[Info] Why Microsoft is calling Windows 10 'the last version of Windows'

quote:www.theverge.com Why Microsoft is calling Windows 10 'the last version of Windows' ... Windows isn't dead, but the idea of version numbers could be ... "Right now we're releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we’re all still working on Windows 10." That was the message from Microsoft employee Jerry Nixon, a developer evangelist speaking at the company's Ignite conference this week. Nixon was explaining how Microsoft was launching Windows 8.1 last year, but in the background it was developing Windows 10. Now, Microsoft employees can talk freely about future updates to Windows 10 because there's no secret update in the works coming next. It's all just Windows 10. While it immediately sounds like Microsoft is killing off Windows and not doing future versions, the reality is a little more complex. The future is "Windows as a service." ... When I reached out to Microsoft about Nixon's comments, the company didn't dismiss them at all. "Recent comments at Ignite about Windows 10 are reflective of the way Windows will be delivered as a service bringing new innovations and updates in an ongoing manner, with continuous value for our consumer and business customers," says a Microsoft spokesperson in a statement to The Verge. "We aren’t speaking to future branding at this time, but customers can be confident Windows 10 will remain up-to-date and power a variety of devices from PCs to phones to Surface Hub to HoloLens and Xbox. We look forward to a long future of Windows innovations" ... Read more @ http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-version-of-windows Related: 'Windows 10 is the last version of Windows' "...We still don’t know how Microsoft plans to monetize this so-called Windows as a service, or what options consumers will have after the year-long free upgrade period ends. In any case, it’s not going to follow the traditional model. Exciting times, indeed..." http://www.winbeta.org/news/windows-10-last-version-windows Windows 10 dubbed 'the last version of Windows' as Microsoft rethinks the operating system "...With Windows 10, the Redmond giant has designed core Windows utilities such as the Start Menu and built-in apps in such a way that they can be updated independently to the operating system. Microsoft has done so to facilitate a device-agnostic approach, which makes sense as the company is targeting Windows 10 to be a unified operating system — with a universal app store — spanning across several form factors including phones, tablets and PCs...." http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-may-be-last-version-windows-microsoft-rethinks-operating-system DSLR: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r30043156- -- non nova, sed nove primum non nocere