Microsoft Celebrates Creativity and Ingenuity at Windows 10 Conference

This year's conference is all about celebrating the creativity and ingenuity that developers bring to Microsoft's products. The biggest announcement of the week has been Microsoft bringing Android and iOS apps to Windows, a move that will allow developers to compile the same Objective C code that's being used in iOS applications within Visual Studio on Windows. However, this move is not as simple as it sounds, and Microsoft is trying to get developers to port their apps to Windows. The impact of this move could be significant, potentially leading to a mashup of apps on Windows devices with no real identity or design.

Microsoft's goal is to grab the attention of Android and iOS developers and get them onto Windows platforms. However, there are concerns that Microsoft may not succeed in its mission, and that the resulting mix of apps on Windows devices could lead to a lack of cohesion and a confused user experience. On the other hand, Microsoft sees this as an opportunity to bring new life to its mobile offerings and win back developers who have been loyal to Apple and Google.

Microsoft Edge: A New Browser with Extensions

One of the most significant announcements at the conference was Microsoft's new browser, formerly known as Internet Explorer. The company has decided to retire the old name in favor of a circular "e" logo that is familiar from Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge is designed to be a clean and simple browser that offers a fresh alternative to its predecessor. One of the key features of the new browser is its support for extensions, which will arrive at the end of the year.

Continuum: Bringing PCs to Phones

Another exciting announcement was Microsoft's Continuum feature, which allows users to plug their phone into a monitor and keyboard and mouse. The resulting interface stretches from the phone to the PC, allowing users to launch Excel, Word, and other productivity apps on their Windows devices. This feature is particularly interesting for business users who need to work on-the-go but also require access to more powerful tools.

Windows 10: A Year of Updates

While the exact release date for Windows 10 has not been announced, Microsoft has hinted that it will be available in the summer, with some sources suggesting a July 29th release date. The company is also promising a year of updates and improvements for the operating system, which will include new features and performance enhancements.

HoloLens: A Glimpse into the Future

One of the most anticipated announcements at the conference was Microsoft's HoloLens headset, which was shown off in January but has since progressed significantly. The headset uses holographic technology to create a three-dimensional interface that allows users to interact with virtual objects and environments. While the demo was not without its challenges, including adjusting the headset for optimal use and finding the right position to view the hologram, it was clear that HoloLens represents a significant leap forward in augmented reality technology.

