Microsoft is creating Windows Lite for dual-screen and Chromebook-like devices
Microsoft is preparing a new lightweight version of Windows for dual-screen devices and Chromebook competitors. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell The Verge that the software maker is stripping back its Windows user interface with dual screens in mind. This new hardware could launch as early as later this year, depending on chip and PC maker readiness.
"Windows Lite," as it's codenamed internally, is a more stripped-down version of Windows that is initially being prioritized for dual-screen devices. Intel has been pushing OEMs to create this new hardware category, and machines could appear much like Microsoft's Courier concept, dual-screen laptops, or even foldable displays in the future. Either way, Microsoft wants Windows to be ready for PC makers to take advantage of it.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday March 06 2019, @12:23AM (1 child)
How about Microsoft Bob-bitt.
Cut down version that gets pieced together awkwardly and will end up just playing pornos...after hitting you AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Wednesday March 06 2019, @03:13PM
> How about Microsoft Bob-bitt.
I wonder how many young 'uns here were born too late to get that joke.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.