While the Windows 8.1 update is now available to users, Microsoft is already working on the next major desktop OS release, which could be ready by the end of the year, a Redditor said. However, he deleted his account since hosting an extensive ask-me-anything session on Reddit about Windows Phone 8.1 and upcoming Microsoft plans. Without revealing his identity, he did say he is a 15-year veteran Microsoft employee who’s working inside the operating systems group, with a moderator confirming it during the extensive chat.
“Windows (Windows Server, Windows Phone, Xbox, (unnamed thingy)) are going to take drops from our next release ‘Threshold’ which will be out like in October-December,” he said on Reddit. “The WinPhone team has had their asses handed to them and have been told to develop in parallel with us in the core OS group so I’d expect a 6-8 month ‘major’ update going forward,” he added.
However, he didn’t mention specific launch plans for Windows 9 or any of Microsoft’s OS updates for other platforms. Recent reports about Windows 9 said the new OS will be launched in April next year, with a hacker saying the RTM version of Windows 9 may be released this October.
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