Saturday, September 5, 2015

Windows 10

Been a while since I posted here last, so it was time to come back!

This past few years Microsoft changed the whole OS upgrade policy as we knew it. When Microsoft released Windows 8.1, they made it free which lead to Apple release Mac OS X Yosemite for free too. That changed everything for the whole market. Who will pay for an OS if they can have it legally for free? I've been a mac user and definitely Windows has come a long way since 95 and they keep evolving according to the users needs. Apple seems to have stood still in time for a while now.

This year, Microsoft decided to make the ultimate upgrade to their OS, Windows 10, and also made it free to all their previous costumers that already owned a license and had a viable machine to run it. It combined what people loved about Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 in one and most important, it adjusts to your hardware and makes the most of it.

The useful new features, such as multiple virtual desktops, are now part of your life at the range of a simple touch. The UI combined the classic and the modern from previous releases and added a mobile touch, but only when needed, so basically you're running the same OS on your Computer, Tablet and Smartphone despite of the UI differences.

Also, developers, using Microsoft Software, can now program for all platforms with just a few adjustments, what makes their life a lot easier. That will help in a way that less used platforms such as Windows Mobile won't be ruled out of Market App releases as they've been so far.

Windows 10 is also HoloLens native Operating System, so... the future starts NOW!