Opinion: Microsoft will need new hardware to reach its 1 billion Windows 10 devices goal

Build is Microsoft's biggest event, so it comes as a bit of a surprise that there are no new hardware announcements at Build 2015. Sure, the event is meant primarily to show off new software features. However, when Microsoft makes the bold claim there will be one billion Windows 10 devices in the world by 2018, that's difficult to square with the total lack of new devices on Microsoft's most important stage.Instead of showing new devices, Microsoft beat its chest about building out Windows 10 as