John Paczkowski

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Confirmed! Secret Microsoft Plans to Improve Windows!


So those purported confidential Microsoft (MSFT) documents describing Windows 8? Totally legit, sources close to the company tell me.

Also totally uninteresting as far as eyes-only “vision” documents go (click on images below to enlarge). Their big revelations? Windows 8 will boot more quickly than its predecessors. It will likely include an app store. Instead of using a password, it might use facial recognition to log in users. It will be more closely connected to the cloud. It will be more energy efficient. It’s intended for a variety of different PC form factors–slate, laptop and all-in-one. And finally, it’s being developed with an eye toward aping the “it just works” simplicity and quality for which Apple (AAPL) products are known–“This is something people will pay for!”

Improved energy efficiency! Faster start-up! An app store! Support for slates!

Fascinating.

So the next iteration of the world’s most popular operating system will be an evolutionary one picking off low-hanging fruit was left after Windows 7? Tell us something we didn’t already know.


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