I understand why Microsoft would be reluctant to share too much about its development plans for Windows 8. After all, Windows 7 continues to sell at a steady clip (Microsoft claims 240 million licenses since the operating system's Oct. 2009 launch), and there's always the fear that officially announcing the next version will dissuade some XP and Vista holdouts from upgrading.
Nonetheless, Windows 8 rumors continue to percolate. Within the blogosphere, a 2012 release for the next-generation operating system seems the consensus. The scuttlebutt also suggests that, in keeping with Microsoft's widely touted "all in" strategy, Windows 8 will be tightly integrated with Web applications and content.
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