SEATTLE: Microsoft will unveil a new name for its best-known product on September 30
when it offers the first official glimpse of its latest Windows operating system.
The project — known for the past few years as "Threshold" inside the software company and "Windows 9" outside it — will likely get
an entirely new brand, or just be called Windows, analysts said, ahead of its full release early next year.
The name change is symbolic of a new direction and style for Microsoft, which is veering away from an aggressive focus on
Windows and PCs, the hallmark of previous CEO Steve Ballmer.
The new, quieter emphasis
is on selling services across all devices and is championed by new boss Satya Nadella.
The switch also represents a desire to erase the ill will generated by Windows 8 — an ambitious attempt to redesign Windows with
tablet users in mind — which ended up annoying and confusing the core market of customers who use mice and keyboards.
http://m.timesofindia.com/tech/tech-news/Microsoft-set-to-offer-first-look-of-new-Windows/articleshow/43600233.cms
when it offers the first official glimpse of its latest Windows operating system.
The project — known for the past few years as "Threshold" inside the software company and "Windows 9" outside it — will likely get
an entirely new brand, or just be called Windows, analysts said, ahead of its full release early next year.
The name change is symbolic of a new direction and style for Microsoft, which is veering away from an aggressive focus on
Windows and PCs, the hallmark of previous CEO Steve Ballmer.
The new, quieter emphasis
is on selling services across all devices and is championed by new boss Satya Nadella.
The switch also represents a desire to erase the ill will generated by Windows 8 — an ambitious attempt to redesign Windows with
tablet users in mind — which ended up annoying and confusing the core market of customers who use mice and keyboards.
http://m.timesofindia.com/tech/tech-news/Microsoft-set-to-offer-first-look-of-new-Windows/articleshow/43600233.cms
