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The Excitement BUILDs: Here Comes Windows 8

Sep. 11, 2011 Paul Thurrott | Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows

I'm in Anaheim, California for this week's BUILD conference, where Microsoft promises to reveal Windows 8 (and Windows Server 8) to the world. BUILD is a replacement for two previous Microsoft shows, WinHEC (hardware) and PDC (software), and like those shows, it's focused on developers. But BUILD is of interest not just to developers, but to the much broader range of tech enthusiasts who want to know more about what's coming next.

This is it, folks. It's going to be a fire hose of information. But let me just frame where my head is at with a simple declaration:

My next OS is better than your next OS

Just the right blend of excitement and aggression, right? The reason is simple: Windows 8 is going to blow us away. And while I already know a lot about Windows 8, much of which I've agreed not to communicate publicly until the big public unveiling on Tuesday, suffice to say, it's heady stuff. Microsoft has already publicly commented that this will be the biggest change to Windows since Windows 95, which was a purposeful way of setting the bar pretty high, but what I know so far bears out that claim.

This week, I'll be updating the SuperSite at a furious pace, revealing what we've found out the moment Microsoft says it's OK, via articles, blog posts, and screenshot galleries. I'll be live blogging with the usual tech blogger cohorts during the Tuesday and Wednesday keynote addresses. Co-hosting a massive BUILD party, the Build Blogger Bash, on Wednesday. And performing a live version of the Windows Weekly podcast with Mary Jo Foley this week from the show.

And before I even get home on Friday, I'll have started writing my next book, Windows 8 Secrets, which I can now tell you will be a completely new, written-from-the-ground-up look at only the newest and most changed parts of Windows 8. It's an exciting project, and I'm happy to say that my Windows 7 Secrets co-author, Rafael Rivera, has agreed to join me again for the ride. We may even have another special surprise for you in the days ahead.

So stay tuned. It's going to be a crazy week.

--Paul

Discuss this Article 9

Bruno H
on Sep 11, 2011
Wow. When you get this excited, there is going to be something special for us. I am really holding my breath for this one. Cant wait for Tuesday... Keep on the god work Paul! Bruno Horvat
cex
on Sep 11, 2011
I really hope you're not overhyping this. What they've showed at the Building Windows 8 blog so far has been pretty yawn-inducing. I interpret that blog to be a series of teasers leading up to the BUILD conference, and I really hope that's the case. Based on your enthusiasm for Windows 8, I'm expecting some good news.
adriel623
on Sep 11, 2011
@Cecil If you don't think that the stuff already revealed i exciting then I have no idea what exciting is. Possible 8 second boot-up is pretty excitement inducing if you ask me. Looking forward to your first posts Paul, I should be joining the excitement at BUILD later this week.
wd75
on Sep 11, 2011
Looking forward to this on both the PC and Windows Phone front. That said, I reckon it'll get drowned out by a timed Apple annoucement midweek, every news outlet will be too bust fawning over iSomethings instead.
Waethorn
on Sep 11, 2011
Are you going to publish your book with a Metro-style text treatment?
gbroc435
on Sep 11, 2011
I'm not gonna lie. I read this post and got so excited that, a few hours later, I came back and read it again. I haven't been this excited since I was a kid at Christmas. Pathetic, I know...but true.
siwickilt
on Sep 12, 2011
With Windows 7 being such a succes I am hoping Windows 8 can follow-up with that offering a OS to compete against Android and IOS. With that said Microsoft has always been behind introducing technology - Like IE and Exchange. They got away with good marketing and pricing to overcome but I am wondering if they can do the same with Windows 8.
LemonSaucy
on Sep 12, 2011
I'm *sort a* excited about Windows 8. I really like they way Windows Explorer seems to have shaped up. But to be honest, I'm just getting settled with Windows 7. Microsoft's 3 year cycle might be good for their business but not for me. When I ask people, they usually think 5 years is often enough, and I tend to agree. You notice that Mark Russinovich 's Windows Internals 6 (covering Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7) isn't even out until December of this year? It takes that long to get this stuff done, but by the time one has written, studied and or programmed, a new version of Windows is at the door. It's almost pointless to buy Mark's book. I *did not* buy Windows Internals 5 in anticipation of 6 because Windows 7 was so soon after Vista.. but now Windows 8 is here. All sort of stupid. I probably will buy Windows Internals 6 though, just because I like WIndows 7. On a similar note: I already bought Windows Vista Secrets and Windows 7 Secrets .. but maybe as a protest I won't buy Windows 8 Secrets LOL .. nah .. I like your stuff Thurrott, I will buy your next Secrets book .. but I'd rather not have to so soon. It's like the computer community serves Windows rather than the other way around. Stretch the cycyle a bit Microsoft, people just aren't that excited anymore.
glonq
on Sep 12, 2011
I though the rule was that every 2nd version of windows was good? Windows 3.0 - bad Windows 3.1 - good Windows 95 - bad Windows 98 - good Windows ME - BAD Windows XP - good Windows Vista - bad Windows 7 - good Windows 8 - bad

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