Microsoft will release both ARM and x86 versions of Windows 8

With regard to the ARM version of Windows 8, Microsoft has spoken freely today and has brought us a lot of quasi-letters. Steven Sinofsky, head of Microsoft Windows, today disclosed the Windows version of the ARM version of the Windows 8 official blog. The previous release date for the ARM version of Windows 8 has been arguing. Some people think that it will be released later than the desktop version of Windows 8. Some people think it will be released in advance.

Sinofsky today brought the exact news that the ARM version of Windows 8 will be released in sync with other Windows 8 versions. Regarding the release date of Windows 8, Microsoft has hinted that it will be released this autumn (maybe in October), when the ARM version of Windows 8 will also be released.

Microsoft referred to the ARM version of Windows (Windows On ARM) as WOA. WOA is a new member of the Windows family, just like Windows Server, Windows Embedded, and Windows Phone. WOA is developed on the basis of Windows, has high versatility with Windows 8, and shares code with Windows 8. Its development, sales, and support will all become part of the world's largest computing system.

The experience of using the ARM version of Windows 8 is similar to that of using the Windows 8 on the x86/64 architecture. You log in the same way and then open the application in the same way. The way you use the Windows Store is the same. You can use the main features of Windows, from the Start Screen to the Metro style application and IE. You can also use Windows desktop tools, such as Windows Explorer (File Explorer) and Desktop IE. It will have the same quick and smooth experience. In other words, Microsoft has developed an ARM version of Windows 8 to give users the desired experience.

For WOA, Microsoft summarizes as follows:

1. WOA is a new member of the Windows family. It is developed on the basis of Windows. It has high versatility with Windows 8 and shares code with Windows 8. Its development, sales, and support will become part of the world's largest computing system. . Microsoft's development of WOA once again supports new PCs. They have unique features and appearance. They are supported by Microsoft's new partners and have expanded the territory of Windows.

2, WOA PC is still under development, Microsoft's goal is to allow PC vendors to release x86/64 version of Windows 8 PC also released WOA PC. PCs running the ARM version of Windows 8 are based on a unique, innovative hardware platform provided by Microsoft partners NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments. PC makers are also in full swing designing PCs running the ARM version of Windows 8.