Microsoft may be aiming to offer a completely cloud-based version of the Windows operating system to consumers.
According to Neowin, this information is based on recently disclosed internal documents filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the current battle with Microsoft related to Microsoft’s acquisition of the home. Activision Blizzard game developer.
The FTC filing shows a document from Microsoft that was redacted in June 2022. A slide labeled “Modern Life Strategies and Priorities” shows the company’s fiscal 2022 goals to accelerate the growth of Windows 11 PCs and online services like Microsoft 365, Xbox Game Pass
In it, however, people got a glimpse of the company’s possible future plans for Windows. It says: “Move Windows 11 more and more to the cloud: Build Windows 365 to enable a full Windows operating system streamed from the cloud to any device. Use the power of cloud and client apps to enable AI-powered services to improve and roam people’s entire digital experience.”
The goal of developing a cloud-based Windows operating system is not a big surprise for Microsoft as the company has been moving Office to the cloud for many years, followed by Xbox and PC gaming through Xbox Cloud gaming (aka. is XCloud). So it makes sense for Microsoft to aim to offer the full Windows experience to PC users with a monthly subscription. This is also shown when Windows 11 Insiders users have added options for Cloud PC to the Settings app.
According to the report, this internal document was created a few months before the company decided to use all of its general AI products like the new Bing Chat and bring the Copilot feature to Windows, Microsoft 365, and more. other products. Delivering the full Windows experience in the cloud may not be as big of a priority for the company as it was a year ago today