{"id":13200,"date":"2019-04-01T07:31:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T07:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=13200"},"modified":"2019-04-01T07:46:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T07:46:40","slug":"breaking-news-microsoft-is-creating-linux-based-smartphone-os","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/04\/01\/breaking-news-microsoft-is-creating-linux-based-smartphone-os\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News! Microsoft is Creating Linux-based Smartphone OS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breaking News! Microsoft is Creating Linux-based Smartphone OS<\/p>\n

Last updated April 1, 2019<\/p>\n

Microsoft, the king of desktop operating systems, haven\u2019t had much luck with the mobile operating systems. It\u2019s Windows-based mobile operating systems Windows Mobile<\/a> and Windows Phone<\/a>, both failed miserably and have been discontinued.<\/p>\n

But that hasn\u2019t deterred Microsoft from trying its hands in the lucrative mobile market again.<\/p>\n

Microsoft\u2019s yet another attempt on mobile OS<\/h2>\n

\"Microsoft's<\/p>\n

The unconfirmed news is that Microsoft is creating a Linux-based mobile operating system with a special focus on protecting users\u2019 privacy.<\/p>\n

We have put special attention on user privacy. There will be no data collection through Cortana. The OS will not be updated without user permission and above all, the updates won\u2019t require you to restart your system several times. That itself is our biggest achievement till date.<\/p>\n

Don Jhoe, Microsoft Product Manager<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reports are not confirmed but the project is internally called \u201cMazure\u201d. The name could be changed as the project progresses.<\/p>\n

The Mazure OS will be completely open source. This shows the firm commitment to open source development from Microsoft. This is another effort from Microsoft to give back to the community by open sourcing essential tools like Windows calculator app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Targeting 4 billion strong mobile OS market<\/h2>\n

There are over 4 billion mobile devices in the world. A tech-giant like Microsoft cannot simply give up on this big a market.<\/p>\n

The world of mobile operating systems is dominated by Android and iOS and many experts think that it is saturated and a new player doesn\u2019t stand a chance.<\/p>\n

But Linux-based KaiOS<\/a> came into the market in 2017 and created a niche for itself in just one year.<\/p>\n

This moderate success of KaiOS perhaps gave Microsoft the idea to launch its own mobile operating system based on Linux.<\/p>\n

Lately, a number of open source mobile operating system<\/a> projects have come up. Almost all of them use Linux kernel underneath.<\/p>\n

Linux-based smartphones are also a hot-topic in tech world. Librem5<\/a> and Necuno<\/a> have already announced Linux-based smartphones with focus on privacy.<\/p>\n

Microsoft has taken the same idea and started its own Linux-based mobile OS \u201cMazure\u201d with a promise to protect user\u2019s privacy.<\/p>\n

You can find more information about this project on its extremely confidential website below.<\/p>\n

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Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Breaking News! Microsoft is Creating Linux-based Smartphone OS Last updated April 1, 2019 Microsoft, the king of desktop operating systems, haven\u2019t had much luck with the mobile operating systems. It\u2019s Windows-based mobile operating systems Windows Mobile and Windows Phone, both failed miserably and have been discontinued. But that hasn\u2019t deterred Microsoft from trying its hands … <\/p>\n

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