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Why did Microsoft release Windows 11 if 10 was the "final version"?
When Windows 10 was released, Microsoft sold it as the "final version". With this, the company meant that this would be the latest version of the operating system and that it would only receive changes and updates without changing the nomenclature.
However, last year Microsoft surprised all users and released a new version, Windows 11. This was something that puzzled many, especially since they had already assumed that there would not be a new version.
In fact, the company had even released a version called “Windows 10X”, which would be aimed at portable and touchscreen devices. However, along the way, they decided to change their minds and ended up releasing a new version on the market.
Although many people wondered why, there was no answer from the company, at least until now. Recently, the company has answered this question and explained why they decided to release a new operating system.
The pandemic made Microsoft change its mind
According to announcements made by Wangui McKelvey, GM of Microsoft 365 at an event where new features were announced for the system, this decision was due to the arrival of the pandemic.
“When the new version of Windows was announced, this was a big surprise for many of you. Many thought that Windows 10 was the last version they would see and wondered, what happened? Well, what happened that the pandemic that affected the world”
“All of this changed the way we worked radically and overnight. All this accelerated the digital transformation, even more than we had anticipated. So a new version that was designed for hybrid work became necessary.”
"That is why Windows will continue to evolve and everyone will continue to do so regardless of the challenges that day to day brings"
These were the company's arguments to justify the release of version 11. While this doesn't seem like a very convincing answer, it is the "official" version.
The fact is that everything seems to indicate that the system will continue on its way and will continue to evolve over time. The fact is that not all users are in that capacity to "evolve" and we saw this with the new requirements that it has. And this is something that prevents many people from making their update.
In fact, to this day, the vast majority of users still continue with their Windows 10 operating system and this is unlikely to change any time soon. Especially since this new version of the operating system offers lower performance.
Despite the fact that the company has been working to correct errors, the truth is that this new version is still missing and that is why it has not had the growth that Microsoft expected.
