Today at the D9 Conference Microsoft presented the preview of the next version of Windows. It also authoritatively authenticated that Windows 8 will be the code-name for the next version of Windows.
The new version, optimized for touch, presents a totally different interface similar to Windows Phone 7.
Windows 8 features a "Start screen" - pictured above - that replaces the start menu with a WP7-style tiled menu that, in addition to launching apps, displays live information. The start menu doesn't appear to be going away,
The company also illustrated a new interface for switching between and resizing windows.
Windows 8 will support legacy apps, but it will also support a new style of app written in HTML5 and JavaScript. We're not certain about Silverlight yet. According to Engadget's live blog, Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky "confirmed that the browser within Windows 8 will run Silverlight." These new apps will expected to take advantage of the "native HTML5" technology Microsoft advertized at its MIX event in April.
We're not sure about ARM support for legacy applications yet, either. Based on the Engadget live blog, it sounds like legacy apps will be unavailable. Intel told investors last month that ARM-based Windows 8 devices would be incapable to run legacy applications. Microsoft later issued a denial regarding Intel's claims, but didn't identify which claims were wrong.
See The Video Of Windows 8.
The new version, optimized for touch, presents a totally different interface similar to Windows Phone 7.Windows 8 features a "Start screen" - pictured above - that replaces the start menu with a WP7-style tiled menu that, in addition to launching apps, displays live information. The start menu doesn't appear to be going away,
The company also illustrated a new interface for switching between and resizing windows.
Windows 8 will support legacy apps, but it will also support a new style of app written in HTML5 and JavaScript. We're not certain about Silverlight yet. According to Engadget's live blog, Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky "confirmed that the browser within Windows 8 will run Silverlight." These new apps will expected to take advantage of the "native HTML5" technology Microsoft advertized at its MIX event in April.
We're not sure about ARM support for legacy applications yet, either. Based on the Engadget live blog, it sounds like legacy apps will be unavailable. Intel told investors last month that ARM-based Windows 8 devices would be incapable to run legacy applications. Microsoft later issued a denial regarding Intel's claims, but didn't identify which claims were wrong.
See The Video Of Windows 8.
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