Microsoft giving away free Windows 8.1 for IoT fans | News | TechRadar

Just tweeted(October 23, 2014 at 12:46PM):

“Microsoft has developed a "non-commercial version of Windows based on Windows 8.1" for developers who buy Intel Galileo boards.According to PC World, it is a "pared-down, proof-of-concept" version of the operating system that is designed to work specifically with that hardware.Given that the Galileo board runs a Quark X1000 processor, that is essentially an enhanced Pentium 400MHz CPU, it's interesting to see that Microsoft did not go down the route of Windows Embedded 8, but instead opted to customise "full-fat" Windows 8.1.” See here

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