Windows 365, Cloud-Hosted Smartphone OS, Leaked in Microsoft Filing

February 10, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from DailyTech. Author: Jason Mick.

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) on Jan. 29 submitted a pretty intriguing trademark finding to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In the filing it applies for a trademark on the term "Windows 365." The filing was first spotted by a reader of Neowin.

I. A Game Changer Quietly Steps Up

What at first looks like a ho-hum filing really hints at a potentially market-changing upcoming product. Imagine, for a second, a Lumia 635 budget smartphone that could destroy the most powerful Apple, Inc. (AAPL) iPhone in gaming graphics at a tenth the cost That’s the radical promise of Windows 365. The description given is as follows:…

IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer software; computer operating system software; network operating software; computer programs; wireless communications devices; mobile phones, cellular telephones, personal digital assistants, and hand-held computers; parts and accessories for the aforementioned goods…

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