It may be hard to believe, but Windows 10 has been around for five years. It may not be on every device like Microsoft had planned, but it still can be found on more than 1 billion devices worldwide. Today, we will be taking a look at Microsoft’s plans for Windows 10 and how it might just be the last build of Windows.
Windows 10
In Windows 10, Microsoft has built a complete and secure operating system where users can do just about anything they’d like. The platform was initially built to support three levels of devices, from smartphones to other mobile productivity machines, to your traditional productivity machines such as your PCs. After Microsoft pulled the plug on their smartphone division, the subsequent changes they’ve made to the OS have been with the PC user in mind.
Microsoft had a solid strategy to get their Windows 10 software on as many devices as possible: They gave it away. For a year, they provided any user who had Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 the ability to upgrade for free. Since then, it has been available as other versions of Windows have been for digital download.
Windows-as-a-Service
Since the software giant has retired support for the hugely-popular Windows 7, and Windows 8.1 was kind of a flop, Windows 10 becomes the development priority for Microsoft. They seem to be extremely invested in the OS, hinting that it might very well be the last Windows title ever developed. Microsoft has made many huge changes to Windows 10 over the past five years and looks to continue to develop the software more as a service than a product.
Like many other software, Windows will continue to be one of the leading names in computing. It just won’t be replacing Windows 10 the way Windows 10 replaced Windows 8.1. In fact, Microsoft is now offering Azure-hosted Windows 10/Office 365 platforms for one monthly fee. In doing so, it is changing the way people access and pay for their computing.
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