14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has been working on its ARM-supporting Windows version and, since tests are already being carried out, companies, in this case Dell, have started to come forth and say their piece.
When the ARM architecture showed that it was going to be a strong presence on the tablet market, Microsoft took the decision to make Windows 8 compatible with it.
Since then, the latter has been tirelessly refining the software and has even reached the point where product makers can take it for a spin.
Dell is one of the companies that have done some experiments with the operating system, and the first impression is, so far, a good one.
In other words, though Dell hasn't amassed any reputation as a mobile player (despite having both Android and Windows Phone 7 tablets and smartphones), the future may get brighter if this new OS card is played right.
Naturally, the company isn't going to let Android out of its sight, meaning that the upcoming time of mobile OS competition could do it good.
"Our early work on Windows 8 on the tablet side looks to be pretty encouraging," said Michael Dell, chief executive officer and chairman of Dell during a conference call with financial analysts.
"We are still quite interested in Android. [...] We think it is shaping up to be a competitive environment. I don't think beyond those two [operating systems] that there are viable alternatives that make sense. So there is a lot of other noise out there in the market that I do not think will amount to much of anything," said Mr. Dell.
The corporation's focus on Android and Windows will likely be encouraged by the fact that HP is sacking its webOS slate project, as part of its restructuring plan which also includes spinning off the PC business.