Windows 10 launching this summer

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will be gracing systems this summer in 190 countries. As a reminder, it will be a free upgrade for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 users. Speaking at the renewed Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft's Terry Myerson revealed:

We continue to make great development progress and shared today that Windows 10 will be available this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages.

Of course, the launching of Windows 10 means much more than a new operating system. With it comes brand new internet browser and the latest version of Cortana. Microsoft recently revealed that the Internet Explorer web browser brand would be put to an eternal rest, allowing a new brand, codenamed Project Spartan, to rise from its ashes. Microsoft announcing the release window for the operating system also means that Project Spartan must be close to complete as it will be the default browser in Windows 10.

Cortana, the digital personal assistant and rival to Siri, has been described as being woven into the fabric of Windows 10. The application is said to be getting a serious upgrade in order to define "the competitive landscape" of digital personal assistants. Of course, the upgraded version of Cortana could come in a later Windows update, but this would work against the marketing strategy built up by Microsoft thus far.

Microsoft is looking to blow people away with the abilities of Windows 10. It will bring "unified gaming" to the forefront of Microsoft products by linking the Xbox One and PC (that is running on Windows 10), without limiting user gameplay with Xbox LIVE Gold requirements.

Basically, they want you back.

[Microsoft]

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