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Windows 10: Can Microsoft Get It Right This Time?

An anonymous reader shares this article about what Microsoft needs to accomplish with Windows 10 in order to make gains in the mobile market and everywhere else. "Later this week Microsoft will provide more details of Windows 10, most likely focusing on how the new operating system will look and feel on smartphones and tablets. According to Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft is likely to unveil a version of Windows 10 that's expected to work on Windows Phones and smaller Windows tablets running ARM and perhaps Intel processors. Microsoft will be hoping that by making it easier for developers to build for tablets and smartphones it can take some of its dominance of the desktop world and port that to the mobile world. That may help a bit, but will not in itself create the breakthrough that Microsoft wants: when it comes to mobile, Microsoft's Windows Phone is still a distant third in a two-horse race."

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  1. Re: betteridge's law of headlines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why does Newton get credit for Gravity ?

  2. Re:betteridge's law of headlines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Okay Hitler, whatever you say.

  3. One OS to rule them all by RogueWarrior65 · · Score: 1, Funny

    And in the darkness, spit up the blue screen of death.

  4. Re:Who cares? by GuldKalle · · Score: 4, Funny

    You probably shouldn't. Do you ask that question for every piece of software that you don't use?

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  5. Magic 8-Ball says ... by c0d3g33k · · Score: 4, Funny

    > Windows 10: Can Microsoft Get It Right This Time?

    Outlook not so good

  6. Re:Historically speaking by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    They also had no experience in fucking up Windows 8 before it came into existence, and look what a fine job they did!

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  7. Re: 8.1 better than 7? by Princeofcups · · Score: 1, Funny

    Clicking "View Connection Settings" opens another Metro-style "PC Settings" window that is designed for touch, so OS standards like right-clicking don't work.

    Or they are admitting that Apple's one button mouse was right the whole time. :-)

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  8. Re:I hope not by Tokolosh · · Score: 4, Funny

    My company uses Lotus Notes, you insensitive clod!

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