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Inside Windows 10: An early look at Microsoft's Operating System
In this eBook, Onuora Amobi, former Microsoft MVP for Windows and the editor of www.windows10update.com introduces the reader to Microsoft's newest ecosystem - Windows 10.
The author meticulously starts at the beginning and guides you through the evolution of Windows from Windows 7, Microsoft's culture and what it has taken to get Microsoft to this point.
Some of what you’ll learn:
The evolution of Microsoft – Why Windows 10 was necessary.
The new CEO – Satya Nadella’s philosophy and how it’s driving this change.
Windows 9 – what happened? How come Microsoft skipped this number?
Windows 10 – not just a desktop upgrade – a complete ecosystem. Why this is important to know.
Just how many versions of Windows 10 are there?
Universal Applications are coming – how this will make your life easier.
How developing for Windows products is about to get a lot easier.
Cortana – Microsoft’s new virtual assistant and how it could change computing.
Project Spartan – How Microsoft is attempting to make browsing the web easier.
Microsoft’s role in the “Internet of Things”.
What happened to Windows RT?
and much much more…
Windows 10 is Microsoft's most ambitious undertaking and you will learn exactly how this new Operating System may change the face of computing forever.
The author meticulously starts at the beginning and guides you through the evolution of Windows from Windows 7, Microsoft's culture and what it has taken to get Microsoft to this point.
Some of what you’ll learn:
The evolution of Microsoft – Why Windows 10 was necessary.
The new CEO – Satya Nadella’s philosophy and how it’s driving this change.
Windows 9 – what happened? How come Microsoft skipped this number?
Windows 10 – not just a desktop upgrade – a complete ecosystem. Why this is important to know.
Just how many versions of Windows 10 are there?
Universal Applications are coming – how this will make your life easier.
How developing for Windows products is about to get a lot easier.
Cortana – Microsoft’s new virtual assistant and how it could change computing.
Project Spartan – How Microsoft is attempting to make browsing the web easier.
Microsoft’s role in the “Internet of Things”.
What happened to Windows RT?
and much much more…
Windows 10 is Microsoft's most ambitious undertaking and you will learn exactly how this new Operating System may change the face of computing forever.
107 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 11, 2015
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July 2, 2017
The short version first . . .
The early adopters of technology are those who are usually considered to be the super techies, or über geeks, or enter your special nickname for those who were never and will never be intimidated by the latest in technology despite its form of presentation – hardware, software, or something totally new. The advent of Windows 10 is just such an event which will come to fruition according to some sources by late July, 2015. The work at hand was offered as a “free download” to persons interested in knowing more about the pending launch of the much anticipated updated and re-engineered Microsoft operating system. Never ever someone to pass up a free book about, well just about anything. I get by with that more now that I have mostly electronic books. Anyway . . .
Inside Windows 10: An early look at Microsoft's Operating System by Onuora Amobi is an electronic book which previews of the features of the much anticipated next generation of Windows operating systems. I was familiar with the new OS, but I was not aware of the change being free to some early adopters of new technology. I have been using tablets for a couple of years now, mostly the Barnes and Noble Nooks' various iterations. While they are nice e-readers with lots of decent and (in some cases) unique features, I found that I wanted a more ubiquitous open reader platform from which to work that included a more open view of the Android landscape.
Why not Apple's various i-offerings? Well three reasons:
1. I really did not want to spend 2 to 3 times more money for fewer features, less capacity and fewer open source software options, despite the good corporate offerings that come with the iPads and iPhones. Yes I do have an iPod but that's as far as I comitted going with a purely proprietary device since those usually come with a hefty markup that you discover as you check out at the local store of your choice.
2. I was much more impressed with features associated with several of the Android devices, particularly the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4s. Nice hardware, good upgrade-ability using standard components readily available at 3rd party shops.
3. I was really wanting to have a stable platform that would be something I could use as my primary e-reader across both EPUB, MOBI, PDF, and proprietary reader platforms that run with other readers which are emulated nicely on the Android platform.
But I digress, Windows 10 book is what should be the content of this review. So . . .
