Microsoft: Windows 10 will be released in the summer after testing on Xiaomi smartphones

Джо Бельфиоре

Microsoft has confirmed that the long-awaited Windows 10 operating system will be released this summer. However, the exact release date is still unknown. In addition, the software giant announced cooperation with the Chinese company Xiaomi, which will install Windows 10 on its popular devices. This will give Microsoft another advantage in the struggle for a share in the smartphone market.


Previously, Microsoft said that it would release Windows 10 "later this year," so many expected a new operating system in the fall. The summer release of the updated operating system suggests that the Redmond company is ahead of its schedule. Radical redesign will allow Windows 10 to work not only on personal computers and laptops, but also on smartphones, tablets, game consoles and devices from the "Internet of Things" category.

We continue to make great progress in the field of software development, and we report that Windows 10 will be available this summer in 190 countries of the world in 111 languages, "said Microsoft vice president Terry Myerson at the Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) summit in the Chinese city Shenzhen.

Microsoft will offer Windows 10 as a free upgrade for one year for all users of Windows 7 and Windows 8. The update cycle should begin this summer.

Cooperation with Xiaomi

Myerson also announced a partnership with Xiaomi, the largest smartphone manufacturer in China. Its popularity was gained by producing high-quality Android-smartphones at an affordable price.
The partnership of both companies will begin with the testing of Windows 10 on Xiaomi Mi smartphones. A separate group of users will install on their phones version of the Technical Preview and test it before the final version of Windows 10.

As Xiaomi's representative told TechCrunch, "this is an experimental program that Microsoft fully controls."

Orientation to China

Microsoft sees China as an important market for its new operating system. The company has already announced cooperation with Lenovo, Tencent and Qihu 360 in the hope of solving the problem of local piracy, as well as keeping millions of users of licensed software, offering them a free upgrade to their Windows.

Windows 10 is a great update to the Windows 8 operating system, which brought little success to the company. In addition to visual changes in the form of a new launch menu and various modes of operation in the new "operating system" will also include the browser Spartan (replacement Internet Explorer) and personal assistant Cortana.

Windows 10 will also allow users to install serious system updates over a P2P (peer-to-peer) network, and the "axis" itself will save 2.6 gigabytes of computer memory.

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