Microsoft is developing a new cloud-based operating system called Midori that is intended to replace Windows. Midori will use a microkernel architecture and isolate applications using software. It aims to be lightweight and portable across devices while providing centralized data storage and backup on Microsoft servers. Midori is being designed with concurrency and reliability in mind using technologies from Microsoft's Singularity research project. It will allow users to move seamlessly between devices without reinstalling applications.
3. Introduction:
Microsoft is incubating a cloud based non-
Windows operating system known as
MIDORI.
It is possible to be a commercial
implementation of the Singularity operating
system, a research project started in 2003.
The main idea behind MIDORI is to develop a
lightweight portable OS which can be mated
easily to lots of various applications.
4. history:
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.
Yes, Microsoft is working on a new
generation of operating systems called
“CLOUD-BASED OPERATING SYSTEM”.
MIDORI will be their first such operating
system, which will replace Windows fully
from computer map.
5. Concurrency:
Midori will introduce a higher-level application
model that abstracts the details of physical machines
and processors. The model will be consistent for both
the distributed and local concurrency layers, and it is
internally know as, “Asynchronous Promise
Architecture’’.
Singularity:
The goal is to build a highly-dependable operating
system, but different from the windows model, in
which the OS kernel, its device drivers, and
supporting applications are all written in managed
code.
7. What is kernel?
The kernel is the main component of most
computer operating system, it is a bridge between
applications and the actual data processing done at
the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities
include managing the system's resources (the
communication between hardware and software
components).
11. Midori(web browser):
Midori is a web browser that aims to be lightweight
and fast. It uses the Web Kit rendering engine and the
GTK+ 2 interface. It is the default browser in
elementary OS.
Midori also has 14 extensions that are installed by
default that can be activated through the side panel.
12. Features:
Full integration with GTK+ 2;
Tabs, windows and session management
User scripts and user styles support
Straightforward bookmark management
Extension modules can be written in C and
Vala
Supports HTML5
14. Advantages:
Storing data and backup capability on a central
Microsoft Server
Being able to move to different environments without
reinstallation
Installation possibility on several different topologies
Users move from device to device without reinstalling
applications or moving documents.
The ability to program using .NET languages
The concurrency will benefit all businesses
15. This is the end of Windows.
Some say that, no need to develop MIDORI as
unsupported application can directly run using
x86
User will strictly need Internet Connection to
use this
OS.
It may be Expensive.
disadvantages:
16. Midori fused with lots of advanced applications.
Virtualization technology helps many companies
still using very old applications
"Midori is an attempt to create a new foundation
for the operating system
"Microsoft will always thinking about and
exploring innovative ways for people to use
technology. Midori is one of many incubation
projects under way at Microsoft."
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David Worthington Microsoft maps out migration from
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