The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    New Windows OS, NOT Windows 7, but "Windows Cloud"

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by McGrady, Oct 1, 2008.

  1. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,400
    Messages:
    3,376
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces that within a month, MS will release a new operating system he described as "Windows Cloud"—for webapp developers working on "cloud computing" apps like Zoho Suite and, um, Gmail (except not those). Computerworld reports:The operating system, which will likely have a different name, is intended for developers writing cloud-computing applications, said Ballmer, who spoke to an auditorium of IT managers at a Microsoft-sponsored conference in London.

    Read More Here: http://lifehacker.com/5057714/windows-cloud-operating-system-release-within-a-month
     
    McGrady, Oct 1, 2008
    #1
  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    7,857
    Messages:
    16,212
    Likes Received:
    58
    Trophy Points:
    466
    Nice.

    Now they need to go back and develop something useful.
     
    Greg, Oct 1, 2008
    #2
  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

    Reputations:
    1,806
    Messages:
    5,921
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Hep!, Oct 1, 2008
    #3
  4. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

    Reputations:
    1,235
    Messages:
    2,108
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    LOL :p I agree...don't like the concept.
     
    makaveli72, Oct 1, 2008
    #4
  5. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,400
    Messages:
    3,376
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    They need to get working on Windows 7...since MSFT is known for not being on time. They need to prove us all wrong.
     
    McGrady, Oct 1, 2008
    #5
  6. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    6,926
    Messages:
    8,178
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    2laughter.gif
    .....​
     
    Last edited by a moderator: May 8, 2015
    Shyster1, Oct 1, 2008
    #6
  7. Leon

    Leon Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    746
    Messages:
    1,552
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Leon, Oct 1, 2008
    #7
  8. synic

    synic Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    131
    Messages:
    849
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    They should rename it Vista ME.
     
    synic, Oct 2, 2008
    #8
  9. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

    Reputations:
    1,988
    Messages:
    5,253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    That's so useful......NOT
     
    Thomas, Oct 2, 2008
    #9
  10. 4micaman

    4micaman Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    19
    Messages:
    27
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    :eek: You should be ashamed of yourself!














    BUT - That's funny as h-e-double hockey sticks!
     
    4micaman, Oct 2, 2008
    #10