Microsoft: Windows 8 supports free switching between desktop and tablet interfaces

Beijing time on September 1st news, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft previously said that the new version of the Windows 8 operating system will be compatible with desktop PCs and tablets, and recently its executives revealed through the official blog, users can be on the Windows 8 desktop interface Switch freely with the tablet interface.

The media commented that before the Microsoft BUILD conference in September, Microsoft was emphasizing to the development industry and the PC industry that the next generation of Windows 8 systems would be a system compatible with traditional PCs and tablets.

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year, Steven ·, president of Microsoft's Windows division; Steven Sinofsky hinted