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INTERVIEW

Office in Skopje joined the global How important is Windows10 al and security upgrades and of-
celebration on the occasion of the for Microsoft? What is the key add- fered as a free upgrade to Windows
announcement of Windows 10 in a ed value provided by Windows 10? 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone
similar way, through working ac- 8.1. Let me mention that Windows
tivities , aimed to help our partners Stefan Plavjanski: In few words, 10 offers new opportunities for per-
and customers to migrate to Win- Windows 10 is the best Windows we sonal computers, tablets and smart
dows 10 and to acknowledge our have launched so far and it contains phones through new toolkits such
users and organizations who have the best of our experience, knowl- as the new browser Microsoft Edge,
first embarked on upgrading their edge, technology and innovation. a platform for communication with
devices; further on, we and our human speech - Cortana, the solu-
partners will take part in the initia- We are very happy by the fact tion to use the mobile phone as a
tive called Upgrade Your World. that with Windows 10 we are deliv- personal computer - Continuum
ering the best Windows operating and the innovation for logging in
Now, I will avail myself of the op- system so far, which enables peo- into the computer through facial
portunity to share one thing that ple and organizations to increase recognition and iris detection -
makes me extremely proud of the productivity in their work and to Windows Hello.
Microsoft Macedonia team - namely, fully implement their potentials.
along with several other countries, We deliver a unique platform, a What does Windows 10 mean
we were the first in Central Eastern unique virtual applications store for your clients who are currently
Europe MultiCountry organization (Store), and a unique experience for using Windows 7 or Windows 8?
of 25 countries which have achieved all devices starting from the small- What procedure is provided for
100% migration to Windows 10 on est to the largest screens. From the them and how long will it last?
the computers that we use for our perspective of Microsoft, Windows
everyday work, and this shows how 10 marked the beginning of the re- Stefan Plavjanski: A free of
much we are committed to our cus- alization of our vision for person- charge upgrade to Windows 10 will
tomers in Macedonia by delivering alization of computers, i.e. to bring be available to qualified new and ex-
products that are previously tested, them closer to people‘s needs and isting users of Windows 7, Windows
let me say „on our own skin“, in or- the manner of consummation, the 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices.
der to ensure maximum quality and vision for „more personal comput-
superior user’s experience. Further- ing“. Today, the interaction with We strive that the majority of us-
more, our team was one of the most technology is natural, just like the ers of Windows operating systems
active one worldwide by being en- interaction with people - using voice will switch to Windows 10, because
gaged in internal testing program (Microsoft Cortana service), digital we are fully committed and focused
of Windows 10 during its develop- pen, gestures and even a look (facial to maintain maximum safety of
ment stage. recognition). Certainly, in today’s this operating system and we will
connected and transparent world, be constantly introducing new fea-
At the end of September we will we fully respect and protect the tures and functionalities, without
organize a day of Windows 10 for privacy and data of our customers. additional charges for them.
our business partners and custom- Windows 10 is unique - built on the
ers, and during November together feedback given by five million test- As we announced in early July,
with Windows 10 fan club we plan ers or Windows Insiders, delivered we want all our customers to share
to organize Windows 10 party. as a service with constant function- a positive and great upgrade experi-
ence with Windows 10, and because
Only a month later, we are happy to of that we have decided to make the
announce that more than 75 million devices in upgrading in phases, in order to be
the world today operate on the Windows 10 able to provide a quality service to
operating system. It includes more than 90,000 all upgrade demands for Windows
different models of computers and mobile 10.
devices (tablets, phones), among which there
are devices manufactured before 2007 What does Windows 10 gener-
ally mean for the companies?

Stefan Plavjanski: As I have men-
tioned earlier, Windows 10 is de-
signed on the basis of observations

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