Microsoft is not exactly one of the first names that you think about when talking about mobile software. On the other hand, it is the just about the only company that you will think of when you are thinking or talking about the desktop computer world. The brand new operating system software was introduced back in April of last year and the buzz has been loud since then. The main reason is that it will be used on the desktop computers around the world and mobile devices as well.
The new software is codenamed Threshold and will be considered in the Windows NT family of operating system software. If you are lucky enough to get a glimpse of it during the, now public, beta testing, you are likely to see some major changes depending on what operating system you are used to. Microsoft is looking to tip the tables of the operating software world by offering the upgrade to Windows 10 for free up to one year after release.
If you have a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 right now, you will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free after it is released, if you do it before 2016. The main goal for Windows 10, according to sources online, was to marry the PC, Windows Phone, Windows Embedded and Xbox One products. The internal core software would be the same and used as a building block for new software to come in the future.
If you browse through the internet you will be able to see some beta testing reviews and other websites that are bashing some of the features that they noticed out of place, according to them. For mobile users, Windows 10 might mean something totally different in the smartphone game. Microsoft did not have much of the mobile market last year, in fact, it was less than 4 percent according to numbers posted online, so the company is hoping they can turn things around with the new software.
Microsoft brought a new version of the technical preview of the Windows 10 software to the public about a month ago and according to a couple of sources, it does “improve the overall performance” of the software. Any improvement is a good move for Microsoft as previous versions of the software were found to be clunky and a bit of touch with the smartphone industry. That could have been because Microsoft has been trying to blend the desktop and mobile software for a few years now.