Windows 8

Windows 8: first taste for OEMs

A prerelease version of Windows 8 given to Microsoft hardware partners

First signs of real life for the heir of Seven. It appears that Microsoft has started to distribute for internal use and to OEM partners selected a prerelease version of Windows 8 identified by the initials ' milestone design ' 3.

The new system Windows is still in early stages of development and its launch is not planned before 2012. Microsoft at CES 2011 has confirmed plans to bring the Windows 8 on ARM architecture, a move necessary to exploit the wide diffusion of these processors in the market for tablet pc.

' Eight ' will then in all likelihood the first Microsoft operating system to use General not fully focused on the market for personal computers. As a result of this choice, the system will have a touchscreen and advanced management of a more flexible interface.