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Almost 30 years after Microsoft shipped Windows 1.0, ditching DOS commands and introducing the world of point-and-click, Microsoft is ready to bring the newest iteration of its operating system to the world, announcing Windows 10 will be released on July 29.
Windows 10 has been the source of anticipation and speculation since the beginning, when Microsoft revealed that the follow-on to its Windows 8 OS would leapfrog the ‘Windows 9’ moniker and head straight for double digits.
Originally codenamed Windows Threshold, Microsoft has promised a raft of new features for the operating system, including an upgraded web browser known as Microsoft Edge, support from Microsoft’s personal digital assistant Cortana now baked into PCs, and Xbox One game streaming for Windows 10 PCs and tablets.
As an added sweetener, the company also confirmed that Windows 10 would come free to Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users as an upgrade for the first year.
Windows users have waited patiently for a launch date, with Microsoft previously only going as far as saying that the software would be launched in 111 languages across 190 countries during the Northern Hemisphere summer.
Keen-eyed Windows fans also jumped on information leaked by online reseller Newegg.com yesterday, which showed a listing for Windows 10 indicating that the operating system would be delivered to original equipment manufacturers on August 31, though Microsoft did not comment on the information.
