Originally codenamed Windows Threshold, the new operating system
essentially does away with the dependency on the tiled "Metro" user
interface that Microsoft had attempted to implement across its entire
device line, from desktop PCs to Surface tablets
and Windows Phone devices. In its place is a combination of the
so-called live tiles, present in areas like the new Start Menu, and a
more classic Windows experience that aims to please both touch and
keyboard-and-mouse users.
One way to look at it is that Windows is at a threshold :-).
It’s time for a new Windows. This new Windows must be built from the
ground-up for a mobile-first,...
