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All trademarks and copyrights are freely acknowledged. ii www.windows10update.com – Comprehensive Windows 10 News Table of Contents Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 IT ALL STARTED WITH WINDOWS 8 ....................................................................................................................... 2 A NEW CEO ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 MICROSOFT STRATEGY – THE LONG GAME ......................................................................................................... 8 SATYA NADELLA’S INTRODUCTORY WORDS ..................................................................................................... 10 SO, WHAT HAPPENED TO WINDOWS 9? .............................................................................................................. 13 WHY DIDN’T MICROSOFT JUST START FROM SCRATCH? ............................................................................... 15 WHAT IS WINDOWS 10? ......................................................................................................................................... 17 WINDOWS 10 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................. 19 HOW MANY VERSIONS OF WINDOWS 10 ARE THERE? ..................................................................................... 21 HOW MUCH WILL WINDOWS 10 COST? ............................................................................................................... 23 WINDOWS 10 DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING ...................................................................................................... 25 WHAT IS THE WINDOWS INSIDER PROGRAM? ................................................................................................. 26 WHAT IS THE WINDOWS INSIDER FOR PHONES PROGRAM? ......................................................................... 26 THE BOTTOM LINE ............................................................................................................................................... 26 WINDOWS 10 PRODUCT FAMILY .......................................................................................................................... 28 WINDOWS 10 DESKTOPS .................................................................................................................................... 29 WINDOWS 10 AND 2 IN 1 DEVICES ..................................................................................................................... 31 WINDOWS 10 TABLETS ........................................................................................................................................ 32 WINDOWS 10 FOR PHONES ................................................................................................................................ 33 WINDOWS 10 EMBEDDED ................................................................................................................................... 34 WINDOWS 10 FOR ARM DEVICES/WINDOWS RT? ............................................................................................ 35 WINDOWS 10 AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS .................................................................................................. 37 WHAT IS THE INTERNET OF THINGS? ................................................................................................................ 37 WHY IS MICROSOFT INTERESTED IN THE INTERNET OF THINGS? ................................................................. 38 WHAT ARE THE MICROSOFT INTERNET OF THINGS COMPONENTS? ............................................................ 40 WHAT PART WILL WINDOWS 10 PLAY IN THE MICROSOFT INTERNET OF THINGS? ..................................... 42 THE BOTTOM LINE ............................................................................................................................................... 43 WINDOWS 10 FEATURES ....................................................................................................................................... 44 THE NEW START MENU ....................................................................................................................................... 44 CORTANA – A NEW VIRTUAL ASSISTANT .......................................................................................................... 47 CONTINUUM ......................................................................................................................................................... 49 DIRECTX 12 ........................................................................................................................................................... 51 SPARTAN BROWSER ........................................................................................................................................... 53 UNIVERSAL APPLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 55 THE MICROSOFT ONE STORE ............................................................................................................................. 60 XBOX INTEGRATION ............................................................................................................................................. 61 iii www.windows10update.com – Comprehensive Windows 10 News THE MICROSOFT SURFACE HUB .......................................................................................................................... 66 WINDOWS HOLOGRAPHIC ..................................................................................................................................... 68 WINDOWS 10 AND OFFICE 2016 ............................................................................................................................ 70 WINDOWS 10 FOR THE ENTERPRISE ................................................................................................................... 71 WINDOWS 10 RELEASE DATE ............................................................................................................................... 74 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................................ 75 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................................................. 76 iv www.windows10update.com – Comprehensive Windows 10 News Introduction Welcome to the Inside Windows 10 book. My name is Onuora Amobi and I am a former Microsoft MVP for Windows. I have been working as an IT professional and executive for close to 20 years and have seen Microsoft products evolve throughout the years. While I don’t and have never worked for Microsoft, I have been writing about Microsoft Windows off and on since 2005 and have been continuously fascinated by the twists and turns taken by this company. Windows 10 is arguably the most ambitious undertaking that Microsoft have embarked on as a software company to date. As you will read in the following pages, the sheer scale and scope of the undertaking