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bilky asko
Quote:
Microsoft has disclosed the first details of Windows 10 - its next operating system (OS).

The name is a surprise, bearing in mind it represents a jump from the last version - Windows 8.

The software will run on a wide range of devices, from phones and tablets to PCs and Xbox games consoles, with applications sold from a single store.

It also marks the return of the Start Menu, which had been removed from Windows 8.


more details ……..

NEWS on BBC.CO.UK
01-Oct-2014 @ 11:21

The start menu's return was inevitable - not that I missed it. I hope that the upgrade path from Windows 8[.1] is going to be cheap - I can't see many Windows 8 users paying top whack for yet another upgrade.
Last edited by bilky asko on 1 June 2015 7:32pm - 6 times in total
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VMPhil
Bearing in mind yesterday's event was aimed at the enterprise, most of the features they talked about applied to all users such as the return of the Start menu (much welcomed) and how they plan to make touch and mouse/keyboard work better.

I don't really know how Microsoft can improve Windows fortunes on touch devices though. Android and iOS are more established and widely supported, and Chromebooks are an increasingly attractive, inexpensive option for people who just want an Internet machine. Good on them for making the best Windows 7 possible I guess.
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bilky asko
VMPhil posted:
Bearing in mind yesterday's event was aimed at the enterprise, most of the features they talked about applied to all users such as the return of the Start menu (much welcomed) and how they plan to make touch and mouse/keyboard work better.

I don't really know how Microsoft can improve Windows fortunes on touch devices though. Android and iOS are more established and widely supported, and Chromebooks are an increasingly attractive, inexpensive option for people who just want an Internet machine. Good on them for making the best Windows 7 possible I guess.


If apps can morph from device type to device type as well as they state, then the lack of app support might be less of a problem.

The market share for Windows Phone in the UK, I seem to remember, is surprisingly high (something like 10%) - I think they're not in too perilous a position as some would have you believe.
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VMPhil
Windows Phone is separate - I'm more thinking of Windows RT devices.
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bilky asko
VMPhil posted:
Windows Phone is separate - I'm more thinking of Windows RT devices.


Windows 10 will also be the next version of Windows Phone - the whole lot is going to be unified.
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VMPhil
bilky asko posted:
VMPhil posted:
Windows Phone is separate - I'm more thinking of Windows RT devices.


Windows 10 will also be the next version of Windows Phone - the whole lot is going to be unified.

Even more confusion then!
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bilky asko posted:
VMPhil posted:
Windows Phone is separate - I'm more thinking of Windows RT devices.


Windows 10 will also be the next version of Windows Phone - the whole lot is going to be unified.


Looking at this image, it looks like that includes Xbox One too.
http://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/40567124/windows10platform.0.0_standard_800.0.jpg
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DVB Cornwall
The Launch Presentation is on YT

bilky asko and bkman1990 gave kudos

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bilky asko
The latest news is that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone users for a year after release. Potentially, this could mean that a computer that ran Vista, and was upgraded to Windows 7 could last all the way to Windows 10.

In addition, Cortana will be available on desktop Windows for the first time. Having never used the mobile version, I'll test out its capabilities with the following commands:

"Cortana, please give DVB Cornwall Kudos for that post."
"Cortana, is metropol247.co.uk down for everyone or just me?"
"Cortana, can you change the desktop background to an image of Barco projection cubes with large gaps in between them?"

There was also an announcement about HoloLens, an AR headset that apparently places objects throughout your environment. One demonstration they showed was someone playing an AR version of Minecraft in their living room. Hopefully, Cortana could be integrated, so you could say "Cortana, please build me a wall of glass to the aspect ratio 16:9".

more details ……..

NEWS on BBC.CO.UK
22-Jan-2015 @ 10:05

more details ……..

EN-US on WINDOWS.MICROSOFT.COM
22-Jan-2015 @ 10:07
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London Lite Founding member
That really is good news. I suspect Microsoft don't want another XP situation where users rely on a stable OS for years on end where they're reluctant to upgrade,

My only fear is some of my paid for software will no longer work such as my PCTV Freeview USB dongle if I do decide to upgrade from Win 7.
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bilky asko
London Lite posted:
That really is good news. I suspect Microsoft don't want another XP situation where users rely on a stable OS for years on end where they're reluctant to upgrade.


It's also a good way of them increasing the potential audience for the universal apps, and potentially encouraging development.
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Michael Power
But the bad side is that pirates will get a legit version of windows (unless if they do a piracy check)

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