Being a skeptic about anything free (you know all the things people say about getting what you pay for), I wanted to know more about Onuora Amobi, primarily I wanted to see what Mr. Amobi brought to the typing side of this relationship; the question on my mind being: is it worth my time to read his book. The fifth page of the work was a page about the author. Very handy, but more importantly, I was fascinated by the links to his work, his website, and a host of other really neat pieces of information about the gentleman. He has 20 years in the Information Technology arena with Windows experience both in using as well as reporting since 2005, although none of this time was spent employed by Microsoft. That peaked my interest right away. A gander at his website sealed the deal. That is, it started sealing it...the first 5 pages did the rest.
Mr. Amobi's credentials have a good deal of depth in the field, and his websites only deepen one's perception of the breadth and depth of his expertise and experience. In this business which I have been at least sideline person since the early 1980's, I can tell you that longevity doing only specific topics of interest is almost unheard of, but Mr. Amobi has thrived in the Windows niche since 2005. He has written several books about both Windows 7 and Windows 10. His book tells the story of how Windows 10 came to pass over the debacles of Windows 8 (and to a lesser extent, Windows 8.1). The problems with user interfaces and other factors have dropped Windows as an operating system of choice on only 14% of the available platforms for computing. By the same metric, Windows 7 was in first place with a 56% market share with Windows XP in at 19%. It is clear that something was perceived as amiss with the Windows 8/8.1 arena, but to what was it attributable? Mr. Amobi provides clear and relevant answers to that set of questions early on. But his work is not all bad news . . .
The good news is really all about the complete rethinking about how Windows 10 will work, across not only desktops and laptops, but 2 in 1's, tablets, phones, and embedded devices growing to become the operating system of choice across the Internet of Things. This bold move was formulated and developed by a large number of Microsoft's top engineers, programmers, and decision makes. All made possible by the hiring of Microsoft's new Chief Operating Officer, Satya Nadella. Mr. Nadella's relationship with Microsoft has been in the Mobile and Cloud areas for the most part, and since he started as CEO, Microsoft has seen growth in both revenue (22%) and profits (33%). His thoughts come across as first in Mobile and first in the Cloud.
Windows 10 is a remake of an operating system with a look to streamlining the offerings down to where appliances can be networked in with Xboxes, tablets, phones, laptops, 2 and 1's, PCs, servers, across the home network as well as the cloud, a totally ubiquitous and seamless experience. With one of the smaller footprints to enable interfaces with embedded electronics in appliances, phones, and tablets, the operating system is lean with one of the smallest platform minimum requirements checklists that I have seen in a very long time. This alone will make Windows 10 attractive to marketers and manufacturers who are looking to providing electronic and network interfaces for their products so that users can interact with them through the cloud, monitoring operations, setting times for lights to come up, and just about anything you can imagine. The other marching orders for Windows 10 is to have “one product family, one platform, one store.” Sounds like soup to nuts as the old saying goes. But is it real?
Microsoft thinks it is so real that it is offering free upgrades for most Windows users now running the Windows in versions 7, 8, and 8.1. and there is no Windows 9 to come before. The upgrades are available for free for the asking, although some early adopters have been asked to express their interest in the upgrade. Once again you get what you pay for, unless it is coming from a giant like Microsoft, then it almost seems too good to be true. I know that I will be upgrading all of my Windows 7+ hardware over to Windows 10 when the upgrades become available later this year. There are several new products in development now with some due to rollout with or shortly after Windows 10 launches.. The new products include a holographic interface and new appliances with Windows 10 embedded in their electronics. The new developments are in software with an updated version of Cortana, Microsoft's sound interactive system similar to Apple's Siri; Continuum which will help to adapt Windows 10 to the device of choice regardless of size or capability, an upgraded graphics driver called DirectX 12 with built in 3D capabilities, a new web browser called Spartan, Universal applications which run in similar ways across all platforms in the Microsoft Windows 10 implementation, and the Microsoft One Store, apps for all Windows 10 platforms with pricing on some items low enough for even a cheapskate like me to find something capable that s/he wants to tryout. Windows 10 will also come in Server editions as well as Corporate Enterprise implementations scaled and deployed as a business wants or needs it to be so done. Office 2016 will launch at about or just after Windows 10 launches later this summer. All and all, it looks like Microsoft is going to have a sizzlin' summer for all of us.
