Microsoft job post gives more info about 'Windows Blue'

A new job posting by the company verifies that Windows Blue will include user experience improvements, not just under-the-covers interface tweaks. Bonus: There's a reference to "Windows Phone Blue" on Microsoft's job site, too.

If there's any doubt that the Windows client team is laser-focused on the coming Blue refresh of Windows 8, a new Microsoft job post makes it even plainer.

A February 15 post for a software development engineer in test on the Microsoft Careers site (to which Charon at Ma-config.com alerted me), mentions "Windows Blue." According to that posting, the Core Experience team in Windows Sustained Engineering (WinSE) is involved in making improvements to the start screen, application lifecycle, windowing and personalization. Windows Blue will "build on and improve" these OS components, the posting says.

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[Coke Robot]

Apparently the Blue update has hit M1 in development and it's suggested that there may be a publically available preview to download and kick the tires out.

Oh boy! As much as I love doing the testing of new OS's, this is nuts! I've done about five clean reinstalls on one partition in the past 14 months, reinstalled everything and reconfigured everything. I just want to enjoy Windows 8 for at least a year! I am so tired!

 

[Techwavy]

Can't wait for blue it should be more improved. As for we hope its not a big update as was windows 7 to windows 8. Unless Its way better improved performance.

 

[davidvkimball]

I want to see more synergy between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. For example, I want apps to work on both platforms, as well as purchases.

I think that's up to the developers of said applications. It will take a lot more work because Windows 8 and RT, I think, are very different and they will require the developers to create two separate applications at once; lots of work.

True. Wish it wasn't so difficult to do that...

On an entirely different note, I wonder what innovations Internet Explorer 11 will bring. Anyone have any idea?

 

[EMINENT]

I just want the issue to be fixed on IE10 for Windows Phone 8 where I cannot do things like enter a zip code on Wal Mart's site or Academy sports site.