The final version of Windows 10," according to a statement from Microsoft's chief executive.
With this version, Microsoft will attempt to make Windows available not only on all PCs but everywhere, once again taking on the challenge of dominance in smartphones, tablets and gadgets, after the, rather unsuccessful, first attempt with Windows 8.
The period that Kevin Turner referred to recently in the Japanese press, according to Reuters, places the release of Windows 10 later ’than expected, with earlier reports mentioning April 2015 or the summer.
The Windows – in various versions, especially with the «aged» Windows XP- remain the No 1 operating system on desktop PC with 1.5 billion users. However, PCs represent only 14% of the devices that Microsoft could provide a solution for, according to the research firm Gartner, referring to the multitude of smartphones and tablets that have been added to today’s computing devices.
Earlier, Microsoft had announced its intention to develop an operating system for all devices and emphasized that «Windows 10 will run everywhere», the app store will be unified, app development will be done once and will be adapted to each device.
An early version of Windows 10 is available to software engineers participating in the Windows Insider program. A first look at the new version will be available to everyone in January 2015, most likely with a demo at CES. Microsoft has scheduled a major press conference on January 21, 2015. It will be interesting to see whether Microsoft will actually make Windows 10 available as a free upgrade to Windows 8 users.
Source: tech.in.gr
