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steve2470

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Tue Sep 30, 2014, 02:01 PM Sep 2014

UPDATE 1-Microsoft names next operating system 'Windows 10' [View all]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/30/microsoft-windows-idUSL2N0RV1RF20140930

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(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp announced its 'Windows 10' operating system on Tuesday, skipping a number, to replace the largely unpopular Windows 8 from two years ago.

The next version of Microsoft's flagship product, which still runs the vast majority of personal computers, is aimed at recapturing the lucrative business market, which generally ignored the new-look Windows 8.

Windows 10 will be "our greatest enterprise platform ever," said Terry Myerson, Microsoft's head of operating systems, at an event in San Francisco.

He said the new Windows, long known by the project name 'Threshold' internally, represented a new type of system for the company. The name represented that leap, he said.
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My amp is louder because it goes to 11! uppityperson Sep 2014 #1
Just happy they're dumping 8 malaise Sep 2014 #2
agree I cannot wait...Momma needs a new laptop VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #7
pretty gimmicky if you ask me steve2470 Sep 2014 #4
Does that mean nobody gets the rumored free upgrade to 9? woo me with science Sep 2014 #3
probably not LOL joking nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #5
There's a chance I will make a change to my dual-boot Win7/Linux Mint 17 system IDemo Sep 2014 #6
That's bad news - Windows is the opposite of Star Trek - the even numbers are the ones that suck muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #8
Although Star Trek III was all right, IMHO. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #11
Jumped a number... Orsino Sep 2014 #9
I predict the one after that will be Windows twenty. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #10
They're trying to create a niche market for Windows 9. winter is coming Sep 2014 #12
Are you suggesting they're Hutzpa Sep 2014 #17
Actually this has to do with competition right now. TM99 Sep 2014 #13
Good point - Ping jumps their drivers up in increments of 5 underpants Sep 2014 #18
"Millions stand in line for an iPhone just because it is an iPhone." yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #21
Windows 10, because greatness skips each gen. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #14
Good idea to keep a safe distance from Windows 8. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #15
Another dress rehearsal Hutzpa Sep 2014 #16
Number 9 .... Number 9 .... Number 9 underpants Sep 2014 #19
I thought it was in honor of the arithmetic of the Pentium rock Sep 2014 #20
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