Microsoft wants to decline its Windows 365 offer to make it accessible to individuals, who will therefore be able to access their Windows from any device.
The hearings of Microsoft by the American justice, within the framework of its conflict with the FTC for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, teach us every day more about the strategies of the Redmond firm. For example, we now know that Microsoft has considered acquiring Zynga, as well as Sega, Bungie and IO Interactive.
A Windows 365 for the general public?
The information that reaches us even goes beyond the video game alone: the components that are closely or remotely linked to it, such as the Windows operating system, are also affected by these revelations. An internal document dating from June 2022 in particular caught the attention of The Verge.
According to this, Microsoft is working on a 100% available Windows experience in the cloud. The idea is to build on what already exists with Windows 365 to develop “a complete Windows operating system streamed from the cloud to any device”.
Also according to this document, Microsoft believes that pushing Windows 11 “more and more towards the cloud” with the general public is a long-term opportunity. “The power of the cloud and the client would enable enhanced AI-powered services and full roaming of the digital user experience”indicates the internal report in question.
A unified Windows experience across all devices
With a Windows entirely in the cloud, we could therefore access the same operating system, with its installed software and video games as well as its stored files, for a uniform experience from all our screens. This is one of the great advantages of Shadow, who can fear the arrival of such a competitor on the market.
Windows 365 already offers such a service, but it is currently reserved for businesses. We must also take into account the configurations offered by Microsoft: will there be a formula giving access to a powerful GPU to run AAA games for example?
It is in any case not surprising that Microsoft takes such a path, the company having bet on the cloud for a long time. We also know that the American firm is looking to design its own ARM chips to power its dedicated cloud servers.
Source : The Verge
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