[twint7787]

Windows Blue is Microsoft's future low-cost OS with yearly updates | The Verge



Does anyone know anymore information about this?

[shingi_70]

Its not a new os. Its the codename for the next windows update. They're moving away from service packs to yearly updates for windows 8 similar to mobile platforms and the xbox.

Has been rumored for a while but the post you linked is the first concreate info we have gotten about it.

[SoloXCRacer]

I think it's the "next" version of Windows 8. They're changing their model and are providing smaller and more frequent updates. Kinda like OS X I guess. We're already seeing this model with Visual Studio 2012. They just released "Update 1" for it.

[twint7787]

They talk about 'unifying OS'" across their platforms. Do you know if we are going to see the same OS on laptops/tradional computers, phones, and the Xbox. Is there any other reason, besides the obvious lucrative reasons, not to make the Xbox a freaking computer already and have it run the next version of Windows.

[SoloXCRacer]

They talk about 'unifying OS'" across their platforms. Do you know if we are going to see the same OS on laptops/tradional computers, phones, and the Xbox. Is there any other reason, besides the obvious lucrative reasons, not to make the Xbox a freaking computer already and have it run the next version of Windows.

No, I think you mis-read the article. It says they're unifying their release cycle across all their platforms. Smaller more frequent updates as opposed to big upgrades every 2 to 3 years. Think of it as Windows 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 and so on. All their major products are moving to thus release cycle it looks like.