Windows 9 to be the last disk based Windows. Windows 10 will probably be cloud based.

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  • It's going that way, for $9.95 a month you get Cloud Based Adobe Photoshop now, so what's next?
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    • I think cloud-based services are a good idea, but I won't be using a totally cloud-based OS. I have no desire to trust all my business data to anyone. Especially anyone who makes themselves that big a target.

      If MS gos that route, I'll switch everything to Linux or the Mac.


      Paul
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  • BINGO! I have been saying they want to do that for close to 5 years, if not more! *****STUPID****! Just what we need, a giant step BACKWARDS inand already less private world. THIS is like the companies that buy an open source product and take it private, except they buy the WORLD!

    I hope it FAILS, like with their FIRST attempt even their THIRD attempt, though it is apparently now very popular, called CHROMEBOOK BTW, has far more computing power than they wanted.

    The difference from the 60s, 79s, and very early 80s, when this idea was common place, was that THEN computers were expensive and seen as hard to use. ALSO, most hookups were usually with the less flexible serial.

    Steve
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    • I hope they fail too.

      In my opinion if they are successful, then it will most likely end the race
      for more personal computing power. Another words I think tablets and phones
      will get cheaper ... but real computers ... desktops, laptops, servers will skyrocket.

      In the last 10 years or so great strides have been made on just about every
      hardware level ... something like this might kill the forward momentum.
      altho some say moores law is already at its peak and cant continue anyway ...
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    No one will buy it and then they will bring out Windows 11 back to disk. Like Win8 debacle. lol.
  • I think a hybrid cloud OS would be kinda cool. If I need more power for something I rarely do, off load it. I could see it working for some situations pretty good though if the cost low enough. Think computer labs for schools.

    Of course when the 'net is down, so is the cloud so a full cloud OS would be pretty bad.

    -g
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    Windows 9 to be the last disk based Windows. Windows 10 will probably be cloud based.

    Details on Windows 10 were also provided, with claims that the future operating system will be a "cloud OS," meaning that all of the processing and computing would be done on Microsoft's servers, and be streamed to your computer, completely eliminating the need for a powerful rig and only requiring the basic bits to run peripherals and such. Windows 10 would essentially just be a new cloud service for Microsoft, on top of Office 365 and the new Xbox Cloud on Xbox One, pushing the company further into the cloud ecosystem. Windows 9 rumored for next year, Windows 10 to be 'cloud OS' | Digital Trends