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The Windows desktop didn’t receive an icon update in Windows 8, so all those Windows 7 icons look very out of place. Yosemite includes a big visual redesign that sees a lot of new, updated, and more modern-looking icons. That puts Microsoft at a disadvantage here. Sure, it would be a lot of work, but it might be worth it since so few people own Windows Phones. Microsoft now wants to be a cross-platform company that integrates with all the devices you own, so perhaps they could go one step further and make their own Continuity-like features work across Android phones and iPhones, too.
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Windows 10 should at least be able to do this with Windows Phone. Chrome OS is already gaining some similar features that make it work better with Android devices. It goes without saying that this feature is a great idea. It’s about making the devices you own communicate better with each other. This includes everything from handing off an email you’re writing between your smartphone and laptop, to sending SMS messages from your desktop, and receiving phone calls on your laptop. And Microsoft didn’t try keeping scams out of its Windows Store until we publically shamed them for it, so they might as well just let people bypass the Store after clicking a scary warning.Ĭontinuity makes your laptop or desktop work better with your smartphone or tablet. Microsoft should allow this for the Windows Store, too. The only reason to prevent sideloading and force “universal apps” to go through the Windows Store is to protect users.
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On a Mac, you can get apps from outside the Mac App Store and install them after clicking through a warning. This shouldn’t mean the app store is the only game in town. RELATED: The Windows Store is a Cesspool of Scams - Why Doesn't Microsoft Care? They may already be doing this - a deleted blog post that went up on Microsoft’s official blog said Windows 10’s Windows Store would “add desktop apps.” ( Source) An official-but-deleted blog post is pretty good confirmation, but Microsoft could still change their mind - they haven’t officially announced this. But Windows 10 would do well to copy it and allow desktop apps into the Windows Store for easy installation. Yosemite includes the Mac App Store, which isn’t new. It’s something that fell by the wayside with Windows 8. There’s another feature Microsoft should copy: Choice. If you don’t like it, that’s fine - Yosemite includes an option to disable the translucency. After all, when they introduced Aero, they said it would have a negligible impact on battery life - and modern hardware is even more battery efficient. Microsoft should look at adding Windows Aero-like transparency back to Windows. Windows 10 is a bit smarter about this, offering drop shadows on the desktop for a bit more visual depth.
There are no shadows or transparency - although the taskbar is still transparent and other Aero features are still present. Windows 8’s desktop has a lot of white and chunky window borders with a single flat color. They call it “vibrancy.” Windows 7’s Aero Glass look was well-loved, and Microsoft totally abandoned it with Windows 8. Yosemite upgraded the Mac look to include more transparency - technically, translucency. Computers wouldn’t be stuck in the past because people don’t want to shell out $100 for a Windows upgrade.
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Every new computer would need a Windows license, and that licensed computer would then be eligible to upgrade to future versions of Windows for free. Microsoft could still charge Windows licensing fees.
This doesn’t necessarily mean making Windows itself free. Developers wouldn’t have to stay stuck in the past supporting all those old versions of Windows, so they could embrace new technologies like DirectX 12. Users could take advantage of everything from those new “universal apps” to the latest version of DirectX 12 for improved gaming performance. Microsoft could get everyone on the latest version of Windows so developers could more easily target it. They may still charge everyone for the Windows 10 upgrade - they’re leaving their options open. There are rumors Microsoft might do this, but they’ve refused to confirm them. Microsoft should do this, too - at least let Windows 8 users upgrade to Windows 10 for free.
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All Mac users can upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X for free. Okay, this feature isn’t new in Yosemite - it came around in Mavericks 10.9, last year. RELATED: 6 Great Windows 10 Features You Can Get Today on Windows 7 or 8
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