Microsoft To Decimate Google Chromebook With A New Dirt Cheap Windows 10 Laptop At $149, Aiming For Mid-2015 Release

Apparently, Google Chromebooks are starting to make an impact in the portable gadgets arena. And needless to say, Microsoft is reportedly one of the worried companies as Google-centric experience guaranteed with the Chrome OS has the potential to catapult the laptops/notebooks arena. In case, Google succeeds in amassing impressive market share, Microsoft has all the rights to be concerned. In order to counter the impeding threat from Google, Microsoft is apparently working on a Chromebook-equivalent powered by Windows 10 OS for a dirt cheap price of $149 to $179 ambit, with a release date set in mid-2015.

According to Forbes, the upcoming Windows 10 laptops are not aimed at killing Apple MacBook and they are not built for heavy-usage gaming either. In the meantime, Digitimes says, these Windows 10 laptops are targeted towards making an impact in the emerging markets and the ultra low-cost markets. With the new Microsoft Windows 10 laptops, the tech giant is reportedly planning to restrict its device to just web browsing, word processing and social media usage.

It is worth noting that, the plan to kill Google Chromebook is a crucial move by Microsoft. With the unprecedented traction specific to Chromebooks, Google has succeeded in creating a buzz even during relatively “hard financial times of the last few years,” notes Forbes. In comparison, the Pentium or Celeron laptops reportedly cost more when compared to the cheaper Google Chromebooks. In addition, the effortless ease/usability provided by Google’s laptops is seemingly a serious worry to Microsoft, along with many users ditching laptops for a much-sophisticated tablets and phablets. And therefore, Microsoft is apparently banking on the upcoming laptops.

Moving on to the Microsoft Windows 10 laptop configuration, the device is expected to be powered by Intel’s Bay Trail platform. This is reportedly one of the low power processors seen in Asus Transformer Book and Lenovo ThinkPad 10. Plus, the upcoming device will apparently feature an 11.6-inch clamshell-like display, similar to the Google Chromebook. As Google also has 13-inch and 15-inch models, Microsoft might also offer several variants, opines the same site.

With the Windows 10 release date nearing close, it’s a matter of time before Microsoft announces its brand new laptop line-up. With the price starting at $149, will you be interested in buying the upcoming Windows 10 laptop? Feel free to leave a comment.

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