According to foreign media sources, Microsoft co-founder and chairman of the board, Bill? Gates made a preliminary response to the Windows 8 operating system: He thinks the operating system is great.
In a video interview with Microsoft CEO Steve Gates? According to Ballmer's previous remarks, Windows 8 is an "absolutely critical product" that integrates the "best" Features of tablets and traditional PCs.
Gates said people will be surprised by the "energy" Microsoft has injected into its new products ". He also said that Windows 8 is "crucial to the development of personal computing" and "this is a major moment for us ".
Gates said he has been using the Surface tablet and called it an "incredible great product ". He also hinted that over time, Windows operating systems for PCs and tablets will eventually be integrated with mobile systems. "We will certainly share Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Over time, we will do that more and more, and gradually evolve into a single platform ."
Windows 8 is Microsoft's first operating system to integrate touch functions with other common features of tablets, many PC manufacturers are hoping to rely on this operating system to compete with iPad and other popular tablet computers.
Another Microsoft co-founder, Paul? Alan said earlier this month that the new tablet features of windows are "especially bold and innovative", but he also said, some aspects of this latest operating system are "confusing ".
Microsoft will officially release Windows 8 later this week.