Microsoft has announced Windows 10 in a move to bring back the glory days when Windows was destroying the competition. The new OS will allow for cross-platform apps; apps in the store will soon make it to the Xbox One.
Bringing Windows apps to the Xbox One would make good on a promise Microsoft made. The company has already proven that this can work with Halo: Spartan Assault, and we expect the company leading the charge on this front well before Windows 10 is released into the public's domain.
Bear in mind that not every app from within the Windows Store will work on the Xbox One. However, once developers get their hands on the right tools, they can allow their app to work with just a few changes to the source code. This is a big deal for Microsoft, because it would increase the Xbox One's lineup of games and apps overnight.
The Microsoft Store at the moment is not on the same level as the Apple App Store, or Google Play, but this could change if this cross-platform plan works out just the way the software company would prefer.
"Windows 10 will run across an incredibly broad set of devices -- from the Internet of Things to servers in enterprise datacenters worldwide," according to Microsoft.
"Some of these devices have 4-inch screens -- some have 80-inch screens -- and some don't have screens at all. Some of these devices you hold in your hand, others are 10 feet away. Some of these devices you primarily use touch/pen, others mouse/keyboard, others controller/gesture -- and some devices can switch between input types," the company stated.
We would love to see how Microsoft implements this cross-platform feature across all its devices. It won't be an easy task, that's for sure, but it could definitely bring the group from Redmond back into cool kid's park where it can play with the big boys on the same level.
As it stands right now, Windows 10 is the most important operating system for Microsoft in years. If it fails, the company could find itself in a position where it may never rise again. The consumer market could be forever lost, and Microsoft would be forced to become the next BlackBerry by focusing solely on the enterprise.
