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A Peek into Windows 8?

A Microsoft enthusiast has posted on his blog what he says is official information about "Windows 8" -- the as-yet-unnamed (by Microsoft) successor to Windows 7. Facial recognition, much faster start times and super-whammy graphics are apparently in the offing. Actually, there's not a whole lot more to say than that, but the whole blog entry is here.

What do you want to see in Windows 8? Let RCPU (and maybe Microsoft) know at [email protected].

Posted by Lee Pender on June 28, 2010


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