Microsoft Announces Windows 10
San Francisco this morning, but contrary to expectations, it's not
Windows 9.
The version of Windows 10 on display at the presentation, reported by
The Verge, is a "very early build," Microsoft's Joe Belfiore said. But
it will offer a desktop/taskbar/Start menu layout that will be
familiar to users of Windows 7. "In Windows 8 when users launched a
modern app, it sort of had a different environment," he said. "We
don't want that duality, we want users on PCs with mice and keyboards
to have their familiar UI"
The idea here seems to be all things for all users: Windows 10 is
intended to make multitasking easier for newcomers through its new
"Task View" button, and it will also support multiple desktops, each
capable of running multiple apps simultaneously. The command prompt is
not only still around but has actually been improved, and Belfiore
said Microsoft also intends to continue supporting Windows 8 users
"who have touch machines and are getting a lot of benefit out of
them."
It's still very early in the process, but Operating Systems Group
chief Terry Myerson said Microsoft is "planning to share more than we
have ever before, frankly earlier than we ever have before." The
Windows Insider program will launch tomorrow at preview.windows.com,
for users who know that "DLL is not the new OMG," while the full
version of Windows 10 is expected to ship "later" in 2015.
As for why Microsoft opted to name the new operating system Windows 10
rather than the more sequentially-obvious Windows 9, or perhaps even
Windows One, Myerson said only that once the new Windows is fully
unveiled, "I think you'll agree with us that it's a more appropriate
name."
Source : Microsoft
Edited By : Vinbow
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