Wanted to share across the Microsoft’s Build conference Keynote announcements that was done on March 30 2016.
Windows 10: Usage
Out for 8 months
- 810M users world-wide
- 270M users in US
- 5B visitis to the Windows Store
- 60% growth in the “last few months alone”
- Coming soon Universal Windows Platform Apps: includes new Facebook app + audience network
Windows 10: Update
Anniversary update of Windows 10 coming this summer (FREE)
- Update For – New Pcs, 5-year old Pcs or a Brand New Macs
- Insider version available today along with Update of Visual Studio 2
- Windows Hello, Ink, Gaming, Hololens, and Cortanna updates
Desktop App Converter:
Takes a modern Win32/.Net app/Game installer and runs it though Centennial tool
- Sage example – run it through centennial and submit to the Windows 10 app store.
- Visual studio – Win32 code with no modifications
- Added in Live Tile code
- Game examples with Age of Empires 2 HD
HoloLens:
- Starts to ship to developers and enterprise partners today (exclusive to Windows 10)
- Code example on github are available today on the Windows Store (“Galaxy Explorer”)
“Bash” shell:
Coming to Windows (native Ubuntu windows)
- Power of command-line tools
- example using JavaScript, ssh, Ruby and emacs
Windows Ecosystem:
- Cortanna as a “boundary-less” offering across all devices and user actions/history
To me, in order to have Win10 capture more market, one of the most interesting support to look forward would be: Support for Win32 Desktop apps to the Windows 10 store (coming in June)