TOPFIVETAKEAWAYSMicrosoft Build 2015 Keynote Presentation

Microsoft Edge

Previously codenamed “Project Spartan”,

Microsoft Edge is the successor to

Internet Explorer, the default browser for

Microsoft Windows since 1995.

“Edge” is slimmed down and faster than

IE, features the ability to draw on top of

webpages, and has the “Cortana” virtual

assistant built-in.

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UniversalApplications

If there’s one thing that’s wrong with the

current state of the Windows Store, it’s

the underwhelming amount of apps.

Microsoft knows this more than anyone,

so in an effort to “bridge the gap”, MS is

offering services for iOS, Android, & even

Web developers to easily virtualize their

application to a Windows Universal App.

In short: Prepare to play ‘Trivia Crack’ on

every device you own, regardless of OS.

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Cross PlatformAdd-Ins“A dream within a dream, I’m Impressed”

- Inception (2010)

Yesterday, Microsoft showed off a new

version of MS Office that ran 3rd Party

applications within Office applications. You

can think of these as “Plug-Ins” or

“Extensions”.

For example, you can run a “Uber” plug-in

that schedules rides for you based on your

appointments. Another example Microsoft

showed was PicHit, an app offering a photo

marketplace within PowerPoint.

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Return ofThe Start MenuPersonally, I love Windows 8.1, although I

understand I am part of the minority…

The fact of the matter is, a lot of

Windows-users were heartbroken when

their beloved start menu was taken away

when they upgraded from 7 to 8. In fact, it

even caused many to downgrade back to

7, or avoid the upgrade to 8 completely.

Windows 10 seems to take the best of

both worlds, integrating the live tiles of

Windows 8 into the familiarity of its

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HoloLens

Microsoft has made very clear that thefuture of computing is comprised ofholograms, in one way or another…

Back in January, Microsoft showed off manypersonal use cases of the augmented-realityhardware, but at Build its other use casesare put to the test.

Pictured to the right is just one example ofhow medical students can better study andunderstand the human body.

My question is, how long will it take untilcyber-security firms have to worry aboutprotecting a company’s “holo-data”?

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