Assuming this chart is accurate, it gives us a good idea of what sort of hardware we'll be seeing from Windows 10 Cloud devices. The relatively modest specs include 4GB of RAM, a quad-core Celeron (or better) processor and either 32GB or 64GB of storage -- that all sounds a lot like you'll find in a Chromebook. Microsoft is looking to achieve "all-day" battery life for "most students" and super-short boot and wake from sleep times, as well.

What we've seen from Windows 10 Cloud suggests that machines running this new software will only work with Universal Windows Platform apps you get from the Microsoft Store -- traditional Windows software will be out. But for a lot of students, that plus the many web-based apps and services out there will be enough to get a lot of work done. In any event, it looks like we'll know more in less than two weeks, and we'll be at Microsoft's event to cover all the news.