Development goes according to plan until now

Feb 10, 2015 06:49 GMT  ·  By

Development of Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system has gone according to plan until now, and if no major issues are found in the coming months, the revamped platform should reach RTM during the summer.

According to a report by Neowin, Microsoft wants to reach this important milestone in June, with a global launch planned shortly after that, as the company wants to make the most of the back-to-school season with new tablets and laptops running its fresh operating system.

While Microsoft hasn't yet released an official announcement on the Windows 10 public launch, the company's COO Kevin Turner previously said that the new OS was set to reach the market in late summer or early fall 2015, which again seems to confirm the rumored June 2015 unveiling.

Trying to speed up device development

By making Windows 10 available sooner, Microsoft isn't only aiming to provide its own customers with a revamped operating system but also to give more time to OEMs to bring their new devices running it to the market and, once again, to benefit from the back-to-school campaign.

Basically, if Microsoft's new Windows 10 reaches RTM in June, new devices should be ready in approximately two months, so several new tablets and smartphones should be ready in September.

In the past, several new Windows operating systems hit RTM in August, so most devices arrived in October, which was a little bit too late for both Microsoft and manufacturers to benefit from the increased sales during the back-to-school season.

This year, Microsoft is also expected to launch a new Surface model that would help the company expand into this particular market segment. No details are available right now, but the next Surface is very likely to be called "Surface 4," as the company is dropping the RT model completely.

This new device would be specifically created to support the Windows 10 launch, so it will run the new OS from the very beginning and will come with very powerful hardware capabilities that will allow Microsoft to market it as a laptop replacement, as is the case with the Surface Pro 3.