Microsoft has shown only 10% of the new features of Windows 10

Much enthusiasm has already been aroused by the announcements made by Microsoft at its presentation on Windows 10 yesterday. However, according to information from Tom Warren of The Verge (who has been one of the lucky few with access to the exclusive event) what Microsoft revealed would be just the tip of the icebergof all the new features that the final version of Windows 10 would include.

In his own words:

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Later on his Twitter account, he specified more, pointing out that only features related to companies would have been announced at the Microsoft event, leaving aside (for now) the news related to final consumers, among which it would count Cortana, and a major renewal of the Skype application (which we assume will now be integrated into the same operating system)."

Regarding Cortana in particular, please note that the voice assistant will work by replacing the built-in browser in Windows 8.1, just like in Windows Phone replaced the Bing app. We would access Cortana through the prominent search button that will be next to the Start Menu, and from there it will be possible to enter text or voice queries, as shown in the image above (which is not a screenshot, but a illustrative mockup made by Tom himself).

A major renewal of Skype, the addition of Cortana, and major changes in the visual appearance would be some of the news that Microsoft has kept silent about

Along with that, in his review of first impressions Warren points out that the Windows 10 interface is still an incomplete work, halfway way between what Windows 8 offered and the final result that Redmond wants to achieve for the final version of its new operating system.

No doubt these revelations raise our expectations of what Windows 10 will deliver once it's released. And perhaps the delay in the expected release date has something to do with this: Microsoft may want all new system features polished enough to make a good impression right out of the box.

Via | The Verge