Microsoft: Welcome to Windows 10

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It's been referred to by Microsoft insiders as 'Windows vNext', by its internal development codename 'Threshold', and even by the placeholder title of 'Windows TH' - but today, Microsoft revealed that its next major OS will not get the name that we all expected, Windows 9.

It will instead be called Windows 10.

The company briefly joked that the name of the new Windows would actually be 'Windows One' - but noted that 'Windows 1' (or 1.0, if you prefer), has been done before.

Quite why Microsoft ultimately chose to leapfrog version 9 entirely will no doubt be a matter that is endlessly discussed in days to come. However, Microsoft's Terry Myerson said that Windows 10 is a more appropriate name, given the extent of the changes in this release versus the previous version.

Today, the company gave some of the world's press a flavor of what Windows 10 will bring for enterprise customers - a particularly important target for Microsoft, given that many businesses deliberately avoided Windows 8, sticking with earlier versions of the OS instead.



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DPMPosted:

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Tohka
The_Terror_of_Death That's great they are using a Windows 7 Start button, Window's 8 start button is good but Window's 7 is great.


You think so? I hate everything about Windows 8. Glad Windows 10 is finally coming out.


I dont get it whats so bad about win 8?

I think its fine


I like windows 8, I really don't see why people hate it.

1989Posted:

Tohka
The_Terror_of_Death That's great they are using a Windows 7 Start button, Window's 8 start button is good but Window's 7 is great.


You think so? I hate everything about Windows 8. Glad Windows 10 is finally coming out.


I dont get it whats so bad about win 8?

I think its fine

TywinPosted:

I will literally never update from Windows 7 until they ditch the "live tiles" idea.
It should be kept to touch screen devices only.

adeptskillsPosted:

Sweet i cannot wait for thevrelease!

ZipsPosted:

I think i'll always stay with Windows 7, far too used to it now.

XBL-ModdedGamingsPosted:

LOVE IT! WANT TO HAVE IT NOW!! this would be really awesome in my new gaming setup!

AftermarketPosted:

Ghostizaboss
TLA It looks really nice I hate windows 8 but this looks nice.


Give w8 a chance it's really good I use it


what do you mean give it a chance it's been out for 2 years :)

EnVPosted:

Still wondering why it's not Windows 10. They could be doing this purposely as a surprise for something else idk :/

LatencyPosted:

Why isn't it windows 9? This makes no sense.

AstronautsPosted:

Cool, but weird it's not windows 9 and instead its windows 10.