Windows 8 is still very much still in development and will continue to be for quite some time, Steven Sinofsky, President, Windows and Windows Live Division, stressed this week.

Microsoft has started sharing more and more details with the public on its upcoming release of the Windows client.

Per the communications strategy for the Windows project, information on the evolution of the operating system is only shared with the public when there’s sufficient confidence that the company would be able to deliver on the promises made to users.

Windows 8 – Features and SKUs Not Set in Stone - Softpedia

information on the evolution of the operating system is only shared with the public when there’s sufficient confidence that the company would be able to deliver on the promises made to users.

I hope it's not like Longhorn times