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Inside Microsoft’s Project Solara: A new platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps
Not a pilot anymore. Microsoft's Project Solara puts AI agents on hardware—and enterprise is already testing it.
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Why it matters
Microsoft is shipping a new device category (desktop hub + wearable badge) that replaces traditional apps with AI agents, moving the company beyond software into hardware-agent convergence. Early pilots with enterprise customers signal a fundamental shift in how businesses deploy AI workloads.
The key facts
5 to knowProject Solara: new Microsoft platform for AI agent-first devices
Built on Android, not Windows
Two concept devices: desktop hub and wearable badge
Headed to pilots with enterprise customers
Agent-first architecture replaces traditional app-based model
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Publisher excerpt: A team inside Microsoft has been quietly building a platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps, based on Android instead of Windows. The first two concept devices, a desktop hub and a wearable badge, are headed to pilots with some big-name businesses.