Introduction

Microsoft is hoping for a big win with Windows 10, and some would say the company needs it, after losing a fair number of unhappy users in the wake of Windows 8. As you have likely heard, Windows 8 was an ambitious (and, some would say, misguided and overzealous) attempt at changing the way we work with our computers. I have to give Microsoft credit in that regard—Windows 8 really was a game-changer. It was designed for the future of computing—you know, those days when we’re speaking into our watches and zooming around in George Jetson-like airmobiles. And many of the features introduced in Windows 8 were focused on people who were using touch devices, such as tablets. However, these users, as Microsoft unhappily discovered, were ...

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