The future of Windows should be open source If I were to judge the future of Microsoft based on these two statements, we should look for another version of Windows in about five years.

Where is Windows headed? Microsoft isn't saying, but I'm ready to make one guess: After spending the last 10 years creating one Windows (XP) for both home and business users, Microsoft could be ...

The head of Microsoft's unified operating system group, Terry Myerson, shares more details on Microsoft's one Windows vision in a Q&A with ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.

We're on the cusp of seeing the biggest Windows news drop in a long time. Could it be the unveiling of Windows 11, and if it is, is that an OS name that excites you?

Robert Scoble and Microsoftie-turned-Googler Don Dodge discuss Redmond's future with CNET's Ina Fried and Rafe Needleman. Also, Technologizer has more on what Microsoft needs to do with Windows.

When writers write about Windows, we tend to use the future tense. Windows of today isn’t nearly as copyworthy as Windows yet to come. (See our related illustration, “The Evolution of Windows ...

Various leaks and rumours about Update 1 to Windows 8.1 have a lot of people wondering what's happening to Windows. Is the vision being watered down in a design-by-committee response to complaints ...

The future of smartphone devices Windows Phone, as we know it, is dead. It lost to Apple's iPhone and Android back in 2014 (some would say back in 2012, although for while things were looking up).

So the future of tablets (and other things with slightly-bigger-than-phone screens) for Microsoft is very much still Windows. Conversely, it means for the future of Windows isn’t just PCs anymore.

“Windows 10 represents the first step of a whole new generation of Windows, unlocking new experiences to give customers new ways to work, play and connect,” said Terry Myerson, executive vice ...