Microsoft released a preview video for Windows 8. The article states that,
Windows 8 is a reimagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface.
To me, it doesn’t feel like a from-scratch re-write at all… it feels like they slapped Windows Phone 7, Windows Media Center, and Windows 7 altogether and called it a new OS… very much like a couple of years ago when every cell phone vendor was coding their own “skin” for the same back-ends… and like those cell phones, I would think that most serious users would end up zooming past the fancy piece to get to the meat and potatoes… maybe I’m just being cynical, but I don’t think that’s going to fly… they need to figure out if we are going full-bore into Star Trek mode, or sticking with the tried-and-true for a few more years…
Personally, I’m fine with either, just not a hybrid.
