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An OS To Rule Them All?
Topic Started: Jun 3 2011, 11:01 PM (556 Views)
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We're live from Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky's keynote at D9, and there's something rather exciting on stage -- a pair of experimental Windows 8 dev boards running an OS that looks very much like Windows Phone 7's Metro UI. All Things D actually sat down with the man earlier today and got a sneak peek at what to expect starting with the live tiled screen you see above -- and yes, like Windows Phone 7, this OS is designed for touch.

There'll be two kinds of applications for Windows 8, one that runs in a traditional desktop, and the other pseudo-mobile apps based on HTML5 and Javascript, but both environments -- rather, the entire OS -- have been designed from the ground up for touchscreen use. Keyboard and mouse will still be options for both sets of programs, but there are multiple virtual sets of keys for different form factors, including a split keyboard for vertical slate use. Multitasking is simply a matter of swiping running apps into the center of the screen, and you can pull windows partway to "snap" them in place alongside other windows -- even mixing and matching traditional desktop programs with web apps simultaneously (like Twitter alongside your spreadsheet). There's a new version of Internet Explorer 10 (which runs Silverlight) and an app store built into the touchscreen interface, along with integrated services like Office 365. Microsoft says the new OS will run on laptops, tablets and desktops when it appears -- whenever that might be.


http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/microsoft-unveils-windows-8-tablet-prototypes/


Coming form a guy who doesn't like Windows, this interests me.


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Yeh they were talking about this about 5 years ago. Cool if theyre actually putting it into production soon. Although, I'm not a fan of touch screen stuff....too tiring and I'd probably get Repetitive Strain Injury.
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Jun 3 2011, 11:52 PM
Yeh they were talking about this about 5 years ago. Cool if theyre actually putting it into production soon. Although, I'm not a fan of touch screen stuff....too tiring and I'd probably get Repetitive Strain Injury.
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Is it just me, or does it look very very similar to windows media center and zune software combined?
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Hmm, it does look quite interesting, i'm not certain what I think of it entirely yet. While i like the idea of a touch screen I still want to be able to have a OS that is like what we expect, not like that of the iPad or anything like that.

Also app store? multitasking? touchscreen? Seems that to an extent they are just trying to compete with apple rather than trying anything too different. What i'd love to see is, for example from my experience, an OSX like app designed to work as a laptop with a OSX style system on it. It's what I was hoping to see with the iPad but it just didn't happen.

I'll be interested in seeing what happens but right now it seems more like a desperate attempt to catch up with Apple rather than come out with anything new.

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