The Microsoft Build 2017 Recap: What To Expect When You’re Expecting Windows
by Brett Howse on May 19, 2017 8:00 AM ESTFirst Thoughts
Build continues to be one of the most important events for Microsoft for the year, and this year there was plenty of announcements for what’s coming this year for Windows, Azure, and more. There are plenty of chances for developers to make their impact, with a surge in computing devices available now. Phones, PCs, tablets, Xbox, IoT, and other devices are permeating the world we live in, and Microsoft is hoping to not only provide devices, but to also power cloud connections through Azure, and they continuously update their tools to enabled developers to do more.
On the Windows front, there is plenty to look forward to this year. The Fall Creators Update is going to bring some excellent additions to Windows, after the Creators Update which just came out was a more muted release. OneDrive Files on Demand, Linux Subsystem updates, and more apps finding their way to the store thanks to the help of the Desktop Bridge for Windows should provide pretty much anyone with something to look forward to.
Microsoft also announced quite a few updates to their developer tools, and they continue to expand their cross-platform capabilities after the purchase of Xamarin last year. Visual Studio Mobile Center was announced, Project Rome to add the Microsoft Graph to apps, and a Xamarin Live Player was announced which lets you deploy, run, test, and debug iOS apps from a Windows PC.
Windows is not the dominant platform it once was, but with Azure, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and more, Microsoft still has plenty of platforms to target. Windows has a diminished role in the world of 2017, but Windows 10 is running on over 500 million devices, and if Microsoft can ever get developers to embrace the store, they should have an easier time in the future with updating the base frameworks.
This looks to be another exciting year to keep track of what’s coming out of Redmond.
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name99 - Saturday, May 20, 2017 - link
"Fluent Design is not going to be just a Fall Creators Update feature either. This is just the first wave of an overhaul which will be ongoing for some time."So that's code for "Don't expect Fall Creators (or any subsequent) release to have a fully consistent UI before we change it yet again"?
Meteor2 - Saturday, May 20, 2017 - link
Lol :-)Gigaplex - Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - link
Pretty much. I don't think I've ever used a version of Windows that had a fully consistent UI, and it only gets worse with each new release.mkozakewich - Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - link
You can still find parts here and there with Windows 3.1 dialog boxes.Bullwinkle J Moose - Saturday, May 20, 2017 - link
Macpoedel"Can't tell if you're being sarcastic here...
If end user control of security is such a big concern for you, why stick with Windows XP and not just run a Linux distro which seems to be exactly what you want. Sticking to an old OS because you want to stay in control doesn't make sense when there are plenty of modern alternatives where you're still in control, they're just not Windows."
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Because End User Control of security is a Big Concern for me and I CAN control the security on XP but not on Spyware Platform 7 / 8 or 10
I use Linux Live when it's needed but I also need Windows for running whatever Windows Software "I CHOOSE", not what Microsoft chooses for me
Bullwinkle J Moose - Saturday, May 20, 2017 - link
Meteor2"Do you still live in 1997?"
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Do you still live in 1984?
Eiffel - Saturday, May 20, 2017 - link
The half hearted support for HDR and wide gamut is really disappointing, and a reason for people to use OSX. I just don't understand why the desktop and the most Microsoft application have not already been made ICC profile aware, when the company is selling some wide gamut displays which highlight this shortcoming.III-V - Saturday, May 20, 2017 - link
"What To Expect When You're Expecting Windows"LOL
drajitshnew - Saturday, May 20, 2017 - link
BrettAre you aware of any laptop lcd panels that are adobeRGB and 10 bit.
I've search for 15" and above but could not find any. I believe for a large gamut display to display sRGB without posterisation it should be either true 10 bit or pseudo 10 bit (8 bit with with frc).
In any case, is there any consumer GPU with true 10 bit output.
Brett Howse - Saturday, May 20, 2017 - link
Not aware of any and AMD and Nvidia force you to use workstation class GPUs to enable 10-bit