Monday, 6 October 2008

Microsoft Windows Cloud Looming in a Months Time

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently revealed that the software company plans to unveil an operating system designed for cloud computing next month. Speaking to a TechNet audience in London, Ballmer said Microsoft would announce “Windows Cloud” within four weeks, adding he’s “sure we’ll have a snazzier name on launch.”

Ballmer referred to the operating system as Windows Cloud, but added that it would not necessarily be the product’s final name. It would enable users to create composite applications from software services, he suggested.

The move to developing applications for the cloud echoes changes in the way software will work in the future, Ballmer said. Most software must be installed before it can run; Microsoft believes software will become more like web applications, which users simply click to run.

It is expected that more news about this operating system will be disclosed during the upcoming Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, USA that is scheduled towards the end of October.