Microsoft win Blue renamed Win 8.1 offers free downloads

Microsoft executive said Windows Blue will be named Windows 8.1 (Tencent technology map) Tencent Science and Technology (snow) Beijing time May 15 News, Microsoft Windows 8 operating system upgrade version, code-named "Blue" Version of Windows will be named Windows 8.1, which conforms to the naming tradition of Microsoft's software updates over the years. At JPMorgan's global technology, media and Telecommunications conference in Boston in Tuesday, Tami Reyles Tami Reller, Microsoft's chief marketing officer and Chief financial officer for Windows, disclosed the naming of Windows Blue in a speech. Microsoft also said in its Windows blog that the new software will be available for free download to existing Windows 8 users later this year. "Users will be able to easily obtain this upgraded version of the operating system from the Windows startup screen," Rainer said at the meeting. Rainer says that so far, Microsoft Windows has made 739 updates to various versions of Windows 8 operating systems, but Windows 8.1 offers much larger changes than these frequent fixes. "The changes that can be delivered by this version will be much larger than those released weekly updates." "Rainer said. Rainer hardly disclosed details about Windows 8.1. For example, she did not disclose whether this version will be restarted (Start button). Over the years, Windows users have been accustomed to this button, but cannot find it in Windows 8. Microsoft will hold a build developer conference in San Francisco on June 26, and will likely provide Windows 8.1 previews and answer these questions. Rainer says Microsoft's Windows department has been "principled but not stubborn" in updating the Windows operating system. "You need to have a dream, a point of view, and you need to persevere in doing these things." "Rainer said. "You also have to be consistently listening, learning and becoming smarter." "On the issue of Windows 8.1 overall release time, Rainer said it would go public before the winter holidays." She says Microsoft recognizes the importance of giving its hardware partners enough time to install the upgraded operating system to launch devices based on the new system during the crucial holiday shopping season. "We understand what season the holiday shopping season is." "Rainer said.