From DailyTech: Neowin's Brad Sams scored a nice scoop yesterday when he reported a hot leak detailing Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) successor to the soon-to-be-released Windows 10. His leak revealed that the future build is in development under the codename "Redstone", a name derived from an item in Minecraft, a hit game by Sweden's Mojang AB. The naming isn't entirely random -- Microsoft bought Mojang for last year for $2.5B USD and Windows codenames have often been color-based (e.g. "Windows Blue", the codename which Windows 8.1 was developed under).
Reports from later yesterday offered up hints at what Windows Redstone may bring, how it will be released, and whether the codename is authentic.
Speaking first to the authenticity of the leaked name, it appears it is a real deal. And it does appear to be named after the Minecraft item -- not the Redstone missile, comic book supervillain, or various cities name which also share the name. ZDNet Windows insider Mary Jo Foley reports:
Brad Sams at Neowin unearthed the existence of the Redstone codename on April 7, calling it the "next Windows update coming in 2016." According to my sources, he's right... Microsoft's current plan calls for a similar summer/fall release schedule for Windows next year. "Redstone" is the codename for those releases due in 2016. Redstone will not be "Windows 11" or "Windows 12." It will still likely be "Windows 10," I am hearing.
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