So what the happened to Windows 9? According to Microsoft's Windows marketing head Tony Prophet today, "It came and it went."



From WP Central:

Speaking as part of Salesforce.com'samforce conference today, Prophet's vague answer is a sign that Microsoft wanted a true clean break from Windows 8, which most regard as a failed release of the OS. He added:

"Windows 10 is not going to be an incremental step from Window 8.1. Windows 10 is going to be a material step. We're trying to create one platform, one eco-system that unites as many of the devices from the small embedded Internet of Things, through tablets, through phones, through PCs and, ultimately, into the Xbox."

  So what happened to Windows 9? It came and it went according to Microsoft exec