10 Facts the Channel Should Know About Windows 10
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The Last Upgrade
Windows 10 is a service that can be continuously upgraded for free at the discretion of the end user. The concept of new versions will be no more. -
Windows 10 Will Have Two Browser Options
The new Spartan browser will ship with Windows 10, but customers will be able to deploy Internet Explorer to support existing applications. Both browsers will share a common rendering engine. -
Microsoft Office 2016 Coming Soon
Details are still sparse, but Microsoft Office 2016 is scheduled to arrive in the second half of 2015. Microsoft will include free Office apps with smartphones and mini tablets (sub-8-inch) when the Windows 10 OS ships later this year. -
Tapping Into Machine Learning Service in the Cloud
Insights for Office will leverage Microsoft search and machine learning technology running on Microsoft Azure to deliver snippets of in-context information and images while users craft their documents. -
Microsoft Outlook Gets Smarter
Microsoft Outlook borrows richer authoring capabilities inspired by Microsoft Word and adds new touch controls for managing the inbox. -
Windows Application Development Evolves
Microsoft is pushing a universal app development platform with the delivery of a release candidate of Visual Studio 2013 Update 2. Developers can write code once and have it run on multiple Windows devices. -
Windows App Store Gets a Makeover
In addition to sporting a new user interface, Microsoft plans to make it easier for developers to tap into in-app advertising opportunities. -
Support for DirectX 12 This Way Comes
DirectX 12 support is in Windows 10, but drivers that support the next iteration of Microsoft multimedia APIs are still absent. -
Smarter Network Tools On Tap
New and improved network tools will capture and debug network traffic with a new user experience and capabilities, such as auto-start, a content type filter and error highlighting. -
Digital Assistants Become Ubiquitous
The Cortana digital assistant found on Windows Phone is now available on all instances of Windows 10. Cortana reminders should show up in the Microsoft Action Center icon. -
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Now that Microsoft has determined that updates to operating systems should be delivered as a service, Windows 10 could be the last major upgrade for a Windows operating system. That shift in delivery model—to continuous updates rather than next versions—has a lot of implications for the channel. While some organizations will still want to control what "gold" standard of Windows they have deployed, increasingly end users will be driving a Windows upgrade process that may no longer directly drive a corresponding hardware upgrade. Of course, now that Windows and Apple Macintosh systems will have a similar upgrade process (with continuous updates instead of entirely new versions), more IT organizations may just throw up their hands by giving end users access to both. On the other end of the spectrum, more organizations may opt for desktop virtualization to give users flexibility while still being able to maintain some level of centralized control. Here are 10 facts for solution providers in the channel to understand about how Windows 10 will change the way they service, support and, ultimately, make money on Windows.
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