The price is also a strong determining factor because Chromebooks are significantly cheaper than Windows 10-based laptops, even more so than Apple’s MacBooks.
There are also reports saying that Windows Cloud is indeed a lightweight version of the Windows 10 platform, meant to run on low-cost PCs that cater to education and business sectors.
There’s already a market for low-cost, lightweight PCs thanks to Chromebooks. Schools, for example, could invest in Windows Cloud laptops to offer computing facilities for its students without worrying about ludicrous costs, and without being anxious about students using the machine beyond intended purposes.
There is not any word beyond speculation that can point to the release of Windows Cloud, but the already functional build seems to suggest that such a prospect might be closer than consumers think.
It would be interesting to find out if Windows Cloud could finally succeed in overcoming the advantage of the Google Chrome OS, which its predecessor, the Windows 10, despite its features, was not able to accomplish.
The PC user community is now eagerly anticipating the release of the Windows Cloud although it is possible that, just like its previous OS, Microsoft might also unravel first the beta of the OS before officially unveiling to the market the full version of the latest desktop operating system from the Redmondian company.
Linux OS’s have been doing this for years.
It’s a good idea for security.
I’m glad to see Microsoft adopting it.
I’ll bet money all the naysayers will be complaining about how evil MS is for restricting non-tested apps.