Microsoft’s new cloud-based Windows 365 is an operating system you can run basically anywhere, including on your Android phone.<\/b>
\nWe\u2019ve all heard it a million times: the future of computing is in the cloud. While we\u2019ve seen plenty of cloud services deliver on this promise, we\u2019ve yet to see what we\u2019ve always expected: a cloud-based version of Windows. However, today, Microsoft formally announced that its cloud-based Windows would officially land as Windows 365 on August 2, 2021 (via PC World). Unfortunately, Microsoft is keeping the service locked to businesses for the moment. Business owners will have the option to pay a monthly per-user fee, allowing employees to access a virtual version of Windows. Employees could access this from all manners of devices, including low-powered laptops, tablets, and even phones. This isn\u2019t too different from Google Stadia or Microsoft\u2019s own Xbox Cloud Gaming. It\u2019s just that, instead of gaming, your connection is focused on productivity. Microsoft hasn\u2019t divulged a lot of other info we\u2019d love to know, though. Pricing, virtualized specs, supported resolutions, and other details are still unknown. However, the fact that Windows 365 has a name and a release date assures us that we\u2019ll soon find out more info, including, hopefully, when regular non-business folks will get to use it.<\/p>\n