Mike Elgan's Columns

Mike Elgan's Columns

May 20 / 6:54am

Five Questions about Windows 8

The more we learn about Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, the more mysterious it becomes. From the signals coming out of Redmond, Silicon Valley and beyond, it appears that Windows 8 may actually surprise everyone.

Will it be a "tweak" of Windows 7, or a radical overhaul? Will it be small and light, or massive and bloated? Will the interface be more like Windows 7, or Windows Phone 7? Will it come with Skype?

Of all the unknown unknowns, to borrow a phrase from Donald Rumsfeld, here are the 5 biggest questions. (Read)