14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is reportedly working on a new project called Mohoro that would basically allow users to access a Windows installation over the Internet, without the need to deploy the operating system on a local system.
Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet writes that Mohoro would be a desktop virtualization service based on Windows Azure that would basically represent Microsoft’s first major step towards a subscription service for the Windows platform.
The pay-per-use system would be specifically aimed at companies looking to access their own clients or applications stored in the cloud, while also being capable of setting up restrictions and limitations for their employees.
The desktop as a service Windows might be released in 2014, even though there’s no official word on it.
The company has already purchased Mohoro.com and Mohoro.net domains, so it’s most likely working on this new project as we speak.