Microsoft will launch its next generation operating Windows 10 in late July according to AMD's CEO Lisa Su. The details of the launch were revealed by her accidentally in AMD's earnings call.
While answering a question she said, "With the Windows 10 launch at the end of July, we are watching sort of the impact of that on the back-to-school season, and expect that it might have a bit of a delay to the normal back-to-school season inventory build-up."
Microsoft originally unveiled Windows 10 in September 2014 and the followed up with a massive consumer unveil in late January. The technical preview of the operating system has been out in the open for more than 6 months.
Microsoft itself has announced that Windows 10 will be available in mid-2015, so July sounds right on Microsoft's timeline.
Windows 10 is critical platform update for Microsoft. Over the last few years, Windows has been usurped by more mobile friendly platforms like Android and iOS. Additionally, the user interface revamp of Windows 8 alienated a lot of consumers.
With Windows 10, Microsoft intends on unifying the platform across a multitude of devices that includes the phone, the PC, the tablet, Xbox, wearables, IoT devices and even ATMs.
Microsoft has made modifications to the user interface that it is liked by desktop and mobile users alike. Apart from this, Microsoft has enhanced the Cortana Virtual Assistant which is weaved into the Bing search engine and the task bar of the OS. It is also moving away from the Internet Explorer branding for the web browser and will introduce a new browser which has been currently dubbed 'project spartan'.
Lastly, all core applications for Windows have been updated and this also includes an improved photos and email app
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