Answering All Your Questions About Microsoft’s Windows 10
Microsoft is sorry. The company is sorry for the mistakes and errors and well, weirdness of Windows 8. The company is so sorry, in fact, that it is bypassing Windows 9 and released Windows 10. When Windows 8 debuted, many people complained about the tiled look and lamented the loss of the iconic "Start" button. Well, Microsoft heard them, and it has fixed those issues with Windows 10. Well, at least that's the plan. So what's in store for Windows faithful? We're glad you asked. Below, we've answered all your questions about the new operating system.
How does 10 look?
10 looks a lot like Windows 7, not 8. "Microsoft's Joe Belfiore pointed to the millions of customers still using Windows 7, and said the company wants to make their transition to Windows 10 much more comfortable than the unfamiliar leap to Windows 8 two years ago, reported The Verge. 'We want all these Windows 7 users to have the sentiment that yesterday they were driving a first-generation Prius, and now with Windows 10 it's like a Tesla,' said Belifiore."
Wait a second. Does Microsoft think Prius' (Prisuses? Prii?) are cool?
Haha! Uh, yes? Yeah, Microsoft is launching a new OS and yeah, it still talks like your out-of-touch uncle at a family reunion.
Okay, well what's the draw for 10? Why download it?
Microsoft has made 10 uniform. That means it's basically the same thing on every device you use. "Windows 10 adapts to the devices customers are using — from Xbox to PCs and phones to tablets and tiny gadgets — and what they’re doing with a consistent, familiar and compatible experience, enabling even greater productivity," reads their release on the new OS. "Windows 10 will run across the broadest range of devices ever from the Internet of Things to enterprise datacenters worldwide." This is a welcome change from 8, which was very fragmented.
What about the Start button?
It's back! Windows 10 has the button, but it also allows you to use the tiled look as well. In fact, you can now customize the tiles, which is a great addition.
Great! So no more touch?
The touch interface is still there, but now you can use your mouse too. "While Microsoft focused mostly on the regular mouse and keyboard combo for interacting with the operating system, the company stressed that it is not giving up on touch," reported Techcrunch. "Windows 10 will still have a Windows 8 like Start Screen for users on touch-enabled machines, for example. Some of the gestures will change a bit in Windows 10 (swiping in from the left now gets you a task view, for example), but the overall feature set seems to be very similar to that in Windows 8 and even the Windows 8 Charms bar is still available."
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