Windows 8 tablets to be demonstrated in June?

By George Wong on 03/01/2011, filed in Home > Tablets

According to some rumors online, Microsoft might actually be demonstrating their next version of Windows in just a few months. Windows 8, the next version of the operating system that is supposed to be designed with tablets in mind might be making an appearance this June at the All Things Digital conference, an event where Microsoft has been known for revealing important products like Bing and Surface. Windows 7 has always been criticized for being tablet-unfriendly, and so Microsoft aims to change that with Windows 8. We wonder – will making it tablet-friendly affect the desktop experience of the operating system?

Microsoft: Microsoft is the company behind software like Windows, Microsoft Office and hardware like the Xbox and Kinect. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. MS-DOS was the product that propelled Microsoft towards success, but it is Windows and Office that made it what it is today. Microsoft is currently engaged in a number of projects, including Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox, Office and the Azure cloud computing platform. the large majority of desktop computers run on Windows.

Windows 8: Windows 8 was revealed during CES 2011 and formally launched on October 26 2012. This new version of Microsoft operating system (OS) aims at bridging the gap between desktop OS and mobile OS. To ensure API compatibility between Windows 8, Windows 8 RT (for ARM-based processor) and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft has unified the code base of all those operating systems. This should make it very easy for developers develop once and deploy on all platforms with a minimal amount of tweaks. The most visible change is the Metro design language, which is very much suited for mobile applications.

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