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\nMeanwhile, a report by Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet lends some veracity to the alleged image. Foley says the Windows 6.3 kernel number is correct, citing an unnamed source.
\nShe also reported that Microsoft has just hit its first milestone build for Windows Blue, which means that development is now at the halfway point. Microsoft may be aiming to launch the update in the late summer of this year.
\nMicrosoft: no comment
\nOfficially, Microsoft has not commented on its future Windows plans. However, a recent job posting from the company mentioned Windows Blue by name, and spoke of \u201cenhancing ease of use and the overall user experience on devices and PCs worldwide.\u201d It seems likely that Microsoft will do some tweaking to the Modern user interface and update its own native Windows 8 apps.
\nOf course, there’s been plenty of speculation about what Microsoft could and should do with future versions of Windows, including suggestions that Microsoft should try to make a cleaner break between its desktop and Modern interfaces, and perhaps work toward killing the desktop altogether down the road.
\nIn Windows Blue, it’ll be interesting to see whether Microsoft does more for the desktop, or tries even harder to push away from it.
\nvia Windows Blue rumors hint at major Windows update this year | PCWorld<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"