Microsoft Build 2013: 'We want to move beyond numbered software versions, but we're not there yet' says development VP

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Despite company move to Cloud and SaaS, regular updates still not suitable for all software, says Somasegar

"Some day we want to get to the world were we don't have numbered versions anymore, but we're not there yet," Microsoft corporate VP of development Sivaramakrishnan Somasegar said today. Speakin...

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