Talk of a new version of Windows 10, dubbed “Cloud,” surfaced last week as eagle-eyed bloggers uncovered clues in a recent beta and preliminary code leaked to the Internet.
It was unclear what purpose another edition would serve, but because it will apparently run only Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps obtained from Microsoft’s store, many assumed that Windows 10 Cloud would play rival to Google’s Chrome OS, the browser-based operating system for Chromebook personal computers.
Chromebooks have gained ground in education, where their low cost — both in device price and in managing those devices — has been irresistible to many schools. In response, Microsoft joined forces with chip maker Qualcomm to announce that the former’s partners would market Windows PCs powered by ARM-based silicon later this year. For its part, Microsoft will craft a version of Windows 10 for ARM chips.
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