It's going to be highly unlikely that it will be in Windows 9 since we are getting a actual start menu, I don't see the point that they keep in the next version.
win+x key was an unused key on my keyboard times before W8. Keyboard makers obviously knew quite early what to come since now it makes sense edit: even the win key itself was "on the keyboard" and not used by many, no?
There is a rumor Windows 9 may hit the RTM by late December of 2014. If that is true then we are going to see Windows 9 before the planned April 2015 release date.
forget 2014 Dec RTMing that software. We can be happy to see a nice preview during fall and a happy offical springtime-introduction if ever
I don't fully understand the mechanism, but from what I've heard, Threshold Team was responsible to compile win8.2 builds, so it seems if there would be a win8.2, then the build tag would show something like winthreshold(or whatever), like win8.1 build tags showed winblue. I believe MS still haven't decided if there would be "big warp-up" in the form of win8.2, or win8.1 update3 ... too early to speculate. LOL, I heard a rumor that instead of TP, the public release would be a DP, "very slim chance" for Sept, "a maybe" for Oct., then a CP(beta) "maybe next Spring" .... anyway, it's just all rumors. If MS finally decides for no start menu for win9, then there would be a WinX menu, too early to speculate too. LIke Murphy said before, nobody could be sure of anything in software development until they got to the right phase. lmao, WZor is now just some click-bait factory.
So you reckon Threshold is following the same route as Windows 8 did? RTM around Aug/Sept? Definitely sounds plausible, but I haven't heard that this is the case. Still, if Microsoft decide to make Threshold an even bigger release, this could definitely happen.
I agree with you. Indeed, I take it with a pinch of salt the RTM would be released by December of 2014 by online sources. Notwithstanding, I read the Windows 9 preview might as well get leaked before September 30. Microsoft being highly security conscious this time around is not going to allow that to happen and it is a very good thing to do. Which means we aren't going to see the preview until the press release date of September 30th.
The watermark for Threshold has been updated again, build number has climbed by a couple digits as well.
I believe many people would be really disappointed if it doesn't show "Windows Threshold Technical Preview".
is new watermark is windows developer Preview or windows 9 preview or windows threshold preview or something new?
I hope so, it would be disappointing if it's not included for desktop users since we can have full screen start menu.