The blood of Windows8 is thick: the new batch of Apollo details leaked

Although Microsoft is tight-lipped about Windows Phone 8 which is what we usually call Apollo, even though Microsoft did not mention any Windows Phone 8 news on MWC2012, even Even Windows Phone Tango is just a little bit of water, but a video of the Windows Phone 8 internal meeting leaked in February still allows users and the industry to see the changes that Windows Phone 8 may have in the future.

So since the Apollo Quest for Windows Phone 8 has gradually become clear, why has Microsoft been unable to disclose more Windows Phone 8 news? Quoting the views of Microsoft's Raymond campus staff:
Microsoft has prematurely released the Windows Phone Mango version, but the equipment powered by Mango has not been available for a long time to allow competitors Android and iOS to launch a new generation of mobile before Mango goes public. The operating platform has been improved in a timely manner, which is why there are many features and experiences similar to Mango in iOS5 and ice cream sandwiches, which greatly reduces the advantages of Microsoft Windows Phone. So Microsoft doesn't want to repeat Mango's mistakes on Apollo's release. But what is certain is that Apollo will be released with the launch of the Windows Phone 8 SDK.

One of the most obvious improvements in Windows Phone 8 is probably the replacement of its original Windows CE kernel with the new Windows NT kernel. So why exactly is Microsoft giving up a kernel that was originally designed for smartphone low-power processors and small memory? The reason is that the hardware specifications of smartphones are gradually improving. Windows CE does not have much advantage in the era of high storage and multi-core. Microsoft spends a lot of thought on the hardware support of the Windows CE kernel, which is why the current Windows Phone hardware specifications are generally lower than those of Android and other mobile operating platforms. But for Window CE and Windows NT, Microsoft took a two-handed approach, specifically in the birth of Windows 8 on ARM (WOA), and Windows Phone 8 will inherit these features. If you want to find out the relationship between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8, in addition to kernel sharing, you can also define Apollo as a specially optimized version of Windows 8 on ARM for a small screen solution. This also means that WOA devices and Apollo terminals are highly likely to be released at the same time. Apollo's dual-core road is about to start, although the new kernel's Windows Phone operating platform will add support for multiple ARM processors, but the initial version will be optimized around Qualcomm's Snapdragon Opteron processor (especially MSM8960) It will gradually support Nokia's favorite ST-Ericsson's NovaThor processor, and Samsung's request for Microsoft's support for Exynos processors will gradually be met. Despite the different kernels, Mango and Apollo and even Windows 8, one thing is certain, the user interface based on Metro UI will not be changed, and how many new features will be added to Windows Phone 8 at the end. know.