Did Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speak too soon?

摘要

As we look forward to the next generation of Windows systems, which will come out next year, there's a whole lot more coming," CEO Steve Balmer told the audience at May's Microsoft Developer Forum in Tokyo, according to a transcript published on Microsoft's Website. "As we progress through the year, you ought to expect to hear a lot about Windows 8. Windows 8 slates, tablets, PCs, a variety of different form factors." At the time, Microsoft seemed intent on blunting the impact of its own chief's words. "It appears there was a misstatement," a Microsoft spokesperson wrote in a statement circulated to media. "To date, we have yet to formally announce any timing or naming for the next version of Windows."