Windows 10 to be most widely installed Microsoft OS ever

This will be a much more rapid adoption of the new OS when compared to that of Windows 7 six years ago.

Across the board – for enterprises and consumers – Windows 10 “is poised to become the most widely installed version of Windows ever”, Gartner said.

Personally I think that’s overly optimistic – Windows 7 still has a LOT of dedicated users who have no interest in switching to Windows 10, and end of life didn’t exactly persuade Windows XP users to migrate away from that aging OS.

This is also one of the reasons Microsoft says you shouldn’t install such anti-tracking apps, claiming that a few OS services might stop working correctly afterwards.

Microsoft is offering the app “Back to the Drawing Board” for 99% off. Regularly priced at $18.99, the dime deal app is described as: “This powerful 2D CAD and technical drawing tool is flawless for creating 2D plans, elevations, details, schematics, diagrams and charts on your Windows device – and it takes full advantage of Windows features to offer a great drawing experience whether you’re on a desktop, laptop or tablet”.

The prediction is based on significant interest that Gartner analyst Steve Kleynhans has seen during conversations with clients about their plans.

“Organizations will centralize a number of applications over the next three years to enable platform- independent computing”, Nathan Hill, research director at Gartner, wrote in a statement.

On its own, Microsoft’s app may not be enough to lure those on the fence about Windows 10 Mobile to switch sides, but it could prove very useful for those seriously considering the new Lumia 950 smartphones and want to know which apps they use everyday are already available on the devices. Meanwhile, Mashable reports that Microsoft’s Xbox One pushed through its price cut of $50, which will start in the USA on Thanksgiving, passing through Black Friday and will end on November 30.

In the digital workplace, users will demand more screen real estate for their workspaces and this will bring forth both higher-resolution screens and more of them, leading to scenarios where more money is spent on display screens than on the PC itself. “Endpoint support staff must rethink the workspace and work with suppliers to re-architect and re-cost standards”, Dulaney added.