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In San Francisco, IT-, Microsoft introduced a new version of its operating systems – Windows 10, reports BBC BBC. According to the vice-president of the company, Terry Myerson, the new operating system will be the first in a series of new generation of Windows.
On the question of why a new operating system called Windows 10 (not Windows 9x, as it should would be “in order”), Myerson said that when people see the full version of the system, he will understand why Windows 10 – a more appropriate name for it.
Myerson said that the new system will work on a wide range of different types of devices (including TVs and smartphones).
The interface of the new system, there are certain elements of Windows 7 and Windows 8. The new version of the operating system in the lower left corner of the button will return to the “Start”. The new operating system also includes the ability to run multiple desktops.
Earlier it was reported that the owners of Windows 8 will be free to install the new version of the operating system as soon as it will be on sale.
According to the counter Netmarketshare, in August of 2014 the most common in the world of the operating system was Windows 7 with a share of 51.21%, followed has been going unsupported Microsoft Windows XP (23,89%), while the share of Windows 8.1 were only 7.09%. In Mac OS X 10.9 Apple’s the world’s only 4.29% in the market of operating systems, from Linux – 1,67%.
At the end of 2013. Microsoft has sold 200 million licenses of Windows 8 around the world (at a price of about $ 130-150). Hypothetically, Microsoft could earn $ 10-30 billion if all owners of computers on Windows 8 would want to buy a new version of the system at full price.
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