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News broke out earlier today about Redstone, which is a codename for the next refresh of Windows 10, scheduled for release next year, in two waves apparently.
As discussed here (http://www.windows8newsinfo.com/smf/index.php?topic=29317.0).
And apart from these little nuggets of information, the most interesting element of this new project is the codename Microsoft has chosen for it — and that is because we don’t have any intelligence on the features that will be part of this new refresh of the operating system.
Many of you may have heard this word the first time.
That is, if you have not exactly played Minecraft, a popular game that Microsoft purchased last year.
So basically, the company has continued the practice of codenaming its future projects based on some of its more popular entertainment properties. Spartan and Cortana, two of the biggest new features of Windows 10 get their names from the Halo series.
And now the company has transitioned to some Minecraft terminology.
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Redstone is a rare element in the game, and is basically the Minecraft equivalent of electricity. Players can search for, mine and use it to invent new things like computers and even factories. It is, for all intents and purposes, a power source.
How does this ties into Windows 10, and is there any specific rational behind this codename.
Is Microsoft saving some big features for the operating system in this next update? Or will we simply get minor touchups and maybe bundled Minecraft in codename Redstone?
We’ll just have to wait and see.
More information is sure to be with us by the time Windows 10 hits RTM, and unofficial sources provide some hints on any features that did not make the cut in this initial version of the operating system.
Until then, we’ll have to play the waiting game. Until then.