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Microsoft's leaked new OS is built on top of the Edge browser (Web Components), and it's not Windows
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So after Chrome has failed, Microsoft wants to try the same?
They (Google) didn't fail at the education market. I've not seen that "start them young" has been effective for the OS, but services/ecosystem remain contagious beyond school.
Microsoft did. Windows 11 SE was way too heavy to run on Chromebook-esque hardware... Even single tasking was dreadful. Before that, vendors like HP (Stream) sold a near Chromebook equivalent with Win10.. similar problem, but 11SE was worse. So this new heap is likely their next run at it or WindowsRT 2.0.
Chrome OS is dead, that's a failure.
Google is replacing it with Android.
Not for ed/ent it isn't.
Yes, Google is phasing Chrome out, so it will also be discontinued for ed/ent.
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/03/chromeos-phased-out-court-docs-android-desktop-pcs/
It was supposed to be phased out entirely this year, but it's delayed until 2034.