Microsoft Corp will skip a numeral in naming its next operating system, opting for “Windows 10”,
Maybe trying to put some distance between the new platform and the Windows 8, which met with little enthusiasm from enterprise and consumer users. Early adopters felt that the touch-optimised OS was ill-suited to productivity tasks. There was also widespread condemnation of Microsoft’s decision to abandon the Start button,
In a prototype of the new OS, two modes are provided, one for touch operation and one for traditional keyboard-and-mouse use. Windows still runs on the vast majority of desktops and notebooks, but on only 14% of devices, according to Gartner figures cited by Reuters.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in an effort to win mobile users has acknowledged the shrinking PC market by steering the firm towards a single mobile-and-cloud strategy.
