A Microsoft Researcher has accidentally revealed some of the
plans Microsoft has for Windows 8 and 9, in his
LinkedIn profile
Robert Morgan, who has worked at Microsoft Research for seven
years, posted on his LinkedIn profile that he has been, "Working in
high security department for research and development involving
strategic planning for medium and long term projects."
The high security projects he lists in his profile include
128-bit architectures for future versions of Windows, involving
Intel, AMD, HP and IBM.
Mainstream processors mainly use 32-bit and 64-bit technology,
which is regarded as enough to cover almost any conceivable
applications. Graphics processors, like the chips used on the Sony
PlayStation are based on 128-bit technology, to improve the
parallel processing required to render computer game graphics in
real time.