In closing, I can safely tell you there are a half dozen or so instances of expletives in this work as well as one place with a duplication of two paragraphs on two different pages. On the good side, updates to the book were promised as needed and warranted. It might be a good idea to get on the list that Mr. Mr. Amobi is maintaining at his contact points. The cost of the book is $14.95 UoSD. It is published in MOBI on the Kindle platform. The copy I got was a nicely rendered PDF document that I read using a BlueFire reader which handled everything admirably. The recommendation is for any reader who is interested in the subject matter, can overlook the handful of expletives, and who has the technical vocabulary to understand the more technical aspects of the book. It is short, to the point, and for the most part well written with the exceptions noted above. I am rating it at 4 stars for the expletives and the editorial issues noted. If you are going to present to a competent technical audience, copy needs to be sanitized and proofed prior to publication, in my honest opinion.
The early adopters of technology are those who are usually considered to be the super techies, or über geeks, or enter your special nickname for those who were never and will never be intimidated by the latest in technology despite its form of presentation – hardware, software, or something totally new. The advent of Windows 10 is just such an event which will come to fruition according to some sources by late July, 2015. The work at hand was offered as a “free download” to persons interested in knowing more about the pending launch of the much anticipated updated and re-engineered Microsoft operating system. Never ever someone to pass up a free book about, well just about anything. I get by with that more now that I have mostly electronic books. Anyway . . .
Inside Windows 10: An early look at Microsoft's Operating System by Onuora Amobi is an electronic book which previews of the features of the much anticipated next generation of Windows operating systems. I was familiar with the new OS, but I was not aware of the change being free to some early adopters of new technology. I have been using tablets for a couple of years now, mostly the Barnes and Noble Nooks' various iterations. While they are nice e-readers with lots of decent and (in some cases) unique features, I found that I wanted a more ubiquitous open reader platform from which to work that included a more open view of the Android landscape.
Why not Apple's various i-offerings? Well three reasons:
1. I really did not want to spend 2 to 3 times more money for fewer features, less capacity and fewer open source software options, despite the good corporate offerings that come with the iPads and iPhones. Yes I do have an iPod but that's as far as I comitted going with a purely proprietary device since those usually come with a hefty markup that you discover as you check out at the local store of your choice.
2. I was much more impressed with features associated with several of the Android devices, particularly the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4s. Nice hardware, good upgrade-ability using standard components readily available at 3rd party shops.
3. I was really wanting to have a stable platform that would be something I could use as my primary e-reader across both EPUB, MOBI, PDF, and proprietary reader platforms that run with other readers which are emulated nicely on the Android platform.
But I digress, Windows 10 book is what should be the content of this review. So . . .
Being a skeptic about anything free (you know all the things people say about getting what you pay for), I wanted to know more about Onuora Amobi, primarily I wanted to see what Mr. Amobi brought to the typing side of this relationship; the question on my mind being: is it worth my time to read his book. The fifth page of the work was a page about the author. Very handy, but more importantly, I was fascinated by the links to his work, his website, and a host of other really neat pieces of information about the gentleman. He has 20 years in the Information Technology arena with Windows experience both in using as well as reporting since 2005, although none of this time was spent employed by Microsoft. That peaked my interest right away. A gander at his website sealed the deal. That is, it started sealing it...the first 5 pages did the rest.
Mr. Amobi's credentials have a good deal of depth in the field, and his websites only deepen one's perception of the breadth and depth of his expertise and experience. In this business which I have been at least sideline person since the early 1980's, I can tell you that longevity doing only specific topics of interest is almost unheard of, but Mr. Amobi has thrived in the Windows niche since 2005. He has written several books about both Windows 7 and Windows 10. His book tells the story of how Windows 10 came to pass over the debacles of Windows 8 (and to a lesser extent, Windows 8.1). The problems with user interfaces and other factors have dropped Windows as an operating system of choice on only 14% of the available platforms for computing. By the same metric, Windows 7 was in first place with a 56% market share with Windows XP in at 19%. It is clear that something was perceived as amiss with the Windows 8/8.1 arena, but to what was it attributable? Mr. Amobi provides clear and relevant answers to that set of questions early on. But his work is not all bad news . . .
