The conference, runs through tomorrow at the Moscone Center, gives developers a chance to sample the latest tools and technologies and learn to be more creative and productive, Microsoft said. Probably thanks to some much more exciting news from Tesla, it went under the radar entirely.
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Microsoft has announced that the Anniversary update for Windows 10 and Xbox One which will arriving in the summer will be able to transform all Xbox One retail consoles into devkits.
Microsoft hasn’t offered any information on when exactly this feature could arrive in Windows 10, but the Anniversary Update landing in the summer is very likely to bring it.
Timing on the Android feature is now unclear as Microsoft has just said it will be for a “future version of Windows”. Judging from the rapturous applause the announcement received at Build 2016, we’d say Microsoft is heading in the right direction.
The anniversary update promises to bring together the best of the Xbox Store with the best of the Windows Store to create a single unified store across devices. Microsoft seems less interested in using its ecosystem to prop up Windows Mobile and more interested in helping Windows users live a multi-OS life on whatever mobile platform they prefer.
The change will allow people to sign into websites and apps with Windows Hello so they don’t have to use passwords. In addition, Microsoft’s has seen more than 5 billion visits as Windows users look for Windows 10 apps, including almost 1,000 Cortana apps.
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Today, at its Build 2016 keynote, Microsoft announced that the Linux command line, Bash, is coming to Windows 10 – which is without any doubt a big news for developers. The company had made Windows 10 available for public in July a year ago. Further, it is reported that the Xbox One will also be capable of becoming a developers’ tool.
