Report: Microsoft Windows 9 "Threshold" To Drop "Charms Bar" And Allow Virtual Desktop

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That virtual desktop idea will bring the OS up to speed with others.

Bring it on!

Microsoft is going to do more than reintroduce a Start menu as part of its plan to make Windows 9, a k a 'Threshold,' more appealing to Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users. Report: Microsoft Windows 9 "Threshold" To Drop "Charms Bar" And Allow Virtual Desktop [zdnet.com]

The next version of Windows, codenamed "Threshold," is going to include some fairly major user interface changes beyond the inclusion of the new Start menu and "Modern" app windowing.
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A couple of reports from earlier this week cited some other interface changes coming to Threshold. My sources are corroborating those reports.