Along with Microsoft Edge, Microsoft has also announced Continuum for Phones, a feature that allows Windows 10 phones to function like a Windows 10 desktop PC on any external display. With Continuum for phones, we believe that any screen can be your PC," said Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Operating Systems Group at Microsoft. "Imagine the effect this can have on mobile first countries where individuals can be as productive with the phone that they're buying if they can't buy a full PC." Belfiore points out though that Continuum for Phones requires new hardware so existing Windows Phone devices sit this one out. Microsoft has announced that the support for Windows 7 will come to an end on January 14, 2020, after its first release in 2009. (source: page 25, Microsoft Quarterly Report, Form Q10) I'm not surprised. You see, Microsoft made deals with netbook manufacturers by offering heavily-discounted price for Windows XP Home. In the end, Microsoft could have sold tens of millions of XP licenses for less than half the usual price. xAI has officially brought its AI assistant directly into Microsoft’s word-processing platform, launching Grok for Microsoft Word. Read more in our articles including "Microsoft Continuum for Phones, turns any display into a Windows 10 PC" and "Microsoft Windows 7 support to end in 2020".
Along with Microsoft Edge, Microsoft has also announced Continuum for Phones, a feature that allows Windows 10 phones to function like a Windows 10 desktop PC on any external display. With Continuum for phones, we believe that any screen can be your PC," said Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Operating Systems Group at Microsoft.
"Imagine the effect this can have on mobile first countries where individuals can be as productive with the phone that they're buying if they can't buy a full PC." Belfiore points out though that Continuum for Phones requires new hardware so existing Windows Phone devices sit this one out. Microsoft has announced that the support for Windows 7 will come to an end on January 14, 2020, after its first release in 2009. (source: page 25, Microsoft Quarterly Report, Form Q10) I'm not surprised.
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