Windows 10: How will new feature development be handled with Windows 10?

Microsoft say that Windows 10 will be the final version of Windows. Whether that's true or not, it certainly won't be the end of new features being needed, wanted, and added to Windows 10.

That being said, the "feature complete" state of Windows 10 could probably be viewed as Windows 10's starting point, rather than its finalization. And in 5 - 10 years, Windows 10 could have a very different presentation than it will at launch - and that seems very plausible, with how fast new technologies, devices, and types of services are arising.

Will Microsoft release updates via modules that people can choose based on their relevance to them, and will they be free for Windows 10 owners?


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HTTP is broken in IE11 Mobile

Hello Eric:

Thank you for posting to the forum regarding the issues you are having with the web browser on your Windows Phone running the 8.1 developer preview. I see that you found an issue with how certain sites are handled on the browser. At this point I have a
couple questions and one suggestion.

My main question is what is happening when you attempt to connect via port 8080? I see you mention it does not handle it correctly but I am unable to determine how it is being handled based on the information provided. If you could provide as much detail
as possible that would be greatly appreciated.

My next question is, was this something that did not happen when accessing the site via the browser before you installed the developer preview? If this did work as expected then any additional information related to your experience on the phone then would
be appreciated.

For the time being I would suggest you post your feedback/suggestions regarding this to the following forum,

http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions . This forum is used to develop updates for existing products and in the development of new products. Posting here will further ensure your concerns are seen and addressed.

Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Mark W.

 

Can you upgrade to Windows Phone 8.1 from Windows Phone 8 for free?

I signed up for the developer preview, it was very easy. Windows 8.1 is fantastic, so much better than Windows 8.0. I was at the point of throwing my Lumia 625 in the bin because I was so frustrated with the operating system. 8.1 is much more stable. Many
of the new features are actually the same as you get on iOS and Android, so they should have been there in Windows all along, but their inclusion is still appreciated. For example the media handling is much better, with podcast support included. If like me
you are getting annoyed with Windows, become a developer and you will be amazed at the difference with the new version.

 

much like Apple does ,and same as Apple there will likely come a time when your hardware is no longer compatible with the latest version of win10 ,[when ever that happens ],, my older mac laptop is no longer updatable ,because latest mac OS no longer supports my intel duel core cpu ,so I'm stuck at 6.8,,and cant go to 7x

 

Well that sounds terrible. But that's a whole new version of the OS, so for Windows, it would go from 10 -> 11. Even if it wasn't called that, such a foundational change would be a new iteration as much as 95 to 98 was, or Vista to 7, 7 to 8.1, or 8.1 to 10.

 

Not terrible at all. Your hardware will only last so long. As long as it is compatible, W10 will update it. caperjack is absolutely correct

 

It's terrible that a new OS would not support certain CPU model if it has nothing to do with performance capability to run the OS. There are no restrictions on what Windows version PC hardware can run, so far - but if a new version of Windows were designed to not work with certain generation of CPU, despite those CPUs having enough power to handle the OS, that would be terrible. I have trouble imagining that a dual core CPU could not handle any modern OS. It sounds like the lack of support caperjack is talking about is a software design, and not a hardware weakness.