14 DAY TRIAL // It's no secret that Microsoft puts all its hopes in Windows 10 as far as its efforts on the desktop are concerned, and analysts across the world see this work as going in the right direction, especially after the disaster that Windows 8 turned out to be.
Forrester principal analyst Frank Gillett explained in a statement that, with Windows 10, Microsoft is well positioned to deliver a powerful successor to Windows 7, especially because Windows 8 did more harm than good to the desktop business for the Redmond-based tech giant.
"Forrester believes Windows 10 will become the new enterprise standard, the successor to Windows 7, a status that Windows 8 was unable to attain," he said. "Windows 10 will enable Microsoft to retain its leading position in PC computing, especially in the enterprise, where the PC remains a critical work tool."
And this is exactly what Microsoft hopes to achieve with Windows 10. Ever since it presented Windows 10 for the first time, the company has said on every occasion that its new OS makes Windows 7 even better by retaining its familiar features (e.g. the Start menu), but at the same time it also integrated new functionality, such as multiple desktops and Cortana.
Obviously, Windows 10 is also expected to revamp the collapsing PC industry, which has been affected by declining sales ever since Windows 8 came out.
More details on everything regarding Windows 10 will be disclosed on Wednesday, during a new press conference taking place at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond.