Microsoft detailing 'next generation of Windows' on June 24
Microsoft has announced that it will reveal the "next generation of Windows," which will likely include significant updates, at a keynote event on June 24.
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Starting late Wednesday, Microsoft started sending out press invites for an announcement event at 11 a.m. Eastern (8 a.m. Pacific) on June 24. Both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and product chief Panos Panay will be presenting at the event, The Verge reported Thursday.
The media invites come about a week after Nadella teased a new generation of Windows at Microsoft's Build 2021 conference. At the time, he said that an announcement would come "very soon."
Back in May, Microsoft confirmed that its Windows 10X release would never see the light of day. Instead, Microsoft has shifted focus to user interface changes under the codename "Sun Valley." Elements of the Windows 10X overhaul could be incorporated into the next-generation Windows version, however.
It's likely that some of the most significant changes in the new generation will focus on the user interface. Microsoft has already started updating some of its aesthetic elements, including system icons, in preview builds of Windows.
Current rumors also suggest the new Windows version will tighten up File Explorer, streamline app rearranging on multiple monitors, introduce Xbox Auto HDR, and offer improvements to Bluetooth audio. Microsoft is also said to be working on a new Windows Store that will be open to all apps and games.
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Credit: Microsoft
Starting late Wednesday, Microsoft started sending out press invites for an announcement event at 11 a.m. Eastern (8 a.m. Pacific) on June 24. Both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and product chief Panos Panay will be presenting at the event, The Verge reported Thursday.
The media invites come about a week after Nadella teased a new generation of Windows at Microsoft's Build 2021 conference. At the time, he said that an announcement would come "very soon."
Back in May, Microsoft confirmed that its Windows 10X release would never see the light of day. Instead, Microsoft has shifted focus to user interface changes under the codename "Sun Valley." Elements of the Windows 10X overhaul could be incorporated into the next-generation Windows version, however.
It's likely that some of the most significant changes in the new generation will focus on the user interface. Microsoft has already started updating some of its aesthetic elements, including system icons, in preview builds of Windows.
Current rumors also suggest the new Windows version will tighten up File Explorer, streamline app rearranging on multiple monitors, introduce Xbox Auto HDR, and offer improvements to Bluetooth audio. Microsoft is also said to be working on a new Windows Store that will be open to all apps and games.
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I wonder if in the ARM version we are already seeing many of the GUI changes coming for the x86 version.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewARM64
But hey, don't let facts stop you from posting nonsense.
"Microsoft is reportedly overhauling its Windows app store to allow developers to submit any Windows application, including browsers like Chrome or Firefox. This would significantly improve the store alone, but Microsoft might also be considering allowing third-party commerce platforms in apps. That would mean Microsoft wouldn’t take a cut from developers who use their own in-app purchase systems."
That's a shot right across the bow of Apple
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/3/22466394/microsoft-windows-11-launch-teaser-rumors
Of course, Parallels for M1 isn't free and the trial does end for that.
*I only use Windows Pro in trial mode as I use MS RDT from a Mac and that only works with the Pro version so I can't speak to the trial Home versions.
Microsoft dominates the desktop and notebook operating system market, as well as the office productivity market (home and business). Windows has lost market share, but still owns over 75% of the market. I suspect the point he was making had less to do with the legal definition of monopoly, and more to do with Microsoft being so dominant that it doesn't care about innovating Windows.
In my experience as both a Mac and Windows user for the last two decades, that's true. Windows development has a been one long string of ape-ing Apple (poorly) and various disasters, sometimes both at the same time:
1995: Windows 95. A blatant rip-off of Mac OS that will go down in history one of the worst OSes ever created. I would have to create a separate website dedicated to explaining how truly awful it was. Many people downgraded to Windows 3.1 for years after its release.
1998: Windows 98. The "we tried to fix the disaster of Windows 95 and mostly succeeded" release.
2000: Windows ME. We named it "Millennium Edition" to make it sound new, even though it was based on the old DOS kernel.
2000: Windows 2000. Yeah, we released Windows 2000 and Millennium Edition in the same year, a few months apart. But one is based on NT and the other DOS. In other words, we created a total shitshow for consumers.
2001: Windows XP. "We finally put the nightmare of Windows 95 to bed. Also, we stole the Mac's UI again and even aped their "X" name. They have Aqua. We have Luna!"
2007: Windows Vista. Somehow worse than XP, which was the first decent version since 3.1.
2010: Windows 7. "Finally, a decent-looking and performing OS that is stable. " Until....
2013: Windows 8. "So bad that we decided not to call the next version Windows 9. We actually ruined an Arabic number for all eternity."
2015: Windows 10. "NT went from 6.2 to 10, so we called it 10. We promise it's pretty good though. Maybe even as good as 3.1. Oh, and we stole the whole "app" idea from Apple. You don't have programs anymore. Now you have apps. Sort of....big apps are still called programs. Or applications. But apps give you a clunky, resource-consuming way of performing difficult tasks like opening photos or streaming an audio file."
Naturally, it will download itself when you aren't looking and bingo you are trapped in their pay forever scheme.
I gave up using windows in 2016 and don't regret it one little bit.