Cloud transformable device

One or more machine readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to being executed, result in a computing device:

• determining a platform transformation build that identifies one of a first capability of the computing device and a second capability of the computing device different from the first capability;
• establishing a communication connection with a cloud-based platform transformation service;
• determining at least one platform definition required to perform the determined platform transformation build, the platform definition including platform transformation data usable to transform a transformable component of the computing device from a first configuration in which a first set of a plurality of hardware features is enabled such that the computing device has the first capability to a second configuration in which a second set of the plurality of hardware features, different from the first set, is enabled such that the computing device has the second capability;
• retrieving the at least one platform definition from the cloud-based platform transformation service;
• and
• performing the platform transformation build to transform the transformable component between the first configuration and the second configuration.

A method for transforming a platform of a computing device, the method comprising:

• determining, using the computing device, a platform transformation build that identifies one of a first capability of the computing device and a second capability of the computing device different from the first capability;
• establishing, using the computing device, a communication connection with a cloud-based platform transformation service;
• determining, using the computing device, at least one platform definition required to perform the determined platform transformation build, the platform definition including platform transformation data usable to transform a transformable component of the computing device from a first configuration in which a first set of a plurality of hardware features is enabled such that the computing device has the first capability to a second configuration in which a second set of the plurality of hardware features, different from the first set, is enabled such that the computing device has the second capability;
• retrieving, with the computing device, the at least one platform definition from the cloud-based platform transformation service;
• and
• performing, using the computing device, the platform transformation build to transform the transformable component between the first configuration and the second configuration.