Microsoft announces Azure Sphere, powered by Linux

[jimallyn]

I suppose it was just a matter of time.

Microsoft announced on Monday a new technology called Azure Sphere, a new system for securing the tiny processors that power smart appliances, connected toys, and other gadgets.

We'll get to the specifics in a moment, but here's the really notable part: To power Azure Sphere, Microsoft has developed its own, custom version of Linux — the free, open source operating system that Microsoft once considered the single biggest threat to the supremacy of its Windows software.

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsof ... nux-2018-4

[catweazel]

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsof ... nux-2018-4

Funnier still is the spin on the word 'bloatware'.

Second, Microsoft has developed Azure Sphere OS, the Linux-based operating system that will run on those chips – Smith says that while Microsoft is a “Windows company,” a full-fledged version of its flagship operating system was too big and too unwieldy for what it had in mind.

[BigEasy]

2018 year. Finally Linux almost win the war of "securing the tiny processors that power smart appliances, connected toys, and other gadget".
There are only a few steps to win the war of desktops. Isn't it?

[BenTrabetere]

I think Linux is an incidental element in the story. If I were to be generous I would say it makes good sense for MS to use Linux on an ARM-based SoC that needs a Real Time OS. I am not the generous type when it comes to MS, so I think it shows MS is still unable to create a suitable OS on its own. ARM-based Windows anyone?

But it is incidental - the real story is MS attempting to lock IoT gadgets to Azure. I support efforts to make IoT gadgets more secure, but I do not trust MS to manage it. I also question MS's long-term support for the project or IoT manufacturers doing anything to improve security for their devices.

[BigEasy]

ARM-based Windows anyone?

Not now but may be little later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_GlGglbu1U

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