Microsoft’s Nadella Previews Windows 10, Unveils New Web Browser – Businessweek

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT:US), seeking to use the next version of its Windows software to win back consumers and keep business customers happy, gave a detailed look at the new operating system and took the wraps off a modern Web browser. In an event to preview Windows 10, the new iteration of its flagship personal-computer software, Microsoft today showed off the browser that will succeed Internet Explorer, code-named Project Spartan. The update to Windows will also bring Cortana, the voice-activated digital assistant, to PC desktops, and will have touch-enabled Office applications such as Word and Excel built-in for smartphones and tablets. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, who took the helm almost a year ago, is trying to resuscitate Windows even as mobile computing continues to surge, PC demand sputters, and Microsoft focuses on versions of its Office applications for rival software platforms. He’s also tasked with revamping the product little more than two years after the last
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