Microsoft Bringing Full Windows 10 to Smart Phones in 2017
Microsoft is making major changes and it's a big deal. At its Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) event in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft made major announcements and provided a sneak peek into the innovations in the cellular market.
As per the announcement, desktop apps with a full-fledged Windows 10 experience will work on the upcoming Qualcomm ARM processors. Microsoft has partnered with Qualcomm for developing new and inexpensive computers which aims to replace Intel Atom processors in Windows tablets. In the recent event, Microsoft ran Windows 10 on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chip complete with HD video playback, Adobe Photoshop support, and Microsoft Office.
Microsoft has partnered with Qualcomm to embed ARM architecture on to Windows 10 because of the growing demands for PC apps in the mobile phone environment from on-the-go customers.
These developments will enable Microsoft's hardware partners to design and build a new range of Qualcomm Snapdragon powered Windows 10 PCs that will run 32bit Windows applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, etc. The buyers can expect to see the new devices in the market by next year.
Also on Microsoft's list of visions was the eSIM Technology which is a programmable and re-writable SIM technology that any carrier can reprogram to make it work on any network without removing the SIM card.
"We are excited to bring Windows 10 to the ARM ecosystem with our partner, Qualcomm," said Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President of the Windows and Devices Group at Microsoft, in a statement. "We continue to look for ways to empower our customers to create wherever they are. Bringing Windows 10 to life with a range of thin, light, power-efficient and always-connected devices, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon platform, is the next step in delivering the innovations our customers love -- touch, pen, Windows Hello, and more -- anytime, anywhere."
Watch the video of Windows 10 running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor here: