<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Correct but that requires a display and a contract with Microsoft - they have to welcome/sanction the device to do that.<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div><div>On Aug 25, 2014, at 2:56 PM, L.M. <<a href="mailto:luism@ieee.org">luism@ieee.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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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......"<br>
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Maybe not that expensive after all.<br>
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<div>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.<br>
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<div>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!</div>
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<div>Microsoft does hint that won’t be an issue at least for
developers:</div>
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color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The ability for
developers to download a copy of Windows OS </b><span style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: SegoeUI, 'Segoe
UI', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">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.</span>"</div>
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<div>On Aug 25, 2014, at 2:16 PM, David Rolfe <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:David@montala.co.uk">David@montala.co.uk</a>>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">Before I watched
the live broadcast this evening (in the U.K.) I
had no idea that I was buying an officially
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">What a pleasant
surprise!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">Check out “<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/hardwaredevboard%94">http://msdn.microsoft.com/hardwaredevboard”</a>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">Interesting times
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">Regards,</font></div>
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