Conclusion

Microsoft's Windows 10 conference has been a showcase for the company's latest and greatest technologies. From Microsoft Edge to Continuum and HoloLens, the company is pushing the boundaries of what is possible on its operating system. Whether or not developers will be swayed by the announcement of Android and iOS app support remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: Windows 10 is going to be a major player in the tech world this year.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enin recent years Microsoft has traveled to San Francisco in hopes of trying to get developers to build apps for Windows hasn't really worked out every year but this year they got a new trick up their sleeves it's Windows 10 this conference is all about celebrating the creativity the Ingenuity that you all bring so the biggest announcement of the week has definitely been Microsoft bringing Android and iOS apps to Windows is not quite as simple as it sounds um they're basically trying to get developers to Port their apps to uh windows and and run them there you will be able to compile the same Objective C code that's being used in iOS applications within Visual Studio on Windows it's kind of a disruptive thing um you've obviously got the two powers in The Mobile World which is Android and iOS and Microsoft really wants to grab those developers and get them onto Windows wherever it's going to work hm was see it could end up with a mish mash of apps on on Windows phone and no real identity and no real like design EOS or anything like that um but Microsoft's really hoping that this is their last chance to to really get these apps on Windows and to get people buying Windows phones aside from the mobile stuff Windows 10 obviously spans across PCS tablets phones and the Xbox One and this week we kind of got the first official name for uh the project Spartan browser which is a successor to Internet Explorer so now it's called Microsoft Edge and Microsoft just keeping the kind of circular e logo that they had with iie for like the familiarity of like your grandma using an Explorer or something like that kind of a weird logo I don't if they're going to keep it around like they've picked it so it's probably here to stay in terms of Microsoft Edge it's new it's clean it's simple um you're going to have extensions coming by the end of the year so MOS really cleaned its act up with the browser and it's bringing something that that's new and fresh and a little bit more simple than Internet Explorer has been in the past because Windows 10 runs across PCS phones tablets whatever you want um there's some interesting new things that M's kind of doing with it so one of them is Continuum for phones um which is essentially an interface that will allow you to plug your phone into a monitor and keyboard and mouse and it'll be an interface that stretches from the phone to the PC so instead of getting your phone interface on a monitor you get like a PC interface you can launch Excel word and all that sort of stuff and use it as a PC so it's kind of cool um what wasn't cool this week is that Microsoft didn't really give us a release date for all this stuff so the phone stuff is coming later this year um the PC stuff is coming in the summer and Summer's pretty broad um we've heard like AMD CEO say end of July we've personally heard July 29th as a date we'll see if Microsoft makes that um but I think Windows 10's going to come in pretty hot it's going to have a lot of updates to it um and not all the features are going to be there straight away and then the final piece of the Windows 10 puzzle is Hol lens so might well showed it back in January and it's progressed somewhat in 100 days since then so it's now headset um I've tried it on um I'd say I've spent about 50% of the demo trying to adjust it for my eyes and get the field of view right and I think that's kind of the one thing that I noticed from the demos this time around back in January I could look around and everything felt a little bit more immersive but this time it felt like I had to have the Hologram in a certain position and I had to move to that and it didn't feel like it was part of the world necessarily so I think that's going to be the struggle with Hollow lens um some of the demos were cool I can inflate fishes I can put stuff on the walls um all that sort of stuff um it's cool but I think there's still some work to go and we don't know what's inside it we don't know how much it's going to cost or when it's really going to arrive so there's still some questions around Hollens it's cool it's exciting um but there's still there's still some work to be done there Microsoft really knows what it needs to do and it's kind of tried to put that on show this week um whether it really entices mobile developers this time who knows um this is kind of like their last chance really um if they go a year or two without the apps across their platforms then Windows becomes even more relevant than it is now they've done a lot of exciting stuff this week they've shown a lot of it certain stuff they're looking towards the future I think Microsoft knows what it needs to do it's just really whether developers are interested or notin recent years Microsoft has traveled to San Francisco in hopes of trying to get developers to build apps for Windows hasn't really worked out every year but this year they got a new trick up their sleeves it's Windows 10 this conference is all about celebrating the creativity the Ingenuity that you all bring so the biggest announcement of the week has definitely been Microsoft bringing Android and iOS apps to Windows is not quite as simple as it sounds um they're basically trying to get developers to Port their apps to uh windows and and run them there you will be able to compile the same Objective C code that's being used in iOS applications within Visual Studio on Windows it's kind of a disruptive thing um you've obviously got the two powers in The Mobile World which is Android and iOS and Microsoft really wants to grab those developers and get them onto Windows wherever it's going to work hm was see it could end up with a mish mash of apps on on Windows phone and no real identity and no real like design EOS or anything like that um but Microsoft's really hoping that this is their last chance to to really get these apps on Windows and to get people buying Windows phones aside from the mobile stuff Windows 10 obviously spans across PCS tablets phones and the Xbox One and this week we kind of got the first official name for uh the project Spartan browser which is a successor to Internet Explorer so now it's called Microsoft Edge and Microsoft just keeping the kind of circular e logo that they had with iie for like the familiarity of like your grandma using an Explorer or something like that kind of a weird logo I don't if they're going to keep it around like they've picked it so it's probably here to stay in terms of Microsoft Edge it's new it's clean it's simple um you're going to have extensions coming by the end of the year so MOS really cleaned its act up with the browser and it's bringing something that that's new and fresh and a little bit more simple than Internet Explorer has been in the past because Windows 10 runs across PCS phones tablets whatever you want um there's some interesting new things that M's kind of doing with it so one of them is Continuum for phones um which is essentially an interface that will allow you to plug your phone into a monitor and keyboard and mouse and it'll be an interface that stretches from the phone to the PC so instead of getting your phone interface on a monitor you get like a PC interface you can launch Excel word and all that sort of stuff and use it as a PC so it's kind of cool um what wasn't cool this week is that Microsoft didn't really give us a release date for all this stuff so the phone stuff is coming later this year um the PC stuff is coming in the summer and Summer's pretty broad um we've heard like AMD CEO say end of July we've personally heard July 29th as a date we'll see if Microsoft makes that um but I think Windows 10's going to come in pretty hot it's going to have a lot of updates to it um and not all the features are going to be there straight away and then the final piece of the Windows 10 puzzle is Hol lens so might well showed it back in January and it's progressed somewhat in 100 days since then so it's now headset um I've tried it on um I'd say I've spent about 50% of the demo trying to adjust it for my eyes and get the field of view right and I think that's kind of the one thing that I noticed from the demos this time around back in January I could look around and everything felt a little bit more immersive but this time it felt like I had to have the Hologram in a certain position and I had to move to that and it didn't feel like it was part of the world necessarily so I think that's going to be the struggle with Hollow lens um some of the demos were cool I can inflate fishes I can put stuff on the walls um all that sort of stuff um it's cool but I think there's still some work to go and we don't know what's inside it we don't know how much it's going to cost or when it's really going to arrive so there's still some questions around Hollens it's cool it's exciting um but there's still there's still some work to be done there Microsoft really knows what it needs to do and it's kind of tried to put that on show this week um whether it really entices mobile developers this time who knows um this is kind of like their last chance really um if they go a year or two without the apps across their platforms then Windows becomes even more relevant than it is now they've done a lot of exciting stuff this week they've shown a lot of it certain stuff they're looking towards the future I think Microsoft knows what it needs to do it's just really whether developers are interested or not\n"