14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently unveiled the Sharks Cove, a brand new development board that allows developers to create applications and drivers and test them on Windows 8.1 for only $300 (€225).
Since many rushed to compare the device with the well-known Raspberry Pi, the company has updated its original announcement to provide some clarification on this and to explain that there still are some pretty big differences between these two products.
“The primary focus for Sharks Cove is to support Windows IHV’s and ODM’s, who need a Windows compatible system that is appropriate for hardware and driver development. Sharks Cove is a fully functional PC so you can install desktop and Windows Store apps to facilitate your development and testing and even your general enjoyment of the device,” the company said.
The clarification was most likely needed because part of the media coverage on the new project actually compared the Sharks Cove with the Raspberry Pi in terms of prices, which was obviously a big advantage for the latter.
The Sharks Cove can be yours for $300 (€225), while the Raspberry Pi is available with a price of only $35 (€28), so it’s pretty clear that Microsoft wants and needs to make sure that everyone’s aware that its product is a lot more advanced and provides really powerful capabilities.