"Puts a head on a headless device" That's actually pretty neat.
Windows 10 IoT Core Support for Raspberry Pi 3
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#12Pi user here. Anyone know what the point of Windows 10 IoT is?
If you're more comfortable with Windows development than Linux development, it's a way to get things running more easily. (Although I expect that for many HN readers it's the other way around.)
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#13Pi user here. Anyone know what the point of Windows 10 IoT is?
Being able to develop embedded IoT solutions using C++/CX, .NET and Visual Studio tooling.
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#14Why does Microsoft care about the Pi? What would make them invest in a version of Windows for it?
The Raspberry PI has a substantial commercial market. That plus as a way to retain interest in Windows, their support makes pretty good sense.
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#15Why does Microsoft care about the Pi? What would make them invest in a version of Windows for it?
There's actually a very good reason. Windows XP has been officially unsupported by Microsoft for about two years now unless you are willing to pay them a quarter million dollars a year. Often the computers spec'd for those systems have pitiful amounts of CPU power and memory (i.e. much less than necessary to run Windows 10), and the cost of a re-spec for PCs in certain critical systems is basically the cost of developing a new platform (not to mention that some of them can't fit a microATX-sized PC or have low power requirements) makes it potentially cost-effective to use SBCs, especially a popular one which someone like Newark/Element14 can customize for you and potentially support.
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#16Pi user here. Anyone know what the point of Windows 10 IoT is?
.NET is a actually a very good programming environment for these little computers.
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#17Why does Microsoft care about the Pi? What would make them invest in a version of Windows for it?
If kids start playing with Windows early on then they may grow up with a more positive view of MS.
It's funny in a way, it'll end up creating an opposite kind of taste for Windows compared to the desktop version.
"All the programs and cool stuff are on Linux. Nothing supports Windows, lmao"
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#18I'm really interested in this as I have a project that would be perfect for it, but I don't see any licensing information available. Anyone know anything about that?
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#19I'm not entirely up to speed on the situation of UEFI secure boot for ARM; didn't Microsoft mandate that it can't be disabled for such devices to boot Windows? Is that the case here?
it does not actualy run "normal" Windows.
Has anyone taken a close look at what's actually running? I suppose it could be a version of the Windows Kernel since they have it running on ARM for Phone and RT but I frankly wouldn't be all that surprised if they were running Linux with .NET Core on top.
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#20Why does Microsoft care about the Pi? What would make them invest in a version of Windows for it?
Education.
More hands on experience for the students with all the available hardware extensions.