{"id":94761,"date":"2014-01-13T18:28:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T16:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=94761"},"modified":"2014-01-14T08:54:44","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T06:54:44","slug":"windows-9-unveiled-in-april-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/94761-windows-9-unveiled-in-april-report.html","title":{"rendered":"Windows 9 unveiled in April: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft<\/a> is to unveil Windows<\/a> 9 in April in an effort to step up its game in the increasingly competitive market for tablet and laptop computers, according to a report Monday by prominent Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott.<\/p>\n

The report said that the software giant was pushing through the upgrade to mitigate the poor reception of Windows 8.<\/p>\n

That operating system, first release in 2012, attempts to bridge the gap between traditional Windows laptops and tablets powered by Apple<\/a>‘s iOS and Google<\/a>‘s Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it has been largely shunned by consumers unsure of how to use the hybrid software.<\/p>\n

According to Thurrott the new OS would address the biggest criticism of Windows 8, the absence of the traditional start menu.<\/p>\n

It would also reintroduce the old-style desktop which was ditched in favour of Microsoft’s confusing Metro design, the report said.<\/p>\n

The new design, codenamed “Threshold”, will be unveiled at Microsoft’s BUILD developer conference in April, with plans to release the software to market a year later, the report said.<\/p>\n

The company is searching for a replacement for outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He announced his departure last year following widespread criticism for failing to prepare the PC-reliant company for the switch to smartphones and tablet computers.<\/p>\n

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