We continue to look through blogs, forums, and other anonymous sources of reliable information to find hints and clues to the actual Windows 8 strategy. A few leaks coming out tell stories of employees being overworked and extremely busy. Of course Microsoft isn’t the first company to challenge their employees by pushing their limits.

Windows 8 builds so far seem to focus heavily on Microsoft’s live strategy and excessive idea grabbing from Apple. Obviously we’ll continue to investigate these particular issues. With Windows 8 build milestones getting near, we should see some sensitive strategy information leak out within the next few weeks! We will continue to deliver Windows 8 in the most honest, open, and transparent way we can! Stay Tuned, Windows 8 is not far away!

Probably additional add-on third party tools can also be downloaded from a marketplace. I foresee anyone designing applications for Windows 8 will submit their projects to this Windows 8 3rd party marketplace.  Will this be gladly accepted? We think so. Windows 8 will offer the community videos to learn these new tools, inspire you to create powerful projects! The true gift of Windows 8 is helping you learn, making you an artist!

Hopefully this dream doesn’t get destroyed and we end up with a smaller less innovative push into the future with Windows 8.

We have no false transparency, nobody is dictating what we can post, and we definitely are not sellouts! We have no advertising and will try to keep it that way! We’ll tell you like it is and expect you to let us know how we are doing! We want to tell you stories, not something you hear a hundred times! We also ask that you work with us to figure out what all this news means! You are invited to join our already great community at Windows 8 Forums!

We’ll tell it to you straight! We will guide you to Windows 8 successfully! You can even tell us what you want in Windows 8! Tell us what bothers you, we are all listening! As time goes on, we’ll bring you the latest news as soon as possible!

The direction of Windows 8 depends on people like you!

All these questions we are looking to answer for Windows 8, like a TV episode of Lost! We are dying for some Windows 8 answers! The best response we can offer right now is Microsoft takes moves very slowly on designing something new. They come up with great ideas and hold off on implementing those ideas, I’d assume the same will be done with Windows 8. Security gets improved, the graphical user interface changes a little bit, just enough that you love the new packaging and want to buy it! Windows 8 will be Windows 7 with a patch.

What else is worth talking about Windows 8? The design process! The thoughts behind the architecture! Do they think like the end users or the developer? Will Windows 8 be worth its weight in gold? What justifies the increase in prices?

Basically we are all looking to be impressed with Windows 8 in our own form. We want overkill for everything! Good luck Microsoft, we’ll help you with ideas.

Apple impresses users by bundling their own applications into the operating system. iMail, iChat, iDVD, iMovie, iSync, Address Book, iTunes, Safari, etc. Microsoft offers similar bundled software, but it’s not as apparent (Calculator, Notepad, Wordpad, Movie Maker, Outlook Express, IE, etc)! Microsoft wants 3rd party applications to run on their operating systems, but that causes conflicts with the intended functionality.  I see more and more successful 3rd parties developing for the Mac environment.

What are we judging Windows 8 on? We’d suggest creativity, educating the user, and pushing business innovation to a new level. This cannot be done on the same structure of pervious products with the same looks and feelings.

As change happens, so does the next generation of workers! Spend time developing these new skills, master them, always be one step ahead of the pack! Don’t wait for things to get better on their own. Don’t wait to fight uphill! Build up your momentum now and you’ll win the race! Ultimately, don’t wait for Microsoft to win or lose and then decide how to react. React now! Get ready! Success today is no guarantee of success tomorrow. Don’t let tomorrow get here before your ready!

So my original question: Did you look at other options?

If you answered “Yes” to you like Windows 7, ask yourself why, are you being biased? and  if your still happy continue using it. Most of us here at Windows 8 News uses Windows 7, nothing wrong with that!  If you answered “Kinda” under the circumstances, did you look at your other options? Do you have family or friend with Apple or Linux? Ask them to show you why they like it. If you answered “No” we hope you have tried other options by now or you already switched.

Know your options! Ask the questions! Use whatever makes you productive and happy! Think of it like buying a house or car. Do some comparing between the brands!

Why develop an operating system? We think they control the user’s attention towards selling things indirectly. Apple LOVES you going to iTunes! So, what will this soap opera of controlling users bring? The revenue generated by these operating systems and the control over the users shows the motivation individual companies can generate to come up with solutions to niche operating system markets. The developers are slowly rolling away from Microsoft branded operating systems.

How can Microsoft keep its dominance? Scarcity by increasing prices or locking in to Microsoft branded hardware, Apple style. The crossroads won’t be easy; it will cost a lot of money! This is quite normal for the majority phase of the operating system market. It will be only a matter of time before you may consider using a Chinese made operating system.

Should Microsoft spend more time researching better options for little things? I could point out any major company with a global product, but Windows 8 will be my example, since this is a Windows 8 blog.

We all are for being green and protecting the world. Not many of us acknowledge or are even willing to acknowledge basic things we do and use every day are adding to the possible global problems. Microsoft isn’t solely to blame, even you reading this blog are not only wasting time but also using resources contributing to green house gases. Does that make you and I evil?

Windows 8 and other products that have mass influence need to be created properly or weight the impact! Same with oil and gas, everyone uses it freely without much thought. The consequences of our actions, our neighbors’ actions, and corporations such as Microsoft’s actions designing Windows 8 will come more visible as the effect of these actions do more damage. We do not have an answer for these complex problems, but I hope we keep thinking of a solution.

I picked on Microsoft and Windows 8, but honestly, you could replace that with any major product. Ask yourself, how do we measure if Windows 8 was designed properly? If we can’t, should we try?

*Forrester Research

With the slow economy and fights at all costs to be more frugal definitely doesn’t help evolve new ideas, just improve efficiency. Does the Windows 8 meditate on new ideas, push away the pains of corporate reality and just ignore everyone not on the team? We are time-starved, competitive, and the distractions within the workplace are great challenges. How does Microsoft go about isolating the Windows 8 decision makers? I can only imagine that the politics are amazing.

When it becomes a job you lose those great dreams! Microsoft employees need to build Windows 8 with their heart, not their expectation of a paycheck, to move up in the company, or fight corporate politics. The creative process for Windows 8 comes down to maintaining this culture, how they structure the planning dialogue. I don’t claim have answers, but I really hope they know the impact of a few key employees on how the world works. Let’s see some tactical moves, something that matters! Windows 8 Leadership needs to influence the world and make a difference! Give the world something it didn’t know it was missing! It takes time to be Great, you had enough time being good, surprise us Microsoft!