No more Internet Explorersorta. Microsoft is expected to introduce a new, stripped down browser that has been codenamed “Spartan.” The new browser will ship with Windows 10, and it will function similarly to Chrome and Firefox.
The Spartan browser will be built on a different software platform from IE and the two are not compatible. That means Microsoft will continue to also ship IE with Windows to ensure that corporate apps continue to function properly.
Xbox integration. Microsoft has tried and tried and tried to take over your living room. It has been a passion of Microsoft’s that goes back 13 years to the first version of Windows Media Center. Its latest (failed) attempt was to turn Xboxes into cable boxes.
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