UNITED States.- Microsoft announced it will offer its next, Windows 10 OS, as a free upgrade for users of the latest versions of Windows and Windows Phone, attempting the world’s largest software maker to retain customers the era of mobile devices.
Windows 10 will be available for free for one year as an upgrade for users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1, said Terry Myerson, who heads the group of systems Microsoft operatives and made the announcement.
The change shows that Microsoft is moving to a subscription model frequently updated for your main operating system rather large payment updates every few years.
It is also a recognition that in the last decade Windows, present in only 15 percent of computing devices, including phones and tablets, has become quite irrelevant to many consumers.
Al offer the software for free, Microsoft hopes to attract more than one billion users of personal computers using the Windows operating system on other devices.
The new approach, called “Windows as a service “by Myerson, is similar to Apple Inc and Google Inc, which regularly update their software free for customers scheme.
At an event at its headquarters near Seattle, Microsoft also tried to shine its flagging reputation for innovation.
Surprisingly, revealed a holographic display device that allows users to view three-dimensional representations of CGI.
The HoloLens of Microsoft, which resemble a wireless viewfinder, represent a bet on the emerging market for virtual reality, which also suggest the Oculus of Facebook Inc signature and Google Glass project.
The device will be available around the same while Windows 10 this fall, said an executive at Microsoft.
The executives also showed an application of Xbox games in Windows 10 and a new version of your browser called “Spartan”, which allows notes on websites and share them.
Microsoft announced its new Windows 10 OS in September, saying the seeks to unify all users of devices.
The signature omitted Completely Windows 9 operating system, to put some distance between the new system and Windows 8, which confused many users eliminating the start menu button and using a new design.
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