Windows 10 is the most significant operating system release from Microsoft® since Windows 95 (Win95). Win95 was essentially the standard bearer for all Microsoft operating systems to date. Its Start button was a hit, literally. Microsoft licensed the Rolling Stones song Start Me Up in their advertising campaign and sold seven million copies of its operating system in the first few months. At the same time, Internet Explorer was released, and the Internet was on the verge of a supernova-like expansion. The rest, as they say, “is history.” Apple won the operating system war, Google won the browser/search engine war, Apple and Android (Google) won the smartphone war, and IBM won the back office war. But hey, Microsoft Office is still King!Everything is about to change, again!Windows 10 marks the end of the road as far as Microsoft releasing operating systems. The official position from the Redmond giant is that, from here on out, it will be treating Windows “as a service.” No more major-release milestones or updates will be delivered through the Windows Update component in the operating system (while you were sleeping). A terrific idea, it will definitely dampen the never-ending requirement to replace your computer every three years because the software’s newness won’t fit onto your old-and-busted computer. However, I wouldn’t start shopping for condos in Caribbean just yet on the money you might save. It’s not like they charted the Magna Carta. Unlike previous versions of Microsoft Windows releases, Microsoft has made a concerted effort to listen to users and build a product that users will actually like. Over five million testers were involved in the new build strategy. The first build was just the basics, based on feedback and feature requests; the second build was incrementally improved; as was the next build; and so on until the tide of negative feedback turned from boiling pitch and plucking feathers to outright “kudos” for a job well done.Initial customer feedback is very positiveMicrosoft has been uncharacteristically candid with the users and the press regarding the entire development process; it’s enlightening. Instead of the previous take-it-or-leave-it policy, consumers are treated to an agile methodology where, through iterative work, cadence and sprints, the product is delivered as a solid platform with room to grow. We, the royal we, can set back and enjoy; stop worrying and love the…. *From Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”