The good news is really all about the complete rethinking about how Windows 10 will work, across not only desktops and laptops, but 2 in 1's, tablets, phones, and embedded devices growing to become the operating system of choice across the Internet of Things. This bold move was formulated and developed by a large number of Microsoft's top engineers, programmers, and decision makes. All made possible by the hiring of Microsoft's new Chief Operating Officer, Satya Nadella. Mr. Nadella's relationship with Microsoft has been in the Mobile and Cloud areas for the most part, and since he started as CEO, Microsoft has seen growth in both revenue (22%) and profits (33%). His thoughts come across as first in Mobile and first in the Cloud.
Windows 10 is a remake of an operating system with a look to streamlining the offerings down to where appliances can be networked in with Xboxes, tablets, phones, laptops, 2 and 1's, PCs, servers, across the home network as well as the cloud, a totally ubiquitous and seamless experience. With one of the smaller footprints to enable interfaces with embedded electronics in appliances, phones, and tablets, the operating system is lean with one of the smallest platform minimum requirements checklists that I have seen in a very long time. This alone will make Windows 10 attractive to marketers and manufacturers who are looking to providing electronic and network interfaces for their products so that users can interact with them through the cloud, monitoring operations, setting times for lights to come up, and just about anything you can imagine. The other marching orders for Windows 10 is to have “one product family, one platform, one store.” Sounds like soup to nuts as the old saying goes. But is it real?
Microsoft thinks it is so real that it is offering free upgrades for most Windows users now running the Windows in versions 7, 8, and 8.1. and there is no Windows 9 to come before. The upgrades are available for free for the asking, although some early adopters have been asked to express their interest in the upgrade. Once again you get what you pay for, unless it is coming from a giant like Microsoft, then it almost seems too good to be true. I know that I will be upgrading all of my Windows 7+ hardware over to Windows 10 when the upgrades become available later this year. There are several new products in development now with some due to rollout with or shortly after Windows 10 launches.. The new products include a holographic interface and new appliances with Windows 10 embedded in their electronics. The new developments are in software with an updated version of Cortana, Microsoft's sound interactive system similar to Apple's Siri; Continuum which will help to adapt Windows 10 to the device of choice regardless of size or capability, an upgraded graphics driver called DirectX 12 with built in 3D capabilities, a new web browser called Spartan, Universal applications which run in similar ways across all platforms in the Microsoft Windows 10 implementation, and the Microsoft One Store, apps for all Windows 10 platforms with pricing on some items low enough for even a cheapskate like me to find something capable that s/he wants to tryout. Windows 10 will also come in Server editions as well as Corporate Enterprise implementations scaled and deployed as a business wants or needs it to be so done. Office 2016 will launch at about or just after Windows 10 launches later this summer. All and all, it looks like Microsoft is going to have a sizzlin' summer for all of us.
In closing, I can safely tell you there are a half dozen or so instances of expletives in this work as well as one place with a duplication of two paragraphs on two different pages. On the good side, updates to the book were promised as needed and warranted. It might be a good idea to get on the list that Mr. Mr. Amobi is maintaining at his contact points. The cost of the book is $14.95 UoSD. It is published in MOBI on the Kindle platform. The copy I got was a nicely rendered PDF document that I read using a BlueFire reader which handled everything admirably. The recommendation is for any reader who is interested in the subject matter, can overlook the handful of expletives, and who has the technical vocabulary to understand the more technical aspects of the book. It is short, to the point, and for the most part well written with the exceptions noted above. I am rating it at 4 stars for the expletives and the editorial issues noted. If you are going to present to a competent technical audience, copy needs to be sanitized and proofed prior to publication, in my honest opinion.
March 30, 2015
Inside Windows 10
Very intriguing presentation of the newest iteration. Looking forward to the promised updates. Blown away by Microsoft Hub, can hardly wait.
Very intriguing presentation of the newest iteration. Looking forward to the promised updates. Blown away by Microsoft Hub, can hardly wait.
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