Name: Introducing Windows 10
Uploaded: 2014-10-01
Duration: 1 min 33 s
Description: Introducing Windows 10

Microsoft revealed its latest operating system to a room full of journalists and tech experts ready for Windows 9 Tuesday. But Microsoft pitched a curve ball to its audience and introduced Windows 10 instead. So why skip 9 all together? Microsoft Executive Terry Myerson explained at the event they wanted to start Windows from square one. But. CEO Bill Gates had already done that. So. Because we're not building an incremental product, that new Windows is Windows 10. Serious that time. [ LAUGH ] Yep, that wasn't a joke. So let's check it out. The new Windows 10 creates a new interface by taking cues from past versions. Myerson explained the OS has the familiarity of Windows 7 with some of the elements from Windows 8. That combination forms a hybrid desktop which reintroduces users to the Start button from 7 and earlier, while housing 8's live tile functionality and size. Other new features include multiple desktops and a promise of continuity between the Cloud and all your Windows devices. Microsoft launched Windows 8 in 2012. CNET notes the company was met with criticism when it applied metro style and disrupted the familiarity of its PCs. So instead of reinventing the wheel, Microsoft plans to bring back popular ideas like the Start Button to entice its business and personal users alike to upgrade. If you'd rather to have the presumably bug- free version of Windows 10, be patient. The company plans to roll out the OS and introduce the consumer version in early 2015. For [ UNKNOWN ]