Rumours are already spreading about
what the next version of Windows will be like and one alleged alpha
tester claims that the Metro UI is here to stay.
Windows 8 has
just been released and we’re already hearing rumours about Windows 9,
codenamed Windows Blue. While not a whole lot is known about the next OS
from the House of Redmond, but rumours would suggest that the familiar
Tile based user interface, familiar to most as the Metro UI, will be
staying put.
Windows Blue will keep the Metro UI,
but if the words of a forum poster at PCBeta, a Taiwanese forum for PC
nerds, are to be believed, the UI will be customizable. The poster,
claiming to be an Alpha Tester for the next version of Windows, said
that the familiar desktop will also be retained, although Microsoft
might alter the way the Metro UI and the traditional desktop work
together.
The Metro UI has been receiving a lot of
flak from users, many claiming blasphemy that after establishing a user
interface for over a decade and a half, Microsoft has decided to change
it up completely. We on the other hand love the simple tile-based
interface where we’ve pinned all our frequently used programs,
eliminating any need to have shortcuts on the desktop.
We had earlier reported
that work on the next version of Windows, codenamed Windows Blue had
already begun. Rumours around it suggest that while it may not vary
wildly from Windows 8, it will be a lighter OS and the key approach
would probably be the fact that Microsoft might make it free for all
those who bought a copy of Windows 8. Of course, there is no word from
Microsoft on Windows Blue, but if it is indeed real, the release could
be sometime next year.
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