nsane.forums Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Microsoft has filed for a patent that should allow for a fast booting PC operating system using a cloud computing design. One of the big issues with the Windows operating system is boot times. While some PC makers have tried to speed up the time between turning on the power to seeing the desktop, it can still take a little while to get the OS to start working from a cold start up. Now Microsoft has filed for a new patent that it claims will speed up operating system boot times. The patent, as discovered by Electronista.com, is titled "Fast Machine Booting Through Streaming Storage". Microsoft describes a cloud-based networked system that would allow an operating system like, say, Windows to be streamed into a PC and then stored into memory on that PC. The system sounds a little bit like how OnLive streams its PC games to be played by PC gamers with only a small download file and near instant playing. The patent states, "The technology facilitates fast boot because the virtual disk is available for use immediately, rather than needing to download an entire operating system image before booting from that downloaded image. For example, during a boot operation, only a relatively small amount of data is needed from the boot disk, which is available from the far data and/or the near data." So is Microsoft designing a future version of Windows that would be based on the cloud, much like its Office 365 office software suite? And if so would the PC have to be connected to the Internet in order to boot up in the first place? It's an interesting system that we think is still years away from being launched, if ever. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonar Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I'm 50/50 on cloud based OS.I see some good points and i see some bad points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwop Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 This sounds completely idiotic, implausible, and highly suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobrPatty Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 This sounds completely idiotic, implausible, and highly suspicious.I have to agree with you. Cloud computing is just MS way of hampering pirating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyo Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 This^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I can see some possibilities with cloud computing. It's a more efficient way of utilizing all the hardware we have, but at the same time a major risk for privacy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyo Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 In an ideal world without copyrights, it would be awesome. But we live in this shitty society instead :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman1982 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I smell a counter attack upon Linux. That is why they have filed that patent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 This sounds completely idiotic, implausible, and highly suspicious.I have to agree with you. Cloud computing is just MS way of hampering pirating.totally agree. guess like pc games we will have to be online first and then discount it every time we start up.cloudy computing is just a check shiney new word for online server check from the 90s. screw this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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