14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 8 is truly an exponent of Microsoft’s Windows Everywhere strategy, and nowhere was this more apparent that at Computex, a massive technology event in Taipei, Taiwan, earlier this week. Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer revealed earlier this year the company’s vision of putting Windows on an as wide range of devices as possible.
The CEO’s words were something in the line of having Windows on every device customers use, if I’m not mistaken.
Both at D9 and at Computex, the focus of the software giant’s Windows 8 demos was placed on next generation NUI–capable form factors, such as tablets, or slates.
In the two videos embedded at the bottom of this article you will be able to see Mike Angiulo, corporate vice president of Windows Planning, Hardware and PC Ecosystem at Microsoft highlight Windows 8 optimizations for Tablet PCs.
The Redmond company has been working with silicon chip makers including ARM, AMD, Intel Corporation, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments in order to ensure that Windows 8 will run seamlessly on the architectures they are or will be producing.
Next gen Windows 8 systems will be powered both by x86 processors as well as by ARM architectures, with Microsoft highlighting the introduction of support for Systems on a Chip as early as CES 2011. x86 processors of course include both 32-bit and 64-bit CPUs from companies such as Intel and AMD.
Make sure to watch the two videos embedded below featuring highlights from Angiulo’s presentation at Computex in Taipei on June 2nd.
One interesting aspect that must be underlined is Windows 8’s support for applications which leverage HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.
This means that web developers will be able to use their existing skill set in order to start building apps for Windows 8 as soon as the operating system is released.