Windows 7 is a smashing success according to Microsoft, whose statistics indicate that the operating system sold in excess of 60 million licenses since General Availability in October 22nd, 2009. At the same time, Microsoft is shifting its focus on the next iteration of the Windows client, which, according to the Redmond company, is at least codenamed Windows 8, if the moniker won’t become the official brand, just as it was the case for Windows 7. But while looking ahead, at just three months after Windows 7 GA, Microsoft is not yet ready to talk specifics about Windows 8.

In an interview with ZDNet UK, Steven Sinofsky, president, Windows and Windows Live Division, managed to be as elusive as possible. For example, to the question whether Microsoft will be able to top Windows 7 with Windows 8, Sinofsky stated “There’s no answer to that. That’s what we do, and that’s the work we’re going to do. It’s the balance between solving problems and innovation.”

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