This could be it, Windows 10 is poised to rule the world this time around. With this latest Windows iteration, the Redmond Washington-based tech giant is putting its ambitious plan - of installing 1 billion devices around the world with Windows 10 in three years - to work, trumping current market leader in terms of number Android. Though no official release date has been given yet, you could already get a taste of how powerful Windows 10 is via its latest build release, 10074, unveiled last Wednesday.
In its recently held Build 2015 conference at the Moscone Center (San Francisco, CA), an event which ended on the 1st of May and which involved the best and the brightest developers and tech professionals from all over the globe, Microsoft took everybody else's attention when it made public of how engaging and all-encompassing Windows 10 will be. Giving everyone a taste of the power this latest Microsoft OS via build 10074.
This time, this Windows iteration may likely succeed where Windows 8 and 8.1 failed miserably - uniting every device from PC's to tablets to handheld devices into one dependable OS.
Must be the reason why the Redmond tech giant skipped the Windows 9 name entirely.
When it pulled the curtains to its new build 10074, one of the most glaring signs that change was coming was the watermark present on the Windows desktop which says Insider Preview instead of Technical Preview.
While no exact date of public release for the Windows 10 Microsoft's Terry Myerson, confirmed the OS "will be available this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages," notes Tech Radar.
At the onset, Microsoft showed off the How.old.net website that features Machine Learning and Face Recognition platforms that can interpolate how old a person is.
Next, the tech behemoth showed Edge, the official name of Windows 10 browser which at this point in time may yet need some more developer time.
Then, the gun. Microsoft EVP for Operating System gave everyone the surprise of their lives when announced that Windows 10 will allow apps written specifically for the iOS and Android platforms, the most widely-used mobile platforms today, to be ported directly into Windows 10 environment with the promise that doing so won't be a tall order as developers tools will be made available.
Such a move should blow the Windows app store wide open.
And to those iOS users who have enjoyed the company of Siri, watch out for Cortana, the Windows 10 online assistant that may give Apple's online secretary a run for its money.
Cortana will allow users to interact with apps using just voice control. And that's just for starters.
All these user-friendly features and eye-popping developer news may well put the Windows 10 the OS to beat in the few years to come.
What adds more excitement for everybody is that once released officially, Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for everyone - available for older versions and even for pirated ones. With this development, Microsoft could in once sweep put its biggest rivals, Apple and Google, under the rug.
Windows 10 will be a huge game-changer and could put Microsoft as the top dog in the burgeoning mobile industry currently lionized by Android and iOS.
True to form CEO Satya Nadella kicked off the Build at San Francisco's Moscone Center with fireworks saying:
"It's not just another release of Windows, it's a new generation of Windows. It will be touch, speech, mouse and keyboard, and even holograms. Microsoft has bold ambitions for platforms that empower developers across Windows, Azure, and Office. Together, we will create more personal and more intelligent experiences that empower billions of people to achieve more."
For those who want to get a taste of the latest build you can give it a try at Microsoft's Windows Insider Program. Truly, from the looks of it, global domination has a new name and its called Windows 10.
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