Friday, March 6, 2015

Microsoft wants to make Windows 7 seem really old


Microsoft is at the Games Developer Conference this week, and the company is trying to convince games makers that Windows 10 is the platform for all their titles. Part of that involves SDKs, demonstrations, and sessions to talk to developers directly. One such session was "new opportunities for independent developers" with a fascinating talk from Microsoft’s Chris Charla on Wednesday.


Charla explained the intricacies of game and app development for Windows 10 and the Xbox One, but one particular slide stood out from the rest: the one with the IBM XT depicting Windows 7. While Charla’s slide is clearly a subtle poke at Windows 7, it does speak somewhat to Microsoft’s position on its popular operating system. Windows 10 is where the...


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