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Microsoft expanding Windows on Devices program |
September 11, 2014
Microsoft is expanding a program to put Windows in smart devices, robots and Internet-connected appliances, following overwhelming response for developer hardware.The company is currently putting a stripped-down version of Windows 8 on Intel’s Galileo development board to bring the OS to a “smaller class of devices,” said Colin Murphy, senior technical product manager at Microsoft, during an interview at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.But the demand for the Galileo board with Windows has exceeded expectations and Microsoft is now looking to put the OS on more boards such as Intel’s Galileo 2 and MinnowBoard Max, Murphy said.“You’ll see that evolve. We’re working with Intel and other partners putting Windows on those boards,” Murphy said. “There’s a whole range of boards we’ll be investing in.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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