Microsoft Is Ready To Introduce Their New Hardware

Microsoft is now planning an event that will be held in New York this coming May 2, 2017. Likely to see the introduction of new hardware and software focused mainly on education. Meanwhile, reports said that the highly-anticipated Surface Pro 5 tablet, as well as the company's speculated Surface Phone, will not be introduced at the event.

The upcoming event will begin at 9:30 AM ET on May 2^nd. Enable to promote the event, Microsoft has spread press invites saying Learn what's Next, using hashtag MicrosoftEDU. According to CNBC, Microsoft reportedly might use the event to introduce Windows 10 Cloud, ready to compete against Google's Chrome OS. It will be expected that the operating system may help power a new generation of low-cost laptop computers; these could compete aggressively against Chromebooks.

Tech enthusiasts must also expect that Microsoft may reveal the hardware design of its upcoming Xbox Project Scorpio, just ahead of its E3 event in June. Since bursting onto the scene in 2011, the Chromebook has excelled in academia; displacing Apple's Macs and iPads, as well as Windows PCs. 7.5 million Chromebooks were sold into the U.S education (K-12) market during 2016, versus 2 million Windows PCs. Microsoft must chip away at Chromebook's heftier share before Windows PCs drop out of school altogether, as noted PC World.

Windows Cloud, first discovered earlier this year. Windows Cloud locks down the operating system to just UWP apps that can be downloaded from the Windows Store which is great for administrators who want total control over what students can do on their PCs. Cloud was later discovered to have an upgrade path to Windows 10 Pro, however, that could be eliminated if it powers an education machine.

Microsoft is also expected to show off some of the features of its upcoming Redstone 3 release that includes the My People feature and other improvements which fell through the cracks of the Windows 10 Creators Update. Microsoft has tried to take on Google's Chromebooks before but hasn't been able to make its devices as appealing as Google's alternative.