Microsoft is set to release its latest operating system, the Windows 10, later this year.
Judging from the more than two million users that participated in its testing program through the Windows 10 technical preview launched late last year, it looks like Microsoft will make a giant rebound from the rather dismal and half-baked reception of the Windows 8 when it was officially released to market on October 26, 2012.
The Windows 10 technical preview already includes the enterprise preview and Microsoft is now preparing to roll out its developer preview coming out very soon, reports Tech Crunch.
Indicative of how Windows 8 was a downer for Microsoft, many desktop and laptop users have refused to upgrade their OS from Windows 7.
Direct jump
As a matter of fact, Techradar notes that many users who are still using Windows 7 are considering the jump straight to Windows 10 when the new operating system become available in the market because it has already addressed the issues and concerns that many users have brought against the Windows 8.
More than the features of the new operating system itself, it is actually the cross-platform compatibility of Windows 10 across all devices that gives it the decided and unique advantage over other desktop and mobile operating systems available in the market today.
This means that Windows 10 will not just be available on desktops and laptops, but also on tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, gaming consoles (just the Xbox One), smartwatches, cameras, and perhaps future devices and gadgets that would need the Microsoft operating system to function.
Good for businesses
This unified architecture feature of the Windows 10 makes it very feasible and viable for modern-day businesses whose operations are anchored on networked communications and efficient information and data transmission.
The potential adoption will be seamless and the latest Microsoft operating system might actually pushed the growth of devices when it starts adopting the Windows 10 for its operating system.
In particular, the tablets, which have been experiencing declining sales since last year, might get the needed lift from Windows 10 as they become more useful especially in terms of cross-compatibility with other Windows-based devices.
Neil Hand, VP for Dell’s Tablet Product Group, disclosed that Window 10 will surely benefit the tablet market. He disclosed that there has been positive interest among their customers about the upcoming Windows 10, which is a far cry from the poor consumer reception for Windows 8.
John, Tucker, European Product Marketing Manager at Panasonic, also shares the same opinion especially with the change in philosophy and evolution of Microsoft over the past couple of years.
He disclosed that Panasonic enterprise users, as well as other businesses, are starting to warm up to Microsoft which explains why Windows 10 is starting to get the attention and possibly potential adoption once the operating system is officially rolled out to the market.