Windows 10

With a bridge-building theme as a backdrop, Microsoft on Wednesday announced a series of changes that fundamentally alter the relationship developers have with Windows 10. Now, Microsoft is embracing web and legacy desktop applications, and it will let developer easily port Android and iOS apps to Windows 10 too. Related: Build 2015: Microsoft Takes on Amazon…

I’m flying to San Francisco on Tuesday to attend Build 2015, Microsoft’s developer conference. Here are some questions I hope to have answered at the show, along with some announcements I’d really like to see. Let’s jump right in. Windows 10. The list of questions I have about Windows 10 is so vast it would…

Russell Smith explains why Windows 10 Mobile must be developed in lockstep with Windows 10 for meaningful beta testing.

With Windows 10, Microsoft is pushing a new web browser—currently codenamed Project Spartan—over its legacy Internet Explorer. But it’s not clear what the real strategy is here, since a new web browser that runs only on Windows is fundamentally just as constrained as the browser it seeks to replace. Microsoft first launched Internet Explorer 20…

In this opinion post, Petri Contributing Editor Aidan Finn wonders what Steve Jobs would have done with Microsoft.

What improvements can Microsoft still make to Windows 10? Russell Smith shares his wish list for essential features that need to be included in Windows 10.

At the Windows 10 media event earlier this month in Redmond, Microsoft revealed its “Windows as a service” concept as part of the announcement about free upgrades to Windows 10. But what about businesses?

Microsoft received a lot positive press for its Windows 10 event last week, but maybe it’s time for someone to ask the hard questions.

In this week’s other news, a quick thanks, Surface 2 finally sells out, putting Windows 8 and Surface RT/2 in perspective, Build 2015 sells out in 15 minutes, and the Apple Watch will run out of juice before you leave for work in the morning.

The recent Windows 10 media event has tech enthusiasts excited about Microsoft. Is this the event that will change the perception of Microsoft going forward? Aidan Finn gives his take.