Microsoft Windows 8: What's Changing?
With the PC market quickly shifting from desktops to tablets, Microsoft's decision to move past its original Windows user interface and switch to a tile-centered interface tailored for tablet PCs is a logical direction for its new operating system Windows 8.
Despite this tablet centered move, the tech-giant announced this week that this new OS with launch date yet to be released(2012 probably) is designed to operate well on any PC whether it be a desktop, laptop or tablet and that it would also have the option to revert back to the classic interface if it were to be preferred.
Doubts whether this new tablet-centered OS would favor apps and compromise the performance of Microsoft's ubiquitous flagship programs such as Excel and Word were dispelled when Microsoft confidently assured of the operating system's capabilities.
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Sarah Rotman Epps, a Forrester consumer product analyst commented on Windows 8's new features by saying "It has the markers of a post-PC product: Windows on ARM will enable more ubiquitous and casual computing experiences; touch-first will make Windows more intimate and physical.”
With the launch of future Windows 8 supporting tablets, Microsoft plans to gain in on the tablet market currently dominated by Apple with at least 70 percent market share.
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