Since the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has been positioning Windows as a service, meaning the platform will receive frequent and substantial updates. When Microsoft first made the ‘as a service’ announcement, many assumed this to mean the company would move to a subscription model, much like it has done with Office 365 and for business, there is a new option to pay for Windows on a monthly basis, but it has also resulted in new features arriving for the OS every year.

 

Microsoft is working on a new shell for Windows which is being referred to as Cloud Shell. While I don’t have all the details on the platform yet, it is being described as a new “lightweight iteration of Windows designed for the modern computing world” based on documents I have seen. The timeline for introduction is expected in 2017 but no firm date was given for its release or announcement.

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