I think Windows 8 RT

Windows 8 RT is short for Windows runtime. To understand WinRT, you must first understand a problem. During Windows NT development, many CPU types are actually supported, as a matter of fact, he has produced some CPU (such as CERT) versions, but he only has a small number of users and many people do not know. Therefore, it is not difficult to support multiple ARM CPUs in Windows 8. Just write a bunch of drivers.

Is it really that simple?

Of course not. If your program is a local application, that is, those programs that directly use specific CPU commands cannot run on Windows of various CPU versions. Unfortunately, this is basically the case for many C and C ++ programs. So the World of Warcraft you are currently playing cannot run on Windows 8 of ARM. But one thing is that. net, Java, or some scripting programs can do this. They all convert CPU commands at runtime.

After talking about this, the problem has come. Since Microsoft has easily designed an ARM version of Windows, it has been around for a long time. net, why do we have to worry about Windows RT and the strange Metro style program.

Return to business!

Needless to say, Apple's IPhone was so popular that Microsoft had a good life on the Windows CE and blackberry. As a result, the IPhone made him very sad, and Android later became even more worried.

Although the tablet market is not as popular as the mobile phone market, it has great potential.

There is also a market that has not yet been ignited. Television, broadly speaking, is the home entertainment center. Apple is also engaged in it, and it is not too popular yet, but the market is also huge.

What should Microsoft do?

All mobile phones, tablets, and TVs run on Windows, which is definitely the goal, so we need to get through all the links to achieve this goal.

All mobile phones, tablets, and TVs run the same version of Windows, which cannot be done yet, but at least the core of Windows must be the same. This is the mission of Windows RT, we can see that Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 share the same core. Although the next-generation Xbox has no technical news, I am very certain, he also uses the same Windows RT core.

Step 2: provide a unified programming interface and user interface ,. net or javascript only completes the fundamentals, the function library and UI library are the key, Windows RT provides these support, the key is the UI library, he chose the Motro style, why is it not a window that everyone is familiar? In my opinion, you cannot give users a mouse click on the TV. Therefore, no matter how you analyze it, Motro-style interfaces are relatively consistent, at least cell phones, tablets, and TVs look good.

One step is missing ,. net or javascript programs, writing some commercial applications or simple games is not a problem, but it is very difficult to develop games. This is a big market, so he has to transplant DirectX, so that it can run these CPUs.

The ideal business model is broken through. But, ask a question?

Can I use an X86 CPU to replace a cell phone, tablet, or TV with a Motro style? At least the cost is much lower, right?

I think some people will say that the X86 CPU consumes too much power. I don't think this is a problem, and the technology is constantly evolving. Intel has launched the X86 CPU used by mobile phones for a long time, what's more, the current arm cpu performance is higher and the power consumption is also rising. The power consumption is really not a problem. The problem is that a large number of competitors will not choose Intel CPU, competitors such as Apple and Google know that they cannot play on Intel. Microsoft is too competitive. Using other CPU commands can at least be at the same level as Microsoft and develop itself into another "Microsoft Empire ".

Microsoft, I can only say that you are so powerful that Microsoft has spent so much energy to support ARM CPU, which is the foundation of competitors. When Apple and Google have worked hard to lay a solid foundation, microsoft's Windows was installed on their devices, and Apple and Google's market quickly collapsed, making them buying hardware again. (Microsoft: It's easy to say something)

You may question why the end user will discard the original Android or IOS devices and choose to install Windows? My answer is: application.

In fact, Apple and Google are very clear about this, so they vigorously develop app stores and use various methods such as sharing to attract developers. The idea is correct, but I think it is very difficult. A large number of developers are extremely profitable, which is very reasonable. Just as you can see that the IPhone is making money, just like developing an IPhone application. In turn, when Windows makes money again, we will quickly abandon the IPhone or reduce investment.

When Windows 8 went public, one of the challenges facing many developers was: Do you want to design Windows 8 applications? I don't want to support such a huge market share in the world of Windows.

Well, the second question is, how do you select development? Some manufacturers will choose the development tools they are familiar with to continue development, and ignore WinRT (Learning and Development Cost issues ), you only need to run Windows 8 on X86, such as large CAD and ERP applications.

In addition, some vendors are engaged in "small" applications. Here, the basic research on finger-use is relatively small, such as a FaceBook application or a small game. He will definitely think, I will try WinRT. At least after the development, it can run on mobile phones, tablets, TVs, and PCs. These are the ones I want to develop. It is certainly better to write them everywhere, especially in the gaming market. Although not all vendors think this way, at least part of them will go through this step. Windows has gradually eroded apple and Android markets. On the contrary, Apple and Android do not exist in such scenarios. Small applications are still developed on Android and Apple, but they will never develop large applications, will you design a CAD software on the tablet? There is no market or supporting basic research.

What do end users feel? At first, they purchased IPhone or Android devices because they are better than Windows, and they found that these applications are also available in Windows, A small number of people install Windows on their old devices. Apple cannot do this. It does not allow you to install IOS on your old TV. Android has this potential, but Android is far from doing so, because he has not accumulated so much in various hardware and operating systems as Microsoft has for so many years.

Yes, that's right. accumulation is Microsoft's biggest capital. As long as Microsoft does not make major mistakes in this strategy, Microsoft will soon be able to use the wedding dress (hardware) created by its competitors to defeat its competitors, this is my opinion on Windows RT.