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A technician adjusts a spotlight at the exhibition stand of Microsoft in preparation for the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German town of Hanover March 12, 2007. Reuters/Christian Charisus

Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 Operating System could possibly be the last Windows operating system from the company. The announcement was made by Microsoft’s employee Jerry Nixon at the Microsoft Ignite conference that was held from May 4 to May 8 this year, according to reports.

According to a report on Tech Times, Microsoft is not in plans to introduce any new versions of Windows OS in the near future. "Right now we're releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we're all still working on Windows 10," the Tech Times report quoted Microsoft’s Jerry Nixon as saying.

Microsoft was secretly working on the base for Windows 10 in 2014 when it launched Windows 8.1, reports Tech Times. Microsoft will continue to push updates to Windows 10 but will not release an entirely new version as the company reportedly intends to introduce Windows as a service, reports Firstpost.

According to The Verge report, Microsoft has changed the way it engineers and delivers Windows and the initial result is Windows 10. Instead of releasing new versions the company will push regular updates and part of this is accomplished by separating OS components like the Start Menu and built in apps to be individual parts that can be updated independently to the Windows core OS, reports The Verge. The publication also mentions that Microsoft has been actively working on the Windows 10 to make sure that it works across multiple devices.

“Windows will be delivered as a service bringing new innovations and updates in an ongoing manner, with continuous value for our consumer and business customers," the Tech Times report quoted a Microsoft spokesperson, as saying. As per the Microsoft spokesperson, “Customers can be confident Windows 10 will remain up-to-date and power a variety of devices from PCs to phones to Surface Hub to HoloLens and Xbox,” quoted Tech Times.

With Windows 10, Microsoft is adopting a similar approach like Google’s Chrome browser, which gets updated regaularly without seeking users’ attention, reports The Verge. If users’ upgrade to Windows 10 which will push regular updates and improvements, users’ will just settle for ‘Windows’ without being bothered about the version number, reported The Verge.

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