Today, Microsoft held a press conference at which it revealed an incomplete version of the Windows 8 operating system, intended for testing. Windows 8 is the first operating system from Microsoft, which is compatible with low-power microprocessors manufactured by ARM Holdings. The platform will manage tablet PCs and laptops, which will enter into a desperate battle against the world domination of the Apple iPad, writes Reuters news publication.
"This Windows is even better than Windows 7,"
- said the head of the Microsoft Windows division, Steven Sinofsky (Steven Sinofsky) during a demonstration of the capabilities of the new system at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Windows 7, the previous operating system from Microsoft, has demonstrated incredible success, collecting in less than three years 525,000,000 copies sold.
"It has incredible speed and flexible user interface",
- noted Sinofsky, boasting an ultra-thin laptop and a tablet based on the "eight".
A test version of the Windows 8 operating system is available for download at the following address: .
According to the head of the department, the software has already managed to download a huge number of users from 70 countries of the world. However, the exact number of downloads was not specified.
The downloadable version only works on laptops and personal computers based on traditional Intel x86 chips. ARM-compatible version of the system is not yet ready for mass use. According to a Microsoft representative, ARM and Windows 8 based tablets will be distributed between the selected developers. But when this happens, we never heard.
Machines assembled both on the ARM platform and on the Intel platform will enter the market, Microsoft promised. Since the largest software company is trying to release a new version of Windows every three years, it is quite likely that the release date of a full-fledged system will be in October of this year, that is, closer to the Christmas season.
Windows 8 has a completely new Metro style user interface, borrowed from the current version of Windows Phone for mobile devices. A feature of this style is the "tile", which is paved screen. Individual blocks can be moved around the screen and open applications with them.
According to Microsoft, the final version of Windows 8, presented today, has better performance, build quality and reliability than last year’s developer-oriented release.
For the first time ever, Windows 8 received the integration of the Windows Store service, through which you can download and test free applications, such as the test version of the Internet Explorer 10 browser, and use the cloud data store to exchange content between various mobile devices, including Windows-based smartphones Phone
Source: Reuters.com
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