This has been traveling around the internet while linking back to a GAF post in the off topic forum that links to a blog, and the article titles seem to be bad, so I figured we might as well move it over here before someone posts it through a fifth hand source.
Note/Glossary: If some of the acronyms don't make sense, RTW = release to web, RTM = release to manufacturing, RC = release candidate, 3G = third generation, and we think PU = product update given that Windows 8 has one well after its release.
Note/Glossary: If some of the acronyms don't make sense, RTW = release to web, RTM = release to manufacturing, RC = release candidate, 3G = third generation, and we think PU = product update given that Windows 8 has one well after its release.
PG2G in the Windows Phone 7 thread said:An interesting timeline from MS Nerd, who is typically pretty good with the Microsoft Leaks
Looks like we can expect Tango 1 around January (which sounds about right based on rumors, and hopefully means Tango will be talked about at Nokia World) and Tango 2 around March (in line with NoDo release last year).
Some of the Xbox stuff is pretty interesting too, points towards a full up Xbox SDK and App Store, next Xbox announce at 2013 and release around Build (September) 2013. Can't figure out what the other stuff means, but looks like a next gen Kinect and such.
CES 2012
Win8 + WinStore beta
<ONM> CTP
Tango1 launch
MWC 2012
Tango2 SDK
MIX 2012
Win8 RC
<ONM> beta
Tango2 launch + Apollo announce
Kinect commercial SDK
E3 2012
Xbox SDK, 3G Kinect games announce
Apollo SDK
Win8 RTM
Aug 2012
Win8, <ONM>, WP8, Xbox Store launch
Build 2012
XAML+XDE platform
Win8 PU DP
<OSN> announce
CES 2013
Win8 PU Beta
MWC 2013
Apollo+1 teaser
MIX 2013
HTML platform (IE11)
Win8 PU RC
<OSN> Beta
Apollo+1 SDK
E3 2013
Xboxloop announce
Win8 PU RTM
Build 2013
Win9 DP
<OSN> RTM
Xboxloop launch
CES 2014
Win9 Beta
MWC 2014
WPN teaser
MIX 2014
Win9 RC
WPN SDK
Kinect SDK update
E3 2014
Kinect HP2 announce
Xbox PU announce
Build 2014
Win9 RTM (IE12)
Win9M RTM
<OSN+1> CTP
Xbox PU preview
Nov 2014
Win9, Win9M, Kinect HP2 launch
Xbox PU RTW