“Windows 10 is the last version of Windows Operating system”, says Microsoft

Could this be Microsoft's last straw as the software giant's employee and developer evangelist Jerry Nixon has hinted at Microsoft’s Ignite conference, that “Right now we’re releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we’re all still working on Windows 10.” The statement seems like Microsoft won’t be releasing any more versions of Windows 10, which is true more or less.

Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows, in this sense there will not be any major releases of Windows hereafter. The software giant plans to turn Windows into a service, where it will only continue to get updates but there won’t be any major releases. The OS has now become so broad to the point where Microsoft can update parts of the OS individually, which is exactly it plans. The next update is predicted to be in 2016, code-named Windows Redstone, but it will still be Windows 10, and not 11 or anything else. Basically, no more new Windows releases.

As a user or customer, this new policy probably doesn’t change much. Users will continue to get free updates on a monthly basis to ensure your Windows experience continues to work perfectly. There may not be big numbered releases to expect, but Windows itself will continue to evolve and get better.