Windows 10 Release Date: The Next Chapter Press Event 2015 News, Date, Update
Microsoft Corporation is set to show off its next major version of the Windows Operating System, Windows 10 early in 2015 prior to an eventual release date sometime in the Fall of 2015, according to reports.
On Thursday, Dec. 11, the Redmond, Wa. – based tech titan revealed that on January 21, 2015, the company will be hosting an event titled "Windows 10: The Next Chapter" which is expected to unveil the Consumer Preview of the said OS as well as feature the changes in a Technical Preview, according to Anandtech.com.
The upcoming event will be available to watch online thorugh live stream. The Blogging Windows site, as said by the website, will also offer realtime updates.
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Below are the names of the designated presenters (via Anandtech):
- Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft)
- Terry Myerson (EVP of Microsoft's Operating Systems Group (OSG))
- Joey Belfiore (CVP, OSG)
- Phil Spencer (Head of Microsoft's Xbox division and Microsoft Studios)
Windows 10 was first announced at an event in San Francisco. The tech firm admitted at that time that the software was "at a threshold" after the relatively poor reception of Windows 8.
"Windows is at a threshold and now it's time for a new Windows. Our new Windows must be built from the ground up for a mobile first, cloud first world," Myerson was quoted as saying during an interview.
The company further recognized that the "bold move" of integrating the Live Tile system somehow deviated from the traditional PC experience and alienated people who were used to the classic Windows UI.
To answer the issue, the new OS is expected to bring back "some familiar elements," according to CNet, while still implementing new changes to the software usage experience.
As for when it will arrive to desktops, Reuters previously cited COO Kevin Turner confirming a final release date on "Fall of 2015."
Beta testers and developers, on the other hand, may be able to grab a hold of the update by Jan.21 "or whenever Microsoft chooses to officially release" the version.
Stay tuned for more updates.
