Microsoft on Friday announced that a major update to its Windows operating system will be released globally on October 17.
Release of Windows 10 "Fall Creators Update" will come the same day
that Windows Mixed Reality headsets powered by the software hits the
market, Microsoft executive vice president of operating systems Terry
Myerson said in a blog post.
Unlike virtual reality gear already available, Windows headsets made
by partners such as Acer, Asus, HP and Lenovo will not require cameras
to track user movements, according to Myerson.
Windows headsets will be priced as low as $299, and will need to be
plugged into computers powered by the Fall Creators Update, Microsoft
said.
The US technology titan showed off the Windows 10 update at the
company's annual developers' conference early this year to encourage
creation of offerings tuned to the software.
At the time, Myerson said the update will offer, among other
upgrades, "enhancements in gaming, security, accessibility, and
immersive new experiences made possible by Windows Mixed Reality."
The original version of Windows 10 debuted a little more than two years ago.
The latest version of Windows 10 is being built into a wide array of
devices that will be on the market in time for the year-end holiday
shopping season, according to Microsoft.
The company promised an audience of more than a billion people for those who develop services or applications for Windows 10.
Microsoft has highlighted how Windows 10 will let software savants
serve up creations on the full spectrum of smart devices, including the
HoloLens augmented reality headgear.
"By combining our physical and digital worlds, we believe mixed
reality is the next step in the evolution of human computing," Myerson
said in the blog post.
Microsoft was left behind in the smartphone market, which is dominated by Apple and Android-powered handsets.
Designing Windows to make Microsoft cloud services available from
competitors' devices and moving quickly in the nascent mixed-reality
market were seen as shrewd moves by the company.
Windows 10 is designed to power all kinds of devices, from wearable
computers to smartphones to desktop machines, and an application needs
to be written just once to perform on all of them, according to
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella.
Nadella said at the conference that "the mobility of the experience is what matters, not the mobility of the device."
To get Windows 10 adopted quickly, Microsoft plans to give it away as a free upgrade for a year after its release.
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