Microsoft has recently released a new version of its operating system (OS) which surprisingly was not the Windows 9 everyone was expecting including me as they skipped to Windows 10.This latest version would run on devices such as smartphones,tablets,PC's(personal computers) and XBOX game consoles with applications for it sold from a single app store.The START menu which has been absent from the WINDOWS 8 interface also makes a return in apparent attempt by MICROSOFT to bring users more familiar with WINDOWS 7,VISTA and XP on board to upgrade to WINDOWS 10.
The menu would also borrow from Windows 8 in terms of the resizable tiles being introduced which would allow users quick access to notifications from relevant apps not unlike the notification tab found on smart phones. The most interesting feature of this new version of WINDOWS is that it would automatically adjust itself for the best results obtainable depending on the device that it is being used on i.e it would basically be the same thing but would modify itself so users would not have to bother about switching between desktop mode and the touch-centred alternative unlike in previous versions Other features includes: *.Snap enhancements - a new "quadrant layout" will allow four apps to be easily arranged on the same screen *.Task view - a new button on the task bar will let the user see all open apps and files, helping them switch from one to another *.Multiple desktops - users can switch between distinct desktop screens, allowing them to group related work together rather than having to deal with a single screen overloaded with documents and apps. This is similar to a feature already available on Apple's Mac OS Microsoft will offer a "technical preview" of Windows 10 to early adopters later this week, which will run on laptops and desktops. A release that will work on computer servers will follow. Microsoft has a delicate balancing act as it attempts to cater to a diverse audience using a cornucopia of devices, from traditional keyboard/mouse-based PCs to tablets.It got that balance wrong with Windows 8 - which many users felt was skewed towards the touchscreen at the expense of the familiar PC desktop experience that they had come to know intimately. I asked Terry Myerson, the chief of operating systems at Microsoft, why the leadership had chosen the moniker Windows 10, rather than the more logical Windows 9. Microsoft is inviting members of the public to provide feedback about an early version of Windows 10 He told me somewhat obliquely that it resonated best for what the company would deliver across the breadth of devices. Unifying a brand across all devices is key to Microsoft's vision. But the Windows 10 name also symbolises that this will not be an incremental update, but something of a fresh start.The user interface feels familiar yet modern. The "dual mode" - which aimed to satisfy tablet and PC users, but alienated both - has been replaced with a dynamically-adjusting interface and behaviour, determined by whether you are using a keyboard/mouse, or touch. Ultimately Windows 10 success will depend on its execution. But at least under the new leadership, Microsoft is showing it is listening. It needs to if it is to stay relevant and stop the march of Android and Apple. The company said it would provide details about the introduction of "universal apps" - individual programs that tailor their functionality to different types of devices - at its Build conference in April, and would aim to release the completed OS before the end of 2015. There was no mention of offering the firm's voice-controlled digital assistant Cortana to PCs, or when Windows 10 would supersede the Windows Phone OS.Even so, another expert highlighted that the announcement in San Francisco had been deliberately tailored to appeal to business users. "The event was clearly geared toward Microsoft's bread and butter enterprise customer, and we believe starting an early dialogue with these customers as well as learning from previous mistakes made in Redmond - eg Windows 8 - will be key to garnering major adoption of this all-important product cycle in the field," said Daniel Ives from research firm BlueMatrix. "Overall, we believe today's event was another step in the right direction in the [Satya] Nadella era, and that Microsoft remains well positioned... while it undergoes a major restructuring effort to make it a 'leaner and meaner' technology giant over the coming years." This piece was compiled in honour of an olori among females l'amour de ma vie
The menu would also borrow from Windows 8 in terms of the resizable tiles being introduced which would allow users quick access to notifications from relevant apps not unlike the notification tab found on smart phones. The most interesting feature of this new version of WINDOWS is that it would automatically adjust itself for the best results obtainable depending on the device that it is being used on i.e it would basically be the same thing but would modify itself so users would not have to bother about switching between desktop mode and the touch-centred alternative unlike in previous versions Other features includes: *.Snap enhancements - a new "quadrant layout" will allow four apps to be easily arranged on the same screen *.Task view - a new button on the task bar will let the user see all open apps and files, helping them switch from one to another *.Multiple desktops - users can switch between distinct desktop screens, allowing them to group related work together rather than having to deal with a single screen overloaded with documents and apps. This is similar to a feature already available on Apple's Mac OS Microsoft will offer a "technical preview" of Windows 10 to early adopters later this week, which will run on laptops and desktops. A release that will work on computer servers will follow. Microsoft has a delicate balancing act as it attempts to cater to a diverse audience using a cornucopia of devices, from traditional keyboard/mouse-based PCs to tablets.It got that balance wrong with Windows 8 - which many users felt was skewed towards the touchscreen at the expense of the familiar PC desktop experience that they had come to know intimately. I asked Terry Myerson, the chief of operating systems at Microsoft, why the leadership had chosen the moniker Windows 10, rather than the more logical Windows 9. Microsoft is inviting members of the public to provide feedback about an early version of Windows 10 He told me somewhat obliquely that it resonated best for what the company would deliver across the breadth of devices. Unifying a brand across all devices is key to Microsoft's vision. But the Windows 10 name also symbolises that this will not be an incremental update, but something of a fresh start.The user interface feels familiar yet modern. The "dual mode" - which aimed to satisfy tablet and PC users, but alienated both - has been replaced with a dynamically-adjusting interface and behaviour, determined by whether you are using a keyboard/mouse, or touch. Ultimately Windows 10 success will depend on its execution. But at least under the new leadership, Microsoft is showing it is listening. It needs to if it is to stay relevant and stop the march of Android and Apple. The company said it would provide details about the introduction of "universal apps" - individual programs that tailor their functionality to different types of devices - at its Build conference in April, and would aim to release the completed OS before the end of 2015. There was no mention of offering the firm's voice-controlled digital assistant Cortana to PCs, or when Windows 10 would supersede the Windows Phone OS.Even so, another expert highlighted that the announcement in San Francisco had been deliberately tailored to appeal to business users. "The event was clearly geared toward Microsoft's bread and butter enterprise customer, and we believe starting an early dialogue with these customers as well as learning from previous mistakes made in Redmond - eg Windows 8 - will be key to garnering major adoption of this all-important product cycle in the field," said Daniel Ives from research firm BlueMatrix. "Overall, we believe today's event was another step in the right direction in the [Satya] Nadella era, and that Microsoft remains well positioned... while it undergoes a major restructuring effort to make it a 'leaner and meaner' technology giant over the coming years." This piece was compiled in honour of an olori among females l'amour de ma vie
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