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After bringing the Windows core to Windows Phone and the Xbox One, Microsoft is planning even further integration between all of its platforms in a few years: say hello to codename “Threshold.”
As ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley reports, Microsoft’s operating system head Terry Ryerson recently referred to the Threshold codename in an internal email regarding his plans for a new unified OS engineering group. Threshold refers to a new slew of upgrades coming to Windows 8, Windows Phone, and the Xbox One, and not a single new operating system project. (And just like Microsoft’s upcoming Cortana virtual assistant, Threshold is a name taken from the Halo game series.)
If you’ve been following Microsoft’s software plans for the last few years though, none of this comes as a surprise.
Microsoft has been putting the pieces in place for a truly unified experience ever since it made Windows Phone’s live tiles and flat design the centerpiece of Windows 8