Windows 10 coming to all hardware in Microsoft’s big bet

Microsoft announced its Windows 10 operating system on Tuesday to replace the largely unpopular Windows 8, skipping a number to mark a leap toward a new system aimed at unifying computing and mobile devices. The new software represents an attempt to step back from the radical redesign that alienated many PC users when Windows 8 was introduced two years ago. But it’s not a complete retreat from mobile functionality: It still has a touch-screen experience and strives to create a familiar experience for Windows users who switch between desktop computers, tablets and smartphones.

Windows 10 will deliver the right experience on the right device at the right time. Windows 10 will run on the broadest types of devices ever.

Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s OS group vice president

The operating system is crafted to automatically adapt to whichever device someone is using, from Xbox consoles and desktop computes to tablets or “tiny gadgets,” according to Microsoft. While Windows 8 was tuned into personal lifestyles rich with smartphones or tablets, it was not a hit at companies where people still work using traditional computers with keyboards and mice.

This is what Windows 8 should have been.

Rob Enderle of Enderle Group analyst

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