It’s not exactly a secret that Windows 8 hasn’t been a success by any measure. Microsoft and its PC vendor partners were hoping the refreshed Windows platform would help bolster slowing PC shipments. Instead, the new OS sped the PC market’s decent as consumers balked at Microsoft’s new tile-based interface. Windows 8.1 doesn’t appear to be helping matters at all, so it looks like the upcoming platform refresh that will take place alongside the release of Windows 9 will be Microsoft’s next big attempt to reverse PC makers’ fortunes, and its own. A recent claim from a reliable reporter suggested that Windows 9 will be released in April next year, but a new report from another reliable source states that