The upcoming operating system will fix problems with Windows 8, just like Windows 7 did with Vista, he adds

Sep 16, 2014 20:07 GMT  ·  By

Windows 9 is definitely bringing quite a lot of big changes to the world’s number one desktop platform, and I guess that everyone agrees that many setbacks spotted by users in Windows 8 won’t be there anymore.

Microsoft seems to have learned its lesson, Rob Enderle, a principal analyst at the Enderle Group, has said in a recent talk with NewsFactor, and Windows 9 is living proof that the company is trying to do pretty much the same thing it did with Windows XP and 7: fixing mistakes.

Windows 9 will address most of the complaints with Windows 8, so you’ll get a Start menu, multiple desktops, Cortana for PCs, and a better separation of the desktop and the Modern UI.

“The change should be far more palatable to users of the new interface and it is supposed to optimize better for [changing] modes. For instance, now in Windows 8.1, you change modes based on the app you are using, with Windows 9 it appears you change modes based on the way you are using the PC, one mode for touch and tablet and another mode for traditional PC use,” Enderle says.

“Much like Windows XP was successful because it fixed big issues with Windows 2000 and Windows 7 was successful because it fixed issues with Vista, Windows 9 appears to address what was most annoying with Windows 8,” he adds.

Windows 9 preview is projected to be unveiled later this month, while the stable version of the operating system should see daylight in April 2015. Microsoft will, however, confirm these dates during a press event taking place in San Francisco on September 30.