NEW YORK: Windows 10 is a big release for Microsoft because Windows is central to everything it does. In many ways, the future of the company depends on the success of the product. Indications are that the company is on the right path with Windows 10. So far, in its Technical Preview it has eliminated the mistakes made in Windows 8.1.
In its Windows 10 Consumer Preview, the company has showed even more features, some were fixes of former mistakes and some were brand new additions. Read on if fans want to know everything that has been revealed so far about Windows 10.
Windows 10 is free for Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users in the first year of its release. This means that most of the computers running Windows will be readily upgraded for free. In addition, several Windows Phone 8.1 devices will also be updated to Windows 10 for mobile. Microsoft is also talking about Windows as a service, but it has not fleshed out those plans in detail.
Windows used to be an expensive software upgrade no one bothers to get. Even today, the 6-year-old Windows 7 OS has the maximum market share. With a free upgrade, chances are many people will use it.
Microsoft is also bringing Windows 10 to a plethora of devices apart from tablets, phones, hybrids, laptops and desktops. Windows 10 has been designed for an Internet of Things product, Microsoft’s new Surface Hub, Xbox One and HoloLens, and even the ARM-based tablets. In the case of the Surface RT, Microsoft says that it is bringing a limited version of Windows 10. For the first time fans can actually say that Windows will be the ‘one OS to rule them all’. While they can’t say if it will work out well or not, at least the plan is to put one OS on everything.
