Posted on 02/04/2017 7:51:21 PM PST by upchuck
... massive leaks have revealed Microsoft is working on a brand new Windows platform and it is unlike anything we have seen before…
Dubbed ‘Windows Cloud’, the references to the mysterious operating system first broke last week via code references in a new beta for the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update. Microsoft immediately told CNet "We have nothing to share", but now the floodgates have opened.
So what is Windows Cloud?
In a nutshell: a stripped down version of Windows 10 designed only to run Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps - aka apps designed to run on both desktop and mobile devices. Any attempt to run standard desktop programs on Windows Cloud results in the warning message: “The app you’re trying to run isn’t designed for this version of Windows”.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
There are plenty of OS available. If Microsoft makes a good one, I’ll use it. Win 10 is pretty good and I’m using it along with a couple of Win 7 machines. I never liked Macs but I like their tablets and phones.
Good luck to Microsoft. Their products have been a big net plus over the years.
I used to work on those too. It’s heavy.
Explain?
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Time to freeze Micromush out all together!
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