What's Different About Windows 10: Analysts Weigh In

JAN 27, 2015 10:47 AM

What's Different About Windows 10?: Analysts Weigh In

There's a lot of discussion going on this week about Windows 10. The big news is that it's free, a strong departure from Microsoft's longheld business model. And because of that, analysts are not only talking about the new product, but about what it could mean for the future of Microsoft.

Here are the top articles this week from the Desktop and App Development section of Analyst Perspectives:

Change The Interface, Change The World: Microsoft HoloLens Takes Computing’s Next Giant Leap | Forrester - Wed, 21 Jan 2015 | James McQuivey
Microsoft HoloLens Is A World-Changing Mixed Reality Product | Forrester - Wed, 21 Jan 2015 | JP Gownder
Analyst View: Can Microsoft recover from the Windows 8 debacle? | Ovum - Wed, 21 Jan 2015 | Richard Edwards
Windows 10: This Is the One You’ve Been Waiting For | Enderle Group - Wed, 21 Jan 2015 | Rob Enderle
Windows 10: Finally a Marketing-Driven Product from Microsoft | Enderle Group - Wed, 21 Jan 2015 | Rob Enderle
Windows 10 is a New Chapter for Microsoft | Gartner - Thu, 22 Jan 2015 | Bob Hafner
Microsoft’s Windows 10 & HoloLens Will Return Microsoft To Innovation Leadership; Challenge Will Be Drawing New Mobile Customers | Forrester - Wed, 21 Jan 2015 | Frank Gillett
Selling Windows 10 | NPD Group - Thu, 22 Jan 2015 | Stephen Baker

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