Then the presentation shifted to the mobile-first cloud-first world concept that has been the keystone of Satya Nadella's strategy since he took over the reins as CEO. Microsoft has already painted a vision of a unified OS -- one operating system platform that scales from mobile devices to laptop and desktop PCs, as well as game consoles and everything in between.
Myerson told the audience, "It wouldn't be right to call it Windows 9," and went on to suggest "Windows One," but he argued that there was already a Windows 1, so that option is off the table. Then Myerson revealed the big news that the next version of the flagship operating system will be named Windows 10.