At an education-themed event on May 2, Microsoft is expected to reveal Windows 10 Cloud - a lightweight OS to rival formidable Google’s Chrome OS and Chromebook combo.
It’s also thought we’ll get a glimpse at the first devices to run Windows 10 Cloud; so perhaps a low-cost Surface laptop or some affordable notebooks from partner OEMs?
Now, a leaked internal document obtained by Windows Central (below), seems to prove Microsoft is hoping to match Chromebook in a number of important areas.
When running the recommended minimum specs, Microsoft is targeting the same all-day battery life (10+ hours) and wake from sleep in under 2 seconds offered by Chromebooks.
From a cold boot, Microsoft is hoping to get within 5 seconds of the Chromebook start-up and initial sign-in times of of 15 and 10 seconds respectively
Speaking of those minimum specs for the so-called CloudBooks, here they are:
Quad-core (Celeron or better) processor4GB of RAM32GB of storage (64GB for 64-bit)A battery larger than 40 WHrFast eMMC or solid state drive (SSD) for storage technologyPen and touch (optional)Windows Central also speculates the software will be called Windows 10 S when it arrives on May 2. We'll bring you all the news from the event as soon as it becomes available.
