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. In addition to offering a list of the user's favourite applications,
the menu also brings up resizable tiles - similar to those featured in
Windows 8's touch-centric interface on PCs and tablets. These provide a
quick view of notifications from relevant applications, such as details
of new emails, Facebook messages and weather forecast updates. The
company said the facility was intended to make the software seem
familiar to both users of Windows 8 and Windows 7.
Microsoft,
for its part, has said nothing of substance about why it went straight
from 8 to 10. Some have speculated that Microsoft was trying to distance
itself from the Windows 8 debacle, with 10 seen as a more of a ‘fresh
start’ number than 9. At the OS’ launch on Tuesday, Microsoft Executive
said: “When you see the product in your fullness I think you'll agree
with us that it's a more appropriate name.” "Windows 10 carries Windows
forward into a new way of doing things. It is not an incremental
change, but a new Windows that will empower the next billion users." So
until they tell us otherwise, we’re going assume that Windows 10 is not 9
because of some lacklustre coding foresight about 20 years ago.
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