Microsoft Spring Event Set On May 2; Might Not Include The Surface Book 2
Keisuke AkioMicrosoft Spring event on May, which will be held in New York City will concentrate mainly on the Windows Cloud version of Windows 10. This is expected to provide Microsoft a more required, Chromebook-compete play.
On the said event, the company will be more attentive when it comes to educational aspect. This has become one of the primary targets of Microsoft. The company's executives have been trying to tone down the effect of Chromebooks and Chrome OS on Windows' market share, it is still inevitable it created a great impact especially in the US, says The Verge.
With tools and services created for Windows' PC to be more useful, it will surely ease the burden of administrators and educators, just like enhanced OneNote, which is also useful for the students. Early this year, for the education market, Microsoft introduced its own version of Intune device/app management service. The educational-oriented of Microsoft Spring event, which is set to happen on May 2 will open new doors for the education market, especially that the company's corporate vice president Joe Belfiore has his new job as an education advocator, reported ZDNet.
Invitations are already out. Press, analysts and other guests are much anticipated to grace this Microsoft Spring event. Other specific details about the Microsoft EDU is not written on the invitation, aside from the date and the venue of the event. According to CNET, this Spring event of Microsoft is codenamed "Bespin" and this will be a tool for the company to announced the rumored Windows Cloud version of Windows 10. Windows Cloud is custom-made to run Universal Windows Platform or Windows Store applications, this is a sort of Windows RT. Some beta testers said to be upgradeable to Windows 10 Pro.
The much-awaited release of Surface Book 2 will not take place on this Microsoft Spring event, as what previous speculations have said and not even the Surface Pro 5, though the device is working properly with just a minor spec bump. The emerging of the Surface phone might not happen until 2018 but the May 2 event can be used in disclosing a new Surface tablet with low specs at a low price which is running with a Windows Cloud.
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