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Report: Windows Blue Reaches Its First Milestone Build

Posted by Soulskill on from the must-increment-version-number-faster dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley has been collecting tips on Microsoft's accelerated Windows development schedule, codenamed 'Blue.' She reports that the program, which is attempting to replace the multiyear product drops for the Windows-branded desktop, server, phone, and network services products with a more agile release cycle, with better continuity across the suite, has just hit the first of two scheduled milestone builds. What's in the build? As with North Korea's nuclear program, details are scarce, but so far we have a Chinese Windows start screen; indications that the kernel number has been bumped from 'NT 6.2' (Windows 8) to 'NT 6.3'; and a job posting for a Windows Blue SDET (test engineer). Slashdot reported on Windows Blue in November."

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  1. Windows Blue... by kh31d4r · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... screen?

    1. Re:Windows Blue... by telchine · · Score: 2, Funny

      I've upped my standards. Up yours.

      You said "up yours", *snigger*

    2. Re:Windows Blue... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Knock Knock!
      Who's there?
      The!
      The Who?
      Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

    3. Re:Windows Blue... by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

      You said "up yours", *snigger*

      I hope GP isn't a blind black guy with a screen reader.

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    4. Re:Windows Blue... by Spottywot · · Score: 4, Funny

      How is it funny? It's totally played out. You still giggling at knock-knock jokes? Other things that are not funny: "Does it run Linux?", "Flying chairs", "In soviet russia...", anything xkcd.

      I've upped my standards. Up yours.

      Knock knock.

      Who's there?

      In Soviet Russia.

      In Soviet Russia who?

      In Soviet Rusia, worn out meme laughs at YOU!

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      In a cybernetic fit of rage she pissed off to another age...
    5. Re:Windows Blue... by paiute · · Score: 5, Funny

      There is such a thing as being too serious. Don't like the memes here? Go to another site, it's easy.

      I don't want to put in the 19 clicks to get to another site.

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  2. Windows Blue... by stox · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...chunks?

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    "To those who are overly cautious, everything is impossible. "
  3. Windows Blue... by stox · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...It?

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    "To those who are overly cautious, everything is impossible. "
  4. Windows Blue... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...me

  5. Like NK's nuclear program by c0lo · · Score: 4, Funny

    As with North Korea's nuclear program, details are scarce,

    Has anyone detected Xenon-133 that can be traced to Seattle yet, or did MS manage to contain it pretty well underground?

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    Questions raise, answers kill. Raise questions to stay alive.
  6. Airplanes and Power by Mike+Frett · · Score: 4, Funny

    Steve Ballmer is flying the plane now. Tower is on the horn telling him he needs to gain altitude, but Ballmer thinks they said Attitude; whilst headed for the ground in a sweaty dance.

    All the boys and girls from Neowin are on on that plane, living it up and having a damn good time. Unaware Ballmer is piloting the plane "This is your Captain speaking, we need more Attitude!" as cheers erupt. Bill Gates was unavailable for comments, as he thinks 'Blue' airlines is headed in the wrong direction.