Advantages of Windows 8 in the fiercely competitive tablet market

Source: Internet
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Microsoft presented earlier Windows 8 versions on a tablet at CES this year.
Microsoft unveiled its next-generation Windows 8 operating system at the partner preview meeting held at the Computex 2011 in Taipei today, it demonstrates how it runs on different processors in PC and tablet, x86 and ARM architectures.

Microsoft has deployed a large number of hardware systems on different processor platforms. The x86 family is naturally Intel, AMD, the ARM family includes NVIDIA core Kal-El Tegra 3, Texas Instrument dual core OMAP 4430, and Qualcomm Single Core Snapdragon 1.2 GHz.

Windows 8 on the ARM architecture platform is naturally more important, but in fact, whether on a tablet or PC, x86 or ARM architecture, or even a touch screen, windows 8 uses a unified user interface.


Windows 8 ARM also has a standard desktop and a new block-based boot screen, which can run the same application (the current premise is that there is an ARM porting version ). The USB device works normally. Microsoft also demonstrated how to copy files from a USB flash drive.

 

The system reference design partners of the Windows on ARM project include NVIDIA, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, Foxconn, wistron, and Guangda. Among them, NVIDIA brings Kal-El Tegra 3 core notebook and tablet, you can see the startup screen and Office Word. You can see that the four processor cores in the re-designed task manager are all executing H. 264 video rendering.

In addition, there is also a Dell XPS brand tablet that supports touch and External keyboard operations, the user interface is smooth, even faster than Windows Phone 7.

Windows 8 is especially designed for touch operations and supports border gestures. Of course, it actually works on the pixel next to the border, rather than the border itself. The operating system gestures are arranged in the border on the left and right of the screen. The slider from the left is the start button, and the slider from the right is a multi-task switch.

Click the start button to switch between the standard Windows desktop and the new multipart interface. You can even use the touch gesture to list multiple running tasks on the screen at the same time. If the screen is wide, you can also display two applications side by side.

If you do not have a touch screen, the above operations can still be achieved through the keyboard, and the operation is also very simple and fast, Microsoft specifically demonstrated how to use the standard keyboard for multi-task switching.

According to the summary, Microsoft's competitive advantages in tablet computers are as follows.

1. Unified experience and software library

Windows has a share of nearly 90% in the desktop OS market. Although tablets are different from desktops, users will be willing to use tablets that provide similar experience. Microsoft's advantages in desktop computers will return to tablets.

Intel previously told investors that the ARM version of Windows will not be able to run the previous software, which will affect the number of software on Windows tablets. Microsoft provides developers with the necessary tools to help them port x86 platform applications to the ARM platform. If users can use more software that they are familiar with before, Windows tablets will be more successful.

Windows 8 supports PCs, tablets, x86, and ARM.
2. diverse hardware

Apple is currently ahead in the tablet market, but apple only has iPad 2. Although iPad 2 is divided into multiple models, the hardware is basically the same. The future policy for Windows tablets may be similar to that for Android tablets. Users will see a variety of products with different appearances and sizes. This diversity provides users with a variety of options.

3. Adequate preparation

Microsoft has been developing tablet products for many years. However, after Apple launched the "iPad generation" tablet, Microsoft has not yet responded. Microsoft's strategy is to develop the right products, rather than rush into the market.

At present, most of the iPad's competitors enter the market without preparation. Both Motorola Xoom and blackberry Playbook could have been an important competitor to the iPad, but these products are disappointing to users in some aspects. This results in weak product sales and affects users' impressions of similar products in the future.

All in all, if Microsoft can take the right approach to provide users with a familiar but unique experience, and make the price competitive, Microsoft will be able to win the tablet market competition. LAF also believes that Microsoft should develop the tablet version of Windows Phone 7, because the operating system previously mainly targets mobile smartphones.

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