Forget Windows: Midori is coming

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WINDOWS is a name that has ruled the whole computer world since its
first launch in November 1985. Since then it is like a trademark of
Microsoft Corporation.

With many advanced versions of Windows available today such as Windows
XP, Windows Vista, it is the most used operating system in the world.
In 2010, Microsoft is going to launch WINDOWS 2007, but now here is
time to experience a yet another technology of operating systems.

Yes, MICROSOFT is working on a new generation of operating systems
called Cloud-Based Operating System and rumors are there that MIDORI
will be their first such operating system, which will replace Windows
fully from computer map.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE

MIDORI is an offshoot of Microsoft Research's Singularity operating
system. In this the tools and libraries are completely managed code.
MIDORI is designed to run directly on native hardware (x86, x64 and
ARM), will be hosted on the Windows Hyper-V hypervisor, or even be
hosted by a Windows process.

MIDORI can be also seen as MICROSOFT'S answer those competitors who
are applying "Virtualization" as a mean to solving issues within
contemporary computing.

The main idea behind MIDORI is to develop a lightweight portable OS
which can be mated easily to lots of various applications.

IMPORTANCE OF MIDORI

For knowing the importance of MIDORI you have to think about, how an
operating system is loaded on a computer. Actually operating system is
loaded onto a hard disk physically located on that machine. In this
way, the operating system is tied very tightly to that hardware. As
Windows is dependent on hardware, it might face opposition from
contemporary ways of working because people are extremely mobile in
using different devices in order get diverse information.

Due to this trend installing different applications on a single
computer may led to different compatibility issues whenever the
machine require updating. The new operating system will solve these
problems by the concept of Virtualizing. This will solve problems such
as widespread security vulnerabilities, unexpected interactions among
different applications, failures caused by errant extensions, plug-
ins, and drivers and many more.

ERIC RUDDER, Senior Vice President, Technical Strategy

The importance of this project for MICROSOFT can be understood by the
fact that company choose Eric Rudder , former head of Microsoft's
server and tools business and a key member of Chairman Bill Gates'
faction of the company, to handle it.

WHEN WILL IT BE LAUNCHED

Just Wait and See. Microsoft has not declared any such date about
launching of MIDORI, but there are rumors that this project is in
incubation phase.