Microsoft Reveals Plans for Windows 8 on ARM
The traditional Windows desktop will be present on Windows 8 on ARM and it won't cause any system-resource hits for Windows 8 users, according to Microsoft. - Redmond revealed more details about Windows 8 on ARM, the upcoming operating system that will be built into tablets and other mobile devices in the next generation Windows lineup.
Microsoft President Steven Sinofsky, head of the Windows and Windows Live divisions, addressed some of the Windows 8 on ARM (WOA) questions that have lingered since Microsoft's September Build developer conference in a "building Windows 8" blog post on Thursday.
With Windows 8, Microsoft added new client operating system support for the ARM platform on top of its traditional support for x86/x64 silicon, largely with an eye toward better addressing the mobile device markets. The company also had announced support a year ago in Windows 8 for new system-on-chip processors being developed by AMD and Intel.
More details likely will come when Microsoft releases the "consumer preview" of Windows 8 on February 29. In the meantime, here are some highlights from Sinofsky's detailed blog post.
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