Microsoft plans to bring Windows to robots and 'a whole new class of small devices'

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http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/ee36c9e04eff5a6268fb6784edbb9242/futurems.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/windows-on-devices/)Microsoft's Build 2014 kicks off tomorrow (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/microsoft-build-2014-liveblog/), but it's not just Windows Phones, tablets, Office or even the return of Clippy (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/clippy-is-back/). Redmond has plans to bring its operating system, well, everywhere else. A Windows on Devices (http://www.windowsondevices.com/) site has apparated into existence, mentioning robots, talking bears, the Internet of Things and Intel'sGalileo (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Galileo/) acting as developmental hardware. It looks like Microsoft's planning a charm offensive on the maker community, with the site linking out to a [video=youtube;jO3tK2ro09U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yu62StlsMY"]Big-styled[/URL]-- presumably Microsoft-powered -- as well as Maker Faire. The first SDK will appear soon, (by the end of Spring 2014) with additional releases through out the year. Microsoft says it'll have a life-sized piano to show-off its Windows on Devices conceit and naturally, it reckons its cloud services will serve as the perfect online accompaniment.

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