The iPad can now become a true laptop but Microsoft has had to arrive to achieve it

o a long time ago the technology industry and society talked about the post-pc era The iPad arrived, the first model for many manufacturers with Android They followed in the footsteps of those from Cupertino in a more or less (above all less) fortunate way. We all thought tablets would dethrone the PC.

For a few years sales indicated so, but time has passed and the effect has lost strength as if it were a soda. It has been with the recent iPad Pro when we have come closest to being able to use a tablet as if it were a PC, at least for power.On the downside... the many limitations of iOS, something that Microsoft wants to remedy.

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We already saw that using the iPad Pro was like driving a Ferrari with an L on the back Something that can be fixed, at least thanks in part to Windows Virtual Desktop. If we remember, we will remember how it was an Azure-based service that allowed any operating system to obtain a multi-user experience similar to that offered by Windows 10."

Windows Virtual Desktop offers a fully virtualized multi-user Windows 10 experience, which also integrates Office 365. It even allows access to the store as well from Microsoft to download new applications. Through Windows Virtual Desktop the user will be able to access that remote desktop as if he were actually using a PC and its applications locally.

A utility that is now updated thanks to a new feature that arrives in the iOS version with which the iPad receives a dose of vitaminsShown on Twitter by Scott Manchester, Group Manager for Microsoft Remote Desktop Service.

Now Windows Virtual Desktop has been updated to support the use of mice, even if it's a virtual desktop. The downside is that for now only a limited use of mice is supported, initially only Microsoft Bluetooth mice or the one in the video, a Swiftpoint GT.

Nevertheless, it is an interesting step, because it means opening more possibilities to Windows to be used on all types of devices and making use of of even more peripherals.

Source and image | Twitter Scott Manchester Via |