The release of Windows 10 will be Microsoft’s most important launches in years and is going to be one of the largest software delivery projects in history. A the company looks to regain the ground it lost with Windows 8, Microsoft will be offering full, free upgrades for every PC currently running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 Service Pack 1 (excluding those running Enterprise editions, which don't qualify for the free upgrade).
And thanks to slip up of Microsoft's partners in the PC supply chain, everyone now knows exactly when the final version of Windows 10 will be released to the public.
As can be seen in the transcript of AMD’s earnings call published by Seeking Alpha and spotted by The Verge, the offhand remarks from AMD's president and CEO Lisa Su revealed that Microsoft is planning to launch Windows 10 at the end of July. (Previously, Microsoft had only committed to "this summer" as a launch date.)
But what will actually happen when the appointed date rolls around? That poses some interesting logistical questions for Microsoft.
At this point it’s beyond safe to say that the company’s current desktop operating system is a flop, with many consumers and businesses alike doing everything they can to avoid it. Windows 10 dials back many of the controversial visual changes in Windows 8, however, and the press has had plenty of good things to say about it thus far.
With Microsoft offering full, free upgrades, it means 2GB+ upgrade package downloaded to each PC.
So just how big is the eligible Windows 10 upgrade base? It is certainly measured in the hundreds of millions, representing PCs running Windows in 111 languages and 190 countries worldwide.
Apple's been doing this for a few years with OS X, but on a much smaller scale, measured in the low tens of millions for each new release. Microsoft's upgrade program for Windows 8.1 was probably larger than that but still only a small fraction of the worldwide PC installed base.
There's actually a road map hidden in plain sight, included with a recent optional update for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. An XML file installed with that update contains important clues about a program called GWX: Get Windows 10.
And thanks to slip up of Microsoft's partners in the PC supply chain, everyone now knows exactly when the final version of Windows 10 will be released to the public.
As can be seen in the transcript of AMD’s earnings call published by Seeking Alpha and spotted by The Verge, the offhand remarks from AMD's president and CEO Lisa Su revealed that Microsoft is planning to launch Windows 10 at the end of July. (Previously, Microsoft had only committed to "this summer" as a launch date.)
But what will actually happen when the appointed date rolls around? That poses some interesting logistical questions for Microsoft.
At this point it’s beyond safe to say that the company’s current desktop operating system is a flop, with many consumers and businesses alike doing everything they can to avoid it. Windows 10 dials back many of the controversial visual changes in Windows 8, however, and the press has had plenty of good things to say about it thus far.
With Microsoft offering full, free upgrades, it means 2GB+ upgrade package downloaded to each PC.
So just how big is the eligible Windows 10 upgrade base? It is certainly measured in the hundreds of millions, representing PCs running Windows in 111 languages and 190 countries worldwide.
Apple's been doing this for a few years with OS X, but on a much smaller scale, measured in the low tens of millions for each new release. Microsoft's upgrade program for Windows 8.1 was probably larger than that but still only a small fraction of the worldwide PC installed base.
There's actually a road map hidden in plain sight, included with a recent optional update for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. An XML file installed with that update contains important clues about a program called GWX: Get Windows 10.
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