Microsoft: Start Menu Returns, Windows Free For Small Device OEMs, Cortana Beta 387
At Microsoft's BUILD conference today, the company announced that the Start Menu will officially be returning to Windows 8.1. It will combine the Windows 7 Start Menu with a handful of Metro-style tiles. They're also making it so Windows 8 apps can run in windows using the normal desktop environment. In addition to the desktop announcements, Microsoft also talked about big changes for Windows on mobile devices and Internet-of-Things devices. The company will be giving Windows away for free to OEMs making phones and tablets (9" screens and smaller), and for IoT devices that can run it. Microsoft also finally unveiled Cortana, their digital assistant software that's similar to Siri.
April Fools was yesterday (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft listens to end users?!
Digital Assistant software (Score:5, Funny)
"Microsoft also finally unveiled Cortana, their digital assistant software that's similar to Siri."
As opposed to Clippy, their digital assistant software that's similar to Jar Jar Binks.
Re:"Free" Windows (Score:2, Funny)
Seriously why would you use something as bloated as Windows
Because we know that the current iteration of Android is svelte, lean and mean...
Re:Gee, so only a year of screaming (Score:5, Funny)
It's because they can't use their usual solution which is "you need to upgrade to the next version"
Re:Gee, so only a year of screaming (Score:5, Funny)
OT: I finally found your moped jesus:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new... [telegraph.co.uk]
now that that mystery is solved, all the rest look comparatively simple.
"Digital Assistant" (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Gee, so only a year of screaming (Score:5, Funny)
"Product X is great, you just have to replace it's main features with additional products Y and Z".
Re:Digital Assistant software (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Gee, so only a year of screaming (Score:5, Funny)
It's because they can't use their usual solution which is "you need to upgrade to the next version"
The next version is a trap!
Re:Gee, so only a year of screaming (Score:5, Funny)
I'm sure Windows 9.5 will be revolutionary, unlike anything we've seen before, and Windows 9.8 will continue to improve on it.
Re:Gee, so only a year of screaming (Score:5, Funny)
Who knows -- by 9.x maybe it'll even be as usable as 7 again.
This is horrible news. It just might save Windows.
Re:What about 2012R2??? (Score:2, Funny)
Only if you are a fool.