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Microsoft’s Windows 11 may last much longer than Windows 10 did, here’s why

Switching to a single big feature update could mean that Microsoft doesn’t see too many new things to add to the
platform in the near future, and hence may have to delay the rollout of a totally new version even more.

2 min read . Updated: 11 Jul 2021, 11:41 AM IST

Livemint, Edited By Ajith Kumar

Microsoft has said in a post that it will provide a single Windows 11 feature update annually,
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NEW DELHI :
Microsoft’s new Windows 11 will receive only one big feature update
per year, the company said in a post on itsClose
support page. “Microsoft will provide a
single Windows 11 feature update annually, targeted for release in the second half of
each calendar year," the post says. The company will continue providing its “Quality
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This could also mean that Windows 11 will have an even longer lifetime than
Windows 10 did. Windows 10 used to follow a bi-yearly feature update cycle for that
platform. Switching to a single big feature update could mean that Microsoft doesn’t
see too many new things to add to the platform in the near future, and hence may
have to delay the rollout of a totally new version even more.

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Companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Apple have also been preparing for anOPEN APP
ambient computing future, so a delay in platform updates isn’t really surprising.
Ambient computing envisions computers built into surfaces and devices around us,
with voice and gestures as the key medium for input, instead of touch, keyboards,
mice, and touchpads. Companies such as Facebook have shown prototypes of what
they think such systems will look like once augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality
(AR) products really take off.

For instance, Facebook had showcased a wrist-based AR controlled in March, which

could read a gesture directly off the signal our brains send to through the neurons,
and relay the same to an ambient computing device. Assuming Microsoft will let
Windows 11 stay on the market for at least five years, such devices may just start
coming to the mainstream once the next version of the platform rolls out.

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