Windows Gamma

Windows Gamma  was a never released Windows operating system released in 2011. Production began sometime in summer of 2009, after being presented on May 26, 2009 at a Microsoft conference. It was accepted earlier in April 2009, as a minor follow up to Windows 7, which later became a main version of Windows. It uses the Trebuchet MS with some Avenir Next instances as the default font. It was intended for home and business use.
== Reception ==
Windows Gamma was relatively well received by the consumer base of WindowsOSs. By 2014, it was considered “the 3rd most liked Windows OS currently in support, with an average ranking of a 87/100, behind Windows 7 (93/100), and XP (89/100), but ahead of Windows Vista (71/100), Windows 8.1 (85/100), and Windows 8 (68/100). At its peak, it was used by over 22.6% of current windows users.
== Similarities and Connections to Windows 7 and Windows 8 ==
It has some elements from Windows 7, although it is considered different. Some features that first appeared in Windows 8 were there, but it was more like Windows 7. It includes the Windows 8 blue screen of death, but uses Vista/7 sounds. It is the last main windows version to have the startup enabled by default, and include a shutdown sound. It also uses the Windows 8 boot up and shutdown screens.
== Timeline ==
* April 2009 - Gamma is accepted as a project for the future.
* May 26, 2009 - An ad and concept of Gamma is presented at a microsoft conference.
* August 15-20, 2009 - Production of Gamma officially begins.
* December 6, 2009 - Gamma production is stopped due to a currently unknown reason.
* March 28, 2010 - Production on Gamma is continued.
* April 28, 2010 - Gamma is now considered a main Windows OS.
* August, 12 2010 - The server version of Windows Gamma goes into development as: Windows Server 2011
* November 18, 2010 - Final build of Gamma is compiled.
* January 8, 2011 - Gamma is released to manufacturing.
* March 6, 2011 - Gamma is officially released as a main Windows OS.
* May, 2 2011 - Windows Server 2011 Released Globally as Server Version of Windows Gamma
* October 4, 2012 - Gamma has an additional update that adds a few final touches for easier use, called “GAMMA12U1”, that is free to download.
* December 16, 2013 - GAMMA13U48 is released, which changes the background from a branded background to a image of the view from the top of K2 mountain.
* February 16, 2014 - At its peak, approximately 22.6% of windows users specifically use Gamma.
* May 24, 2015 - GAMMA15U12 adds Microsoft Edge.
* February 27, 2016 - The option to upgrade from Windows Gamma to 8 is removed in GAMMA16U2
* February 3, 2017 - Mainstream support of Gamma ends in GAMMA17U4.
* February 18, 2018 - GAMMA18U4 adds 6 additional backgrounds.
* June 18, 2020 - GAMMA20U24 removes the option to upgrade to Windows 8.1.
* November 14, 2022 - Final major update before end of support (GAMMA22U6)
* December 5, 2022 - Extended support of Gamma officially ends on GAMMA22U7 after almost 11 years.
* December 6, 2022 - GAMMA22U8 is released as the final major update of Gamma.
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