After months of slowly inflating expectations, Microsoft recently released its follow-up act to Windows 8.1 – the Windows 8.1 Update.
It’s a transitional release, with the destination being a substantial reworking of the original concept.
The problem for Microsoft is that it based Windows 8 around a new touch-friendly app platform but its users largely work in the traditional desktop environment, with many actively resistant to the Start screen which replaced the old Start menu.
The app platform has stuttered as a result, and most businesses still prefer Windows 7 despite underlying improvements in the Windows 8 desktop. Microsoft’s new strategy is to play nice with desktop users, with plans (though not in this update) to restore the Start menu and to have the new-style apps run optionally in a desktop window.
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