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[研究生入学考试题库]考研英语(一)阅读理解分类模拟题95 Reading ComprehensionPart AText 1 Come July 29th, Windows 10—Microsofts successor to its ho-hum Windows 8/8.1 operating system (OS)—will be roiled out to original-equipment manufacturers and certain privileged users. Giving Windows 10 away to qualified users—instead of charging the usual upgrade fee—will be a powerful incentive encouraging Windows users to embrace the latest version within the coming year.  For Microsoft, Windows 10 comes not before time. While nowhere near the unmitigated disaster of Vista, Windows 8 has been a big disappointment for the company. Microsoft managed to alienate whole swathes of customers with Windows 8. The problem was not the underlying operating system, but the radically different interface users were forced to endure. This was built around a start-screen showing programs running in the background, which could be accessed by poking a finger at the appropriate live-tile on a touch-sensitive screen.  Microsoft made two blunders when designing this interface. First, it ignored the many lessons distilled from decades of users experience with Windows. The firms assumption was that touching objects on a screen was a more intuitive way of interacting with a computer than using a mouse and a keyboard. But it ignored the numerous tricks and shortcuts users had acquired over the years—and grown accustomed to expect-while mousing around a computer screen and clicking on icons to make things happen.  The other mistake the company made was to imagine all platforms capable of running Windows 8. This sought to encourage sales by making it easier for people to move from one Windows appliance to another. All customers, whether for phone apps, video games or computer software, could then be serviced through the same Microsoft online store. To make this grand plan a reality, a touch-centric approach was deemed essential. Thus, the die was cast. Touch works fine with smart phones and tablets, which a