Microsoft currently supplies the market with three different operating systems - Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone. But, as the executive director of the software giant's Satya Nadella, in the future there will be only one version of Windows, suitable for any gadgets from PCs to smartphones.
In Microsoft are actively working to unify their operating systems. "We optimize the structure of the next version of Windows by the merger of three operating systems in one, suitable for screens of all sizes. We unify all the shops, trade and developer platform to balance the user interface and expand the community of developers, "- said Nadella.
Apparently, Microsoft intends to keep Windows in the same way, what is with Canonical Linux-system Ubuntu: a single code base operating system, which varies depending on the form factor of the device - smartphone, tablet, computer or TV, plus a universal app, able to adapt to Features terminal environment.
The main focus on the software giant makes cross-platform. The transformation process will be completed by the release of Windows 9.
Apple, by contrast, has no plans to merge iOS and OS X into one operating system. Instead of merging the two platforms in Cupertino want to keep them separate paths of development, while making the relationship more simple and profound. Unlike Microsoft, seeking to unify its OS, the Mac maker is convinced that the multisensory control the mouse and keyboard are designed for different systems and tools.
"The cause of conservation in OS X user interface that is different from iOS, not that one system or the other appeared after one - old, and the other - new - said the Apple. - This device (Mac) for 30 years has been honed for optimum performance with a keyboard and mouse. "