Number behind windows 8: supports 2 architectures and 7 Programming Languages

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Author: User
Microsoft held the build 2011 Developer Conference on Tuesday to demonstrate the next-generation operating system Windows 8. On Wednesday, Microsoft executives took the stage to demonstrate the new features of Windows 8.

Here are some numbers hidden behind windows 8:

1:A Windows version.

2:Supports two architectures: arm and intel X86.

7:ProgramDevelopers can write applications in 7 Programming Languages: C, C ++, C #, Visual Basic, HTML5, JavaScript, and XAML.

10:Microsoft's first 10-point touch product Windows interface.

60%:According to Wells Fargo statistics, 60% of windows and Windows Live revenues come from enterprise users.

1 year:The approximate release time of Windows 8.

18 to 24 months:The estimated remaining upgrade time for Windows 7 enterprise users.

35:The number of development teams currently working on Windows 8 applications.

2.9%:Evercore of the investment bank predicts the revenue growth of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live sectors in fiscal year 2012.

US $19.57 billion:Evercore of the investment bank expects revenue from Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live sectors in FY 2012.

8%:Evercore of the investment bank predicts the revenue growth of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live sectors in fiscal year 2013.

US $21.13 billion:Evercore of the investment bank expects revenue from Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live sectors in FY 2013.

US $74.5 billion:Wall Street analysts expect Microsoft's revenue in fiscal year 2012.

US $79.6 billion:Wall Street analysts expect Microsoft's revenue in fiscal year 2013.

1 billion:The number of users who use Windows every day.

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