[MinnowBoard] Windows on the MinnowBoard Max!

[Christopher Price]

Correct but that requires a display and a contract with Microsoft - they have to welcome/sanction the device to do that.

Minnowboard, much like NUC, does not currently qualify as it lacks a display. There is potential to go the Windows 8.1 with Bing route for a reduced license - but again, Microsoft has to bless your particular device.

MSDN is the route to go while developing the device, it looks like Microsoft will do what they did with Quark boards and offer a free eval copy. Technically you can do that already with the Windows 8.1 Enterprise 90 day trial - I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a very similar build/offering with Minnowboard drivers baked in. You can do that today yourself, however.

Christopher Price
ConsoleOS.com - iConsole.tv

On Aug 25, 2014, at 2:56 PM, L.M. <luism at ieee.org> wrote:

> Funny. I just read an X-Ray: Microsoft on Money Magazine (Sept 2014 issue page 44 - hot off the press) where it says: "The software giant is taking a page out of Google's playbook. Manufacturers can now use Windows OS free on any device smaller than 9 inches......"
> 
> Maybe not that expensive after all.
> 
> Luism
> 
> On 08/25/2014 05:35 PM, Christopher Price wrote:
>> You may have to delete the trailing quote on the URL.
>> 
>> We hadn’t yet added dual-boot support for Console OS and Windows 8.1. I think we’ll have to wait for the full details - the team winced when I brought up the notion of cramming 8.1 and Console OS onto the same 4GB eMMC… but anything’s possible with USB and SATA.
>> 
>> Really nice news overall. It’ll be interesting to hear if Microsoft offers some Windows license akin to Windows 8.1 with Bing for the MAX. Right now a Windows 8.1 standard license rivals the cost of the Minnowboard MAX itself!
>> 
>> Microsoft does hint that won’t be an issue at least for developers:
>> 
>> “The ability for developers to download a copy of Windows OS from MSDN, where they will also find a link pointing to a location where all board-specific drivers will be hosted. In addition, Microsoft will provide scripts to help deploy the OS onto a USB key, or to boot from a USB key and deploy the OS to internal storage."
>> 
>> Christopher Price
>> ConsoleOS.com - iConsole.tv
>> 
>> On Aug 25, 2014, at 2:16 PM, David Rolfe <David at montala.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>>  
>>> Before I watched the live broadcast this evening (in the U.K.) I had no idea that I was buying an officially Microsoft supported Windows Development Board... but now I have!
>>>  
>>> What a pleasant surprise!
>>>  
>>> Check out “http://msdn.microsoft.com/hardwaredevboard” for more details!
>>>  
>>> Interesting times ahead I think.
>>>  
>>> Regards,
>>>  
>>> David
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