CrAKeN Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 At the MicrosoftEDU Event held today in New York, Microsoft announced Windows 10 S, a version of the Windows 10 operating system that is restricted to running only Windows Store apps. Presenting Windows 10 S to the attendee crowd, Terry Myerson, Microsoft's Executive Vice President of the Windows and Devices Group, said Windows 10 S would be focused on security, speed of operation, and a longer battery life. Terry Myerson presenting Windows 10 S at the MicrosoftEDU Event 2017 in New York Microsoft going after Chrome OS It's no coincidence that Microsoft presented Windows 10 S at an event held for the educational sector, as Windows 10 S is Microsoft's clone of Google's Chrome OS. Microsoft hopes to imitate Google's success with Chrome OS in the educational sector, where Chromebooks — laptops preinstalled with Chrome OS — outsell both Windows and Mac devices, and make up more than half of US classroom devices sold in recent months. To mimic Google's business model all the way, Microsoft has already partnered with Asus, Samsung, Dell, and HP, who will be releasing dedicated Windows 10 S devices in the fall, starting at $189. The lowest price for Chromebooks is $149. Windows 10 S limits app installations to the Windows Store Windows 10 S will work similarly to Chrome OS and will allow users to install apps only from the Windows Store. Google also limits the installation of apps on Chrome OS only to the Chrome Web Store, and for some Chromebook models, to Android apps from the Play Store. Myerson says Windows 10 S will use the same model because apps delivered through the Windows Store are more efficient and less dangerous than classic apps installed via standalone installers. Microsoft has extensive programmatic control over all the apps installed through the Windows Store. These apps run in sandboxed environments, and the app code that runs in that environment is disentangled from the OS. This means security flaws, performance issues, or battery-hogging apps are isolated inside a small virtualized environment where Microsoft can decide to pause its execution to save battery, limit the amount of hardware resources it can access, or the core OS processes an app can interact with. Windows 10 S is the official name of the Windows 10 Cloud project Windows 10 S is not Microsoft's first attempt at establishing a Store-only-powered OS. Microsoft tried before with the release of Windows RT, a streamlined version of Windows 8 created specifically for ARM processors, also restricted to Windows Store apps. Windows RT failed because of the small number of apps available in the Windows Store. This was because only Windows apps built on top of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) were accepted on the Windows Store. Porting apps from the classic Win32 architecture to the UWP platform — which runs on Windows phones, PCs, and game consoles — implied that developers needed to rewrite their apps entirely, something which very few were willing. Since then, Microsoft has learned from its mistake and invested in Project Centennial, now rebranded as Desktop Bridge, a toolkit that will help developers port classic Win32 apps to the Windows Store. With Desktop Bridge making fast strides forward in the past two years, Microsoft restarted work on its lightweight Windows OS version under the codename Windows 10 Cloud, over the winter. News about Windows 10 Cloud broke out in February, when some Windows 10 Cloud ISOs leaked online. After today's event, Windows 10 Cloud is now officially Windows 10 S. Windows 10 S is great for corporate networks as well But Windows 10 S is not limited in any way to the educational sector. Any user can grab a Windows 10 S copy and install it on its device. Furthermore, users of the latest Windows 10 version, the Creators Update, can quasi-transform their PC into a bastard 10 S version via a new option added to the Apps & Features settings that limits the installation of apps only to the Windows Store. Either way, Windows 10 S is a great operating system for business environments as well, especially in situations where a company's IT staff wants to limit what users can install. Because app whitelists are hard to maintain for classic Windows corporate networks, sysadmins will feel better if the apps users install under Windows 10 S come with their own sandboxed environment, separating personal from business data. There is nothing better for a sysadmin than a low-maintenance OS that comes with built-in features geared around improving security, performance, and improving battery life. More details about Windows 10 S will become available in the coming days. Microsoft did not reveal what the "S" stands for in Windows 10 S. A recorded stream of the MicrosoftEDU Event is available here. Myerson's Windows 10 S presentation starts at around 01:23:55. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 ha ah M$ did everything to be making money and restrict anyone to be making money everything! and now, it seems, they are begging for free-ware users to adopt them (windows) ... surely some build in catch is going to be discovered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.lemane Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 i bet that they r going to fill them with cheap ARM CPUs ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, A.lemane said: i bet that they r going to fill them with cheap ARM CPUs ... w10 already has all of the ARM CPU support, most ChromeBooks are possible to jailbreak, with only BIOS mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 More on Windows 10 S and the new Surface hardware... The latest on Windows 10 S and the Surface Laptop If you didn’t see the presentation this morning, you missed a world-class sales pitch from Panos Panay. There’s a Win10 S FAQ here. Short description: Only runs apps from the Windows Store (Office is headed to the Windows Store soon – but no details as yet). Edge is the default browser — you can use a different browser, if you can find one in the Windows Store, but can’t change the default. Bing is the default search provider in Edge (and IE!) — while you can use other search providers, you can’t choose them as defaults. You can upgrade to Win10 Pro through the Windows Store, for $49, according to Ed Bott’s overview of Win10 S. For the rest of this year, the Win10 Pro upgrade is free for Win10 S owners. The new Surface Laptop starts at $999 for a Kaby Lake i5, 4GB of memory, and 128GB of storage. It goes up to $2,199 for an i7, 16 GB, 512 GB. 13.5-inch 2256 x 1504 touch screen (Microsoft’s fav 3:2 ratio). Fabric covered backlit keyboard that’s drawing raves — but durability is an open question. Hello capable camera. One USB 3 port, but no USB-C. Claimed 14.5 hour battery life. Includes one year of Office 365 Personal. “Lapability” has been called into question by Mary Jo Foley, who uses laptops the way I use laptops. Works with the Surface Pen and hockey puck, neither of which are included in the purchase price. Definitely not an entry level machine. The i5 version is available on June 15 in 20 countries (per Mehedi Hassan at MSPowerUser), the i7 will come out “this summer.” Order here on the Microsoft Store site. You may be impressed by the USB-drive based system reconfiguration, Intune, the 3D stuff, mixed reality, Arc mouse, and whatnot. The education angle is over-worked, just like “Creators” in Creators Update, but what the heck. The presentation is up on this site. It’s well worth watching – but hold onto your pocketbook until we have a chance to put it through its paces. UPDATE: Benedict Evans has a great, short summary. Source: The latest on Windows 10 S and the Surface Laptop (AskWoody.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Windows 10 S locks default to Edge and Bing. What's Microsoft teaching us? (CNET) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atasas Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 M$ is doing its own best to self exterminate... Bye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.lemane Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 7:22 PM, Atasas said: ha ah M$ did everything to be making money and restrict anyone to be making money everything! and now, it seems, they are begging for free-ware users to adopt them (windows) ... surely some build in catch is going to be discovered? yeah i know they even made it possible to run desk apps on arm but obviously not on win s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Windows RT all over again Why are we all expecting an EPIC FAIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 On 4/5/2017 at 9:50 AM, Atasas said: M$ is doing its best to self-exterminate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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