| super6646 said: (approved by conegamer) Hello, welcome to the official windows thread. We're here to talk about windows. I'll be the leader of this thread, and there'll be a poll of the week, and maybe just maybe contests (it'll do with windows). -------------------------------------------------- Leader: super6646
------------------------------------------------- Introduction to Windows 10 Windows 10: Windows 10 is going to be a unified OS between PC's, tablets, phones, xbox, ect. It'll also be a free upgrade for a year for Windows 7 and 8 users. Windows 10 will reintroduce the start menu, and it'll also have an xbox app, where you'll be able to stream Xbox games. They'll be more announcements soon.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hololense: Microsoft's first foray into AR technology, hololense will try to be what google glass wanted to be. If executed well, it could help makes strides in medicine research, science, and much more! The hololense will include a Nasa mars exploration app, a Minecraft app, and much more unannounced. We'll just hope it works out well.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cortana: Yup, your AI assistant in Halo 5 is back in Windows 10! Recently came out for Windows phone, it'll use Bing to search off the internet. Plus, it'll also please all her fans that miss her from Halo.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows news: Windows 10 will launch in the summer: Yup, hasn't happened since Windows 95 and 98, but Microsoft will be releasing its flagship OS in the summer, much earlier than the expected November or December release. Here's what CNET had to say: Microsoft plans a global launch this summer of Windows 10, complete with a new biometric authentication process intended to replace traditional passwords. No specific date was given, but the company is committed to that midyear release for the operating system, Windows chief Terry Myerson said during a speech Tuesday at the Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) summit in Shenzhen, China. "We continue to make great development progress and shared today that Windows 10 will be available this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages," Myerson wrote in a blog post. "Windows has been global with more than 1.5 billion users around the world and here in China hundreds of millions of PCs operate Windows today." Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment on a more definitive release date. The company has lofty goals for the new operating system, its first big chance to move beyond the missteps of Windows 8. Microsoft has promised that Windows 10 -- a free upgrade for those usingWindows 7 or Windows 8.1 -- will run across every device, from desktops with large hard drives all the way down to low-cost smartphones with barely a gigabyte to spare. Microsoft won't be alone in hoping for a warm reception for Windows 10. Sales of PCs to consumers and businesses alike have been anemic for quarter after quarter, and that has taken a toll on the companies that sell PCs or make key ingredients for them. Last week, chipmaker Intel slashed its quarterly revenue outlook by nearly $1 billion, reflecting an enduring reluctance, especially among small and midsize businesses, to upgrade from the 13-year-old Windows XP.
----------------------------------------------------- Update: It has been reported the information was wrongly spread, and that people who pirate would eventually have to pay for a legal version of the Windows 10 Original story: Windows 10 upgrades to be free, even for people who pirate: Microsoft wants everyone to join the windows 10 party. According to The Verge, Windows 10 will be free even if you use a pirated version of Windows. This policy is to try and tackle piracy in countries like China, where in fact at one time, Steve Ballmer mentioned that Microsoft made money in terms of revenues in Holland compared to China. But by allowing Windows 10 for free, this could at least partially fix the situation in China, and help transition the 100 of millions who pirate Microsoft software to legal alternitives. ----------------------------------------------------- Windows 10 to support 8k: Yes, 4k is still quit rare, but now Microsoft is thinking beyond that. Windows 10 will come with 8k native support with it. This feature will be supported on screens over 27 inches. 4k will also be supported for screens 8 inches and above on PC's, and 6 inches and above for phones. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows 10 minimum specs have been revealed, you'll need 1 GB or 2 GB for the 32 and 64 bit versions. You'll also require a 1 GHz processor for the 32 bit version, and 2 GHz for the 64 bit. This means that specs have stayed the same since Windows 7. Windows 10 will be preloaded on all devices over 8 inches. For devices below 8 inches, you can still have Windows 10, but it'll require the proffesional version. As for windows phone, you'll require 512 MB of ram, the same as Windows Phone 8, meaning every Windows Phone can be upgraded. Are you excited for Windows 10?
------------------------------------------ Contest: Ok, contest is going to be a place where we predict things on Windows 10. Our first one will be the following: "What is the release date for Windows 10". I predict it'll be August 24, 2015. Now why, because I think it'll be to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Windows 95, the first OS that really pushed consumers into the PC market. Note once a date is chosen, no one else can. My vote won't count, but anyone else will. Just simply post what you think the date will be, and I'll put it here! ---------------------------------------- Poll of the week: So today, I want to know if you're hyped for Windows 10. The choices are; Yes, hype meter reaching 90000. Or nah, mac and linux FTW. |
Thread updated, Windows 10 specs revealed, and Windows 10 will support 8k.
