Microsoft Sets 'Windows Blue' Release For Later This Year Discussion

Microsoft will release 'Windows Blue' later this year, and the update will respond to customer feedback about Windows 8 and RT, said a Microsoft senior executive.

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Crossing my fingers here, hoping that Microsoft brings back a functional Start menu to Blue. Or at least a choice to have "Blue: Desktop edition" or "Blue: Tablet edition", using the appropriate UI for each...

If I read this correctly:

They're giving users the ability to have multiple windows opened at once? That was another lost feature I missed when playing around with 8...

 

Your right. You'll be able to snap 4 metro apps side by side. Also, you can now infinitely adjust the width of snapped metro apps instead of it being 80% or 20% of the screen when snapped.

The start thing: it'll likely be just the button...which is no different from what exists now, except that its always visible. I personally like 8 as is, but I see many being disappointed if the button doesn't lead to a traditional menu.

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