This model will be a thing of the past with Windows 10, which will be
the last major version of Windows. Presently the company has all its
efforts focused on Windows 10 which is its latest version of Windows;
and probably the last. Um, no.
At the moment you don’t need a Windows license to run the Windows 10 Insider Preview.
It’ll be interesting to see how the sales model shifts with this
change: Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade
for eligible devices for the first year after 10’s official launch, but
presumably if it’s capping that it’ll still be looking to drive revenue
from sales of the OS.
Will you be updating to Windows 10 on your desktop or Xbox One? Besides a new Surface tablet, we may see Microsoft Lumia 940 and Lumia 940 XL version with a 5.7 inch screen.
The Ignite conference was held this week and Jerry Nixon, a Developer
at Microsoft, made the claim that Windows 10 will be the last Windows
OS.
How frequent the updates will be isn’t clear yet.
The biggest changes in 10114 revolve around the Start menu, with an addition that’s long been requested: tweaking options.
This is why it makes sense to make at least parts of Windows open
source. Basically, connecting a Windows 10 mobile device to a larger
screen allows you to utilize your phone as a PC. Just in case some
people did not notice, Gabriel Aul, a Microsoft employee, took on
Twitter and explained that the shirt has a hidden message.
The company has the flexibility of launching Windows 10 in the market
even if some of the features are not ready yet. Instead, it’s planning
lots of iterative releases, with features gently rolled out to users as
and when they are ready. For example, extensions in Edge, the new
browser, won’t arrive until a little while after launch. So this venture
is what the company will probably embark upon once it is done with the
release of Windows 10.
Microsoft would be making Windows 10 software as a service (SaaS),
which is somewhat similar to Google Chrome. While it immediately sounds
as if Microsoft is killing off Windows and not developing any future
version, the reality is more complex. They simply got the new Windows
when they got a new computer.
Businesses will also be nervous of an operating system that is
constantly updating. The Windows Vista version was actually criticized
for several nasty issues with driver support, privacy, performance,
security and even product activation itself.
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