there's this,
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=903839

That's in Off Topic, though. Off Topic isn't as cool as Gaming.

 

[Dictator93]

The most X-TREME WINDOWS YET!

 

[TronLight]

And I'm still going to be on 7 for a few years. Unless my university subscribes to Dreamspark or I find a way to transfer my 8.1 license from my laptop to my pc.

 

[Ironjam]

"People with W8 get W9 for free."
Totally skips Windows 9 and releases Windows 10 instead.
Brilliant.

 

[AmyS]

So, the OS of the future next gen Xbox will be based on ?

Windows 12.

 

[Exploratory]

Why did they skip Win 9? That's supposed to be the good OS according to the "every other windows OS is shit" rule

You realize there is no windows 9 right? Windows 10 is the next OS so that rule would still hold true.

Spoiler

please be joking

 

[Baron_Calamity]

I would have named it Windows 11 or XI. Just because I could.

 

[TheSeks]

Why did they skip Win 9? That's supposed to be the good OS according to the "every other windows OS is shit" rule

Trying to buck that trend.

"Our every-other OS isn't shit? OH YEAH!? WE'LL PROVE YOU WRONG! *Win 10 sucks*"

 

[Brakke]

Cause seven eight nine

haaaaaaaaaaaar har har har

EDIT: hyuk hyuk hyuk

best post

 

[sca2511]

Thank god. I hate the Windows 8 layout, it's complicated more than anything.

Not really, I find it simple. This version will keep the Metro interface if using a tablet hybrid PC (ie. Surface Pro)?

 

[Qassim]

Why don't they just call it Windows One just cause.

They actually said that on stage..

"What should the name of the new Windows be?"

"It wouldn't be right to call it Windows 9."

"Windows One"

"But unfortunately, Windows 1 has been done."

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

"People with W8 get W9 for free."
Totally skips Windows 9 and releases Windows 10 instead.
Brilliant.

I'd laugh pretty hard if this was true

 

[Taco_Human]

Is it still free for Windows 8 owners?

 

[Anton Sugar]

But what does this mean for the "every other Windows OS is good" theory?!?!?!?!

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Will build new PC when this releases.

 

[gamechanger87]

Excited! They really wanted out of the 7-9 concept. Big push to enterprise.

 

[ViciousDS]

Used XP, skipped Vista, Got 7, Skipped 8, Will be getting 10. It seems they get every other revision correct.....so I will be getting 10....it looks great.

 

[pinkurocket]

 

[Zeyphersan]

The new Windows 10 comes with all those basic applications you've come to expect from your Windows operating system, except a calculator

 

[Dragonfly224]

Cause seven eight nine

haaaaaaaaaaaar har har har

EDIT: hyuk hyuk hyuk

So, Microsoft thinks they not only can rollback on numbers, but skip them too?

World's greatest monsters.

Update: And they just now announced Windows 11. Can't wait to upgrade to Windows 17 this fall.



...

You guys made my day. Thanks for the good laughs!
<3 GAF

Edit: I like how it looks, very clean, hope its fast & snappy!

 

[-Horizon-]

I would have named it Windows 11 or XI. Just because I could.

I for one can't wait for Windows XIII-3. I hear that fixes all the problems in the first two XIII versions.

 

[Xav]

10? So 8.1 was Windows 9?

 

[Begaria]

Heh, they should've called it Windows 12 and marketed Direct X 12 with it.

 

[small44]

Maybe they was hypnotised to forget the number 9

 

[Phii]

"People with W8 get W9 for free."
Totally skips Windows 9 and releases Windows 10 instead.
Brilliant.

My second thought, they're clever!

 

[LeleSocho]

Windows 10.0 Cheetah...
I'll wait for Tiger at the very least :°)

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

I hope that a feature of Windows 10 is that all of those people who insisted Metro is actually really good should be forced to use it in Windows 10.

 

[kewlmyc]

Was Windows 8.1 considered 9 or something? So weird.

 

[Bricky]

Turns out I have been running Windows 9 all along. Windows 8.1 with a few tweaks was already way better than Windows 7 and the original 8 anyway, guess Microsoft officially acknowledged that with this name.

 

[gamechanger87]

They are demoing command prompt. Definitely not worth a live webcast, but interesting nonetheless

 

[orava]

Command prompt improvements!

 

[Aquamarine]

Is 9 like an unlucky number or something?

 

[Have a Nice Day]

I don't understand.

 

[niccoolnic]

 

[Lunar15]

Here's the thing: 8's main problems came down to a horrible UI. The actual OS wasn't half bad. My fear is that they're going to give us a better UI, but a worse OS. Holding out hope, though.

 

[Woffls]

If this is the enterprise OS, is there a chance they would call consumer-grade OS Windows 9?

Oh my days they've actually done something with command prompt. I hope it's... yep, it's pasting text. Finally.

 

[Durante]

Command prompt improvements!

That actually sounds useful! Like what specifically?

 

[wapplew]

Smart move, make everyone on 8 or 7 feel so far behind, the need for upgrade is unprecedented!

 

[simplythebest]

Pretty much sums up this announcement