The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the sequel to their popular micro PC, the Raspberry Pi.
The new, updated Raspberry Pi 2 has an improved processor and double the RAM but keeps the amazing price of $35.
"It's a major leap forward in terms of computing power for users," says Mike Powell, a technology development manager for Pi distributor Element14. "A whole wave of new applications ... [ read the full article ]
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I don't think so ivymike. Windows 10 runs on Intel CPUs, not ARM. Windows RT ran on ARM processors, but has been discontinued and will not be upgraded to Win 10.
Originally posted by ivymike: The R-Pi 2 will be able to run Windows 10 when available which will be free, I repeat FREE to Raspberry Pi users.
Important to include that this is Windows 10 for ARM, which for most intents and purposes is not Windows. It will run Metro apps, but no conventional Windows software.
Originally posted by aw2600: I don't think so ivymike. Windows 10 runs on Intel CPUs, not ARM. Windows RT ran on ARM processors, but has been discontinued and will not be upgraded to Win 10.
it has already been confirmed on arstechnica, but probably will not run x86 apps
Even full-fledged x86 Windows 8 is 'free' to many manufacturers as long as they let Bing be the default search engine in IE.
The Windows 10 that will be coming with the Raspberry Pi is basically like Windows RT that came out with Windows 8. It will not run normal Windows software. By name it is Windows, but for many people, not being able to run Windows software kind of defeats the purpose of running Windows.
