The details about Windows 8 release and the plans of Microsoft of releasing a new tablet device based on Windows 8 OS are being discussed here.

1. Microsoft Plans and innovations for the Upcoming Windows 8 OS
The details about Windows 8 release and the plans of Microsoft of releasing a new tablet device
based on Windows 8 OS are being discussed here.
It is announced by Microsoft that Windows 8 will be out in the year 2012. The Consumer
Preview for the same is already been released and people believe that it will do fine on
traditional PCs like every other versions of Windows. Windows 8 will not be just another
upgrade of Windows 7. Microsoft has big plans of making this OS exceptional by some
innovative add-ons to it for succeeding in the tech market.
Microsoft announced with the launch of consumer preview that Windows 8 will be compatible
with mobile devices. Microsoft has also plans to release Tablet devices based on Windows 8 OS.
Though there are already many companies manufacturing tablet mobile devices, Windows 8
tablet announcement has created a lot of interest amongst manufacturers, consumers and
business users.
Developers and users believe that Windows 8 tablets will have the potential to attract users
towards it across so many available in the market. Samsung is one of the top sellers of Android
based tablet so far and also the maximum tablet share in the market is occupied by Apple’s iPad.
So it will be challenging for Microsoft to balance the power and potential in the tablet market.
Windows 8 has been developed from the ground level and it is built in a manner that it can run
elegantly on both – traditional PCs and touch based tablet devices. It can run on ARM as well as
x86 processors. But the apps that are developed specifically for x86 desktop environments will
not be able to work on ARM based mobile devices.
The Windows 8 tablets will run on ARM, Intel and AMD chips. Amongst them, it is expected
that the ARM tablets will be launched at the same time as Windows 8 for x86 PCs. These ARM
based tablets will be having traditional desktop as well as the new Metro interface. But it will
only allow third party metro apps.
The Windows 8 tablets will be thin and light and unlike any other tablet present in the market, it
also includes a unique and sleek keyboard that slides out from below for the purpose of
providing ease of typing to the users. Microsoft is also planning to launch a version of Windows
8 based tablet that is specifically designed for the business users. Moreover, this OS will come
with number of in-built metro apps and also professionals are looking forward for building
innovative apps for it. Other specifications are – 10.1 inch tablet display with 291 pixels per
inch resolution which imply that HD resolution display is the standard feature of this tablet.

2. Microsoft is all set to launch its new tablet device by the end of this year. People are all excited
to know more about this device. This step forward will increase the popularity of Windows OS
overall and also the Windows 8 tablet will give a tough competition to iPad3.
This will bring a big change in the mobile app development market and it will also raise the
demand of Windows app Developers worldwide.
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