Microsoft laboratories hide a project that they say will be the definitive replacement for Windows, and will open a new era in the conception of operating systems. Its code name is Midori and it will work very differently from previous Microsoft systems, as it will focus on the Internet and will not depend on the personal computer.
The specialized magazine Software Development Times has had access to some internal company documents that reveal some aspects of one of the most important projects for the future of Microsoft.
The concept that guides the development of Midori is that of virtualization, which allows the creation of systems that can be accessed from any terminal, that consume fewer resources and that are beginning to have an important impact in corporate computing.
Midori is the solution for a Microsoft that is beginning to understand that the changes that computing is taking do not ensure the long-term survival of its Windows operating system, according to BBC News.
Microsoft has preferred not to comment on a project that is in a very immature phase. "Midori is one of the many projects that Microsoft is incubating. But it is too early in incubation to talk about it," he says in a statement.
But the virtualization industry maintains that Microsoft has something to worry about. "Currently, operating systems are strongly tied to the hardware. They are installed on a hard drive physically installed in the computer," reflects Dave Austin, European director of Citrix, one of the most popular virtualization companies, who believes that this tie makes losing many possibilities for users, who are increasingly accustomed to having their photos, email, and even personal and work documents hosted on external servers.
Windows acts as the interface between the program and the computer, but with this trend of program uses online, the operating system is losing relevance so Midori could be configured as an alternative to ensure the company's future in the long term.