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[quote]Windows 10 is going to be the last major revision of the operating system.
Jerry Nixon, a Microsoft development executive, said in a conference speech this week that Windows 10 would be the "last version" of the dominant desktop software.
His comments were echoed by Microsoft which said it would update Windows in future in an "ongoing manner".
Instead of new stand-alone versions, Windows 10 would be improved in regular instalments, the firm said.
Mr Nixon made his comments during Microsoft's Ignite conference held in Chicago this week.
In a statement, Microsoft said Mr Nixon's comments reflected a change in the way that it made its software.
"Windows will be delivered as a service bringing new innovations and updates in an ongoing manner," it said, adding that it expected there to be a "long future" for Windows.
'No Windows 11'
The company said it had yet to decide on what to call the operating system beyond Windows 10.
"There will be no Windows 11," warned Steve Kleynhans, a research vice-president at analyst firm Gartner who monitors Microsoft.
He said Microsoft had in the past deliberately avoided using the name "Windows 9" and instead chose Windows 10 as a way to signify a break with a past which involved successive stand-alone versions of the operating system.
However, he said, working in that way had created many problems for Microsoft and its customers.
"Every three years or so Microsoft would sit down and create 'the next great OS'," he said.
"The developers would be locked away and out would pop a product based on what the world wanted three years ago."
Microsoft also had to spend a huge amount of money and marketing muscle to convince people that they needed this new version, and that it was better than anything that had come before, he explained.
Moving to a situation in which Windows is a constantly updated service will break out of this cycle, and let Microsoft tinker more with the software to test new features and see how customers like them, he added.[/quote]
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This is great news! What do you think?
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Hooray! I can finally build an all wall house!
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This could be one of the best decisions they've made in a while
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Their first revision will be Snow Leopard...
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[quote]#ftl[/quote] You mean #Yolk???
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They will probably move the way Adobe and they did (with Office) and charge people a yearly fee anyways in order to "update"
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Just as long as it has a plugin to emulate Windows 7 so I can still run a plugin of Windows XP on updated computers in the future.
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It makes sense. Get everyone on the same OS, then make money via apps instead of people buying upgrades.
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It is?
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Darn, I really wanted a vista 2 :( [spoiler]wait that was w8. How about vista 3? No, that was w10. How about vista 4?[/spoiler]
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Edited by ThyLordIntrovert: 5/9/2015 5:34:55 AMI vote for the next operating system to be called glass door
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I think this is awesome. I've stayed on 7 (because 8 sucks) but 10 looks promising (and is free at launch).
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Edited by DELIVER ME MEMES: 5/9/2015 5:11:33 AMthey said the same when windows 8 was released. they then made 8.1, a service pack or two for 8.1, and then abandoned it because people hated the UI. today's lesson: when it comes to marketing, don't believe the hype kids.
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Seems like a good idea to me.
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I'm going to be really happy when windows finally dies. If the masses moved toward OSX, lag, viruses, and a slow operating system wouldn't be the cost of a gaming PC.
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INB4 Halo OS
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So now there is an actual need for all those updates?
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inb4 windows 11
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5 years later...
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Edited by IGN: 5/8/2015 11:30:26 PMI'm not good with computers. I got a console for a reason. Seems like people are happy, so that's good I guess.