Ballmer: Microsoft Will Soon Release 'Windows Cloud' OS

[Computer Hope Admin]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed a few details on Wednesday of a forthcoming operating system that will help developers write Internet-based applications.

Within a month, Microsoft will unveil what Ballmer called "Windows Cloud." The OS, which will likely have a different name, is intended for developers writing cloud-computing applications, said Ballmer, speaking in London to an auditorium of IT managers at a Microsoft-sponsored conference.

Cloud computing is a term often applied to programs that are presented in a Web browser, but the actual computing is performed at a distant data center.

Ballmer was short on details, saying more information would spoil the announcement. Windows Cloud is a separate project from Windows 7, the OS Microsoft is developing to succeed Windows Vista.

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[patio]

Perfect name for vaporware....

[Computer Hope Admin]

Heh, wow never thought of that. Good point sure plenty of jokes are going to be made of that. Hope they don't name the next release of Windows, Windows Cloud or they're really going to get it.

[patio]

I'm just saying they've announced going down roads like this before and nothing ever came of it...

[Computer Hope Admin]

Ohh, yes that's true they've talked about doing this in the past although this time I think it'll go through this time with the increased popularity of cloud computing.

[Aegis]

Cloud computing is a term often applied to programs that are presented in a Web browser, but the actual computing is performed at a distant data center.

What the blink's so "revolutionary" about this concept?      Terminals and mainframes have been hundreds or thousands of miles apart for decades?  Besides half my brain, what am I missing, here?