Microsoft and its PC ally, Intel, are about to re-engage. It is expected to launch a joint IoT partner program in April this year. The two companies are expected to launch an IoT product that supports the Intel 32-bit PenTIum instruction set architecture Quark processor.
But this plan will focus on the embedded version of Windows, Windows Phone or other program code, which is still unclear. In addition, whether the plan includes various IoT services using Microsoft Windows Azure cloud services is still unknown. But the plans for both parties are expected to be released at the Microsoft Developer Conference in San Francisco.
The PC market has evolved from an early high-growth era, and Wintel's double-headed situation has existed for many years. Nowadays, PC growth has become more gradual, and it is natural for these two giants to cooperate on the emerging IoT market.
"The two companies are still closely related to many embedded market-based deployments," said Christopher Rommel, an analyst at Venture Development Corp. who tracks IoT development. "But only the two sides are working together to develop low-energy devices." Blueprints and solutions are designed to meet the expectations and needs of existing customer bases, all of which make sense.†However, he said that he did not hear any specific product plans from the two companies.
For Intel, the cooperation with Microsoft in IoT "will further demonstrate the company's commitment to support low-energy device operating systems - in addition to Wind River and Android," Christopher Rommel said, "for Microsoft, this will be It brings a new opportunity to scale down to the device level—a field that has always been served by more traditional real-time operating systems, and Windows CE/Compact has been inaccessible in the past.â€
Microsoft may also seek cooperation from other microprocessor partners on IoT. Its Windows RT and Compact 7 are now able to support ARM, opening the door to a host of integrated, low-power processors for IoT applications.
The company's development history in the field of embedded operating systems is very tortuous. Several platform versions based on a subset of their Windows code have been released in the past, but often cause controversy because they don't provide enough support, especially in terms of real-time functionality. However, it has taken an important position in the field of embedded systems, has a large community of Windows developers, and has a good opportunity to combine its device software with Azure cloud services.
Competitors are turning their attention to these similar opportunities. Apple CEO Cook has mentioned the way to change the "user's life experience", which means it should be a way to consume the IoT cloud service. IBM has implemented IoT cloud services for its enterprise customers, and Cisco Systems is expected to launch similar services in the near future.
"I don't know how everyone will react to the IoT version of Windows," said Chad Jones, vice president of product strategy at Xively, which provides cloud IoT services on its parent company's LogMeIn platform. "Next we will see more and more More companies are on the market and continue to expand this market pie."
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