Microsoft to move to smaller, more frequent updates - meaning the all-important version number will remain the same from now on
Windows 10 will be the last major release of Microsoft's venerable operating system, according to a development executive at the firm.
Once the new version is released this summer, future updates will come in an "ongoing manner", the company confirmed.
Through decades of people having no choice but to be used by
us, we think we know what's best for you.
That's why we're pleased to bring you
much-needed improvements we think you'll like, including:
It's not fair that macOS has all of the fun.
In fact, our taskbar should take cues from the best.
What's the matter? No Task Manager? What are you, some
kind of power user? If you are, surely you know Ctrl+Alt+Del by heart?
Resizing? Are you crazy?
You only need it in one size, and at the bottom of the screen too.
We want the experience to be uniform, you see.
Window labels? That's just clutter you don't need!
Psst, if you hover over the taskbar below, you'll see a glimpse of Windows 11.1. Let this be our little secret~
Instead of thinking it as a place for your shortcuts and the like, think of it as a landing page for your device.
We want you to always know where everything is, so we placed your most recently used files front and center. Hope you didn't look at anything confidential lately!
Just when you thought Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 were phone-y enough.
Wait, were you ACTUALLY expecting widgets
from Windows Vista and 7?!
Do you even LOOK at them?! Instead, we
rehashed our Live Tiles concept!
'Cause we know you love looking
at 'em.
Win32 is sooooo 1995. UWP is the future!
Never mind the way it churns when you start an UWP app,
you can rest assured that it'll always look pretty!
Because we sacked 'em all back when
we released Windows 10.
But don't worry. It'll get better. You'll just have to
live with it.
We're basically your helicopter parent at this point.
And don't you even dare escape.
We're proud to stand on the shoulders of
our 30-year legacy.
If you have Windows, you have our entire
history at your fingertips.
...because we won't start over from scratch.
And good luck changing it to anything else.
You'd think we'd learned anything from the
lawsuit that nearly split us, but they ain't gonna switch from us anytime soon.
We made sure to make your ride there as smooth as possible, of course, by upgrading your computer behind your back as soon as we find that you meet our vague hardware specifications.
Unless you locked yourself into Windows 10 21H1,
in which case: fuck you.
We will personally send a Windows 11 update to your
house soon enough.
Don't worry though.
You'll still get the same inescapable
update ride, just like Windows 10.