Lee 204 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/02/windows-10-is-coming-to-the-raspberry-pi-2/ Yes please!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I wouldn't but it with the expectation that it will run Win10 honestly. The Pi is still ARM based and so far MS has made no real indication that Win10 for ARM will be a released SKU. For WinRT tablets they said "there would be an update giving some of the Win10 functionality". The way they said that doesn't sound like there is going to be a proper Win10 for ARM (of course the phones run on ARM but that SKU isn't released to the public). WindowsCentral.com said in their brief article about the Pi 2 that it would come with a "special version of Win10". For me, if I were going to try and buy something cheap with Win10 on it I'd prefer the Intel stick for $100 (or was it $150) but that's obviously a lot more expensive then the Pi 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37161 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 it's purely to make a statement about the type of users they want to win over that they've lost over the years. it's a good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Not questioning the move at all. And I'm sure some people will find a benefit to having a $35 dev board running any kind of Win10. Pi 3 will probably be powerful enough to really run full Windows (assuming Win on ARM is still available then). There is just a lot more competition right now in the small dev board market and with Raspberry trying to keep their price under $50 I don't think running Win10 on it will be worthwhile. I wonder how many people who are considering these small dev boards will really care about the cost difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnappo 1593 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 The big question is how well it will run Python Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37161 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 The best Media Browser-related news with Win10 so far I think is that IE will support Http Live Streaming. That means the video player experience in the web client could potentially be the best of any desktop browser. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I heard IE (Edge/Spartan) will include HLS and MPEG Dash support but doesn't Chrome and/or FF have at least HLS support already? Not that I am complaining since I probably use IE 80% of the time. Pretty excited about the overall revamp of the IE engine. The removal of all the legacy code is a real boon for user of IE in the modern web. Anandtech's benchmarking of the new engine puts it's JS performance on par with Chrome. And there is probably room for some improvement since it's still 6-9 months out. (they didn't test real world sites yet so still have to see how it plays out but good news none the less) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37161 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 They do but not in the desktop flavors. Our transcoding for FF/Chrome desktop is pretty good but would be even better with HLS. For mobile of course they all pretty much support it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Ah ok. Win one for IE I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viziofire 1 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Its never going to happen but if MS were to enable the Pi with Win 10 to function as WMC extender they would sell a few Edited February 2, 2015 by viziofire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37161 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Its never going to happen but if MS were to enable the Pi with Win 10 as WMC extender they would sell a few they're going to sell more than a few anyway. from their point of view, why waste time with 12 yr old dead technology that nobody uses. (Disclaimer: I realize some in this little niche still use it. Nobody refers to the number of people, which is so small, it's basically nobody). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 "Upton does state that people who get the PC with Windows 10 installed won't necessarily be able to use it in desktop mode or to run certain old-school applications. However, apps made for the PC will be able to access Azure cloud services, along with other APIs." It's going to run Win10 IoT version (which hasn't been detailed yet) fyi. IoT is Internet of Things in case anyone doesn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 they're going to sell more than a few anyway. from their point of view, why waste time with 12 yr old dead technology that nobody uses. (Disclaimer: I realize some in this little niche still use it. Nobody refers to the number of people, which is so small, it's basically nobody). I keep trying to explain that in the Win10 thread where people are just expecting WMC to still be included. MS has very little incentive to even keep WMC around at all now that they are pushing Xbox One as their living room device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1977 67 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 The big question is how well it will run Python That's indeed a big question ;-) Is your XBMC3C addon supporting several cores? If so, this should be a signigificant speed-up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoff80 87 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Have we heard at all that this will even have a GUI? As mentioned, they point out this is designed for the IoT stuff... and the only time they've demoed that version, it was command prompt only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koleckai Silvestri 1150 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 You need to be a registered developer with Microsoft's Internet of Things program to do this. http://dev.windows.com/en-us/featured/raspberrypi2support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarterJK 35 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Well it sounds interesting, but Microsoft can't even get Windows 10 to run on it's own. With build 9926 (the newest), this is the worst build so far, so many bugs. Besides Windows Store has very few useful apps to begin with, that is one of the worst failings of their tablet fiasco. Personally, if I am going to spend money, I want something functional. I will not give up my Windows 7, and I can use 8/8.1 with Start8 (the 3rd party app that restores Win 7 menu), even with a price of free to some, I can't see my switching to 10, at least not at the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37161 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Windows 10 is in technical preview stage. You don't download a technical preview and then complain that it's buggy. It's only for developers to learn new Api's at this point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitmore 781 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) So now that these things are out in the wild, I thought I'd resurrect this thread. I read a post today about a new version. Is anyone will to give these things a go? http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-iot-core-raspberry-pi-2-and-minnowboard-max-boards-released Edited August 11, 2015 by swhitmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzener 729 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Correct me if I'm wrong... But technically its just Windows 10 iot Core. It doesn't run the OS, its just able to be communicated with (and controlled by) an OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitmore 781 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Ah right. I didn't realise that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathon 5 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I'm curious if anyone has looked into creating an Emby client running Windows 10 IoT Core on a Pi2? This would provide one solution to run Emby on all of my TV's with a very small investment. I'm not a developer, but I would be able to help with any testing that would be needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now