Sometime today, in San Francisco, Microsoft will show the next version of Windows to an exclusive group of attendees.
No, I didn’t get an invite. Honestly: Microsoft doesn’t know who I am.
While lots of speculation about Windows Next has been running the rumor mills, Microsoft is still tight-lipped about the name. And I confess that it’s kind of sad that the only big deal here is the operating system’s name.
So far, Windows X appears to be used internally. Again, Microsoft is simply copying the Mac, although Mac OS X (ten) did come after Mac OS 9.
Most everyone out in userland is calling it Windows 9 because the current version is called Windows 8. But remember that Windows Vista preceded Windows 7, so Microsoft is free to choose whatever name they like.
Me? I prefer Windows Apology.
