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Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 Creators Update, Coming in Early 2017 (fortune.com)

Posted by msmash on from the windows-update dept.

Microsoft today announced Creators Update for Windows 10. The company said Creators Update will release with a slew of new features at no charge in early 2017. From a report on Fortune: The Windows 10 Creators Update lets users on mobile devices take three-dimensional photos by scanning an object as they walk around it. It also allows for 3D graphics in Microsoft's popular PowerPoint presentation software, and a new "Paint 3D" application lets people edit photos and other designs in three dimensions. Terry Myerson, Microsoft's executive vice president for the Windows and devices group, said the update was tailored for gamers who are increasingly interested in augmented and virtual reality experiences. "Windows 10 will be your platform for gaming glory," he said at a product launch event in New York.

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  1. ... what? by Entropius · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why is it an OS function to take 3D pictures of things?

    I want my OS to provide basic functionality and then let me decide what toys to put on top of it.

    1. Re:... what? by phishybongwaters · · Score: 4, Insightful

      i'm sure it's that and has nothing to do with hololense, surely a mysterious (not really) conspiracy (nope) to secretly (not secret) track you (anon data)

    2. Re:... what? by ilsaloving · · Score: 2

      They probably mean just that the paint app included with Windows 10 is being updated. The line between Core OS and applications included with the OS has been blurring for a long time now. All OSes are subject to this, including Linux.

      Hell, most modern programming languages do this now too. mutter mutter grumble

    3. Re:... what? by tlhIngan · · Score: 2

      Why is it an OS function to take 3D pictures of things?

      I want my OS to provide basic functionality and then let me decide what toys to put on top of it.

      Because then the OS can present a unified interface for 3D scanners to applications. It won't matter if your scanner was based on dual cameras, or an old Kinect, or a new Kinect (old = pattern distortion, new = time of flight), etc. etc. etc. Any application who wants to take a volumetric image can simply ask for one and not worry about the underlying details.

      Relying on 3rd party applications leads to odd fragmentation issues where Scanner A only works with programs A, B, and C, while Scanner B requires program D, and gonig from D to A requires programs E and F to convert formats. Or you end up with what happened to scanners that led to the TWAIN standard.

  2. Re:And it's a *free* update by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    oooh - troll moded not 1 minute after posting - I see the M$ shills are out in force.

    Look pal - the point is that it's a bunch of unnecessary features used to strengthen their failing position in the market place for a Windows-as-a-service that they've ramrodded down everyone's throats and they have the audacity to proclaim it's a "free update" as if they're doing us a favor.

    They're not.

  3. NICE TIPO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    >Microsoft's exclusive vice president

    Oh, you mean he's not a vice president for anyone else? Or is he a limited time offer just for me?

  4. Only update I want... by MitchDev · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Only update I want to see for Win 10 removes all the "telemetry" and spyware garbage...

    1. Re:Only update I want... by zlives · · Score: 2

      this 3d app actually sounds cool, but i will never have it (ms version) because of win10 telemetry.
      the microsoft surface pro looks super cool and i am sure it actually is a good hardware product, but i will never have it (ms version) because of win10 telemetry.
      holo lens looks super cool (at least from vids), but i will never have it (ms version) because of win10 telemetry.

      i can get over the UI mostly because i can work around it... but how do i conscientiously support ms telemetry in this post Snowden age.

    2. Re:Only update I want... by zlives · · Score: 2

      also
      get win 10 enterprise LTSB
      deploy win2016 server
      create domain
      join pc to domain
      configure group policy to disable telemetry
      deploy group policy
      easy as pie

  5. Day late and dollar short by ausekilis · · Score: 2

    MS used to have the best developer suite in the business. Visual Studio was awesome and much easier to use than it's competition... even though compiling things in Windows was always a pain in the ass with DLL hell and whatnot.

    Linux has been bundled with the basics to develop pretty much all along. If not, it's easy to go to the package manager and get KDevelop, CodeBlocks, etc... and get all the stuff you (likely) need in 3 minutes. OSX has hopped on that bandwagon years ago as well.

    I'll consider using MS's offering if they make it easier than the competition. They've managed to come from behind (I'll double that entendre) before with good offerings. Lets see if they manage to this time around.