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Microsoft will launch the official version Win8 in October

By Jerri Lily


Microsoft will be completed the Windows 8 development work this summer, a computer running Windows Tablet PC will be sold on October.

The initial launch of Windows 8 products, including configuration Intel and ARM chips, equipment, apparatus does not exceed 5 to configure the ARM chip, Intel-based devices more than 40.

Microsoft's product released schedule running Windows 8 time for the holiday shopping season. Microsoft hopes With the Windows challenge Apple iPad Tablet PC, stimulating the growth of the PC market. Apple released this month by the third generation of the iPad, so that Microsoft will face greater difficulties.

"If you miss the September and October to release Windows 8, Microsoft will face embarrassment that has not released any products this year. Microsoft reluctant to see a market research firm Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg said that kinds of situations, third-generation iPad will be launched in the holiday shopping season, the best-selling products on the market an attractive Windows Tablet PC.

The insider said that Microsoft will hold a meeting in April to announce the release strategy of Windows 8, the disclosure of the details published in terms of time and marketing information.

A source revealed that a small number of the first ARM-based devices, because Microsoft is strictly limited number of products, and developed a strict quality control standards. Among the initial launch of the ARM-Windows device, there is 3 types are the Tablet PC.

Gartner predicts that the Tablet PC sales this year will be over 103 million units, and will rise further to 326.3 million units in 2015. Apple is still on the Tablet PC market hegemony, the market share of approximately two-thirds will fall to 46 percent in 2015, Microsoft's market share climbed to 11 percent.

Development in the Intel Architecture chip running Windows 8 version is relatively easy Windows has been running on the Intel architecture chips. The full version of Windows has never landed the ARM chip, which means that the development of 8 versions of Windows running on ARM chip to take longer. The preview version of Windows developer Microsoft released in September last year, can only run on the Intel architecture chips.

Microsoft's Windows business unit president Steven Sinofsky have repeatedly said that Microsoft plans to simultaneous release of the Intel and ARM version of Windows 8. He said in an interview last month, "Our goal is the simultaneous release of two versions if we can not do it, and would not say it is our goal."




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