When Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) decided to skip the Windows 9 version of the Windows, experts and consumers alike were skeptical about the performance and welcome the new version was going to receive. However, the company has not clearly stated the reason behind skipping the 9^th edition of the Windows, and has moved on to the 10^th edition of the Windows. However, according to industry experts, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) had to skip the Windows 9 name figure because it contradicted the software name for an earlier version of the Windows, titled Windows 98.

However, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) does not seem to be bothered by this setback, as the name does not have an impact on the overall performance of the Windows. The company, according to reports released by it, is now developing a group of software and applications that will work together in order to provide an ecosystem to the users, with the release of the Window 10, allowing them to connect all their devices together in order to sync all the user data for better usability and convenience.

2014 has been a great year for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) overall. Though the start of the year proved to be very dismal for the company, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) showed massive improvement after that point in time. At the start of the year, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) witnessed massive setbacks, with the dismal and disappointing release of the Xbox One gaming console, which, according to market expectations, was supposed to perform excellently in the market. However, with the high competition from the existing, and superior, competitor product called PlayStation 4 by Sony, the Xbox One was not able to perform as well as the investors, and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), had expected the gaming console would perform.

Then, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) released Windows 8.1, to improve onto the existent Windows 8 the company had launched in 2013. With the 8.1 update, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) had hoped to improve onto the flaws that were reported with the Windows 8 version of the operating system. However, even this version of the Windows operating system failed to impress customers, many of whom downgraded to the previous version of the Windows, Windows 7, due to performance and design issues with the newer version of the Windows.

Also, the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone 8 failed to impress as well, as it still couldn’t beat out competition posed by Google’s Android OS and Apple’s iOS 8.

With the Windows 10 system, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) cannot afford to lose in terms of the products success, as the company has released a lot of failed products in the previous year. The company, even though it has performed well in terms of its revenue generation, needs a success in this year, otherwise, according to market experts, it would lose out its existing customer base to the existent market competitors such as Apple and Google.

However, Windows 10 will prove to be a successful product for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), especially with the launch of the Surface Pro tablets which have proved to be successful in the past. With the integrated features that Windows 10 will provide, it will be a successful product for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) as users will be able to connect all their devices with Windows operating system.

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