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Microsoft has stated that Windows 10 will be the final version of Windows they produce.
But what does this mean? Surely it cannot mean they will cease development of operating systems altogether. Windows has been their bread and butter product. So what do they mean when they say Windows 10 is the final version of Windows?
Does it mean we will see a forever unending stream of patches, updates and service packs for years to come? I sure hope not! That just creates boated, sluggish OS monsters. Hardware innovations alone would seem to suggest that will only go so far.
Here's what I think. I think they will develop an entirely new OS product with a different name. And I think they will move to a tighter, more integrated approach like Apple where OS, firmware and hardware are all dependent upon one another and tightly controlled. They are already imitating Apple in the sense of making the OS upgrade a free product to existing users.
But what does this mean? Surely it cannot mean they will cease development of operating systems altogether. Windows has been their bread and butter product. So what do they mean when they say Windows 10 is the final version of Windows?
Does it mean we will see a forever unending stream of patches, updates and service packs for years to come? I sure hope not! That just creates boated, sluggish OS monsters. Hardware innovations alone would seem to suggest that will only go so far.
Here's what I think. I think they will develop an entirely new OS product with a different name. And I think they will move to a tighter, more integrated approach like Apple where OS, firmware and hardware are all dependent upon one another and tightly controlled. They are already imitating Apple in the sense of making the OS upgrade a free product to existing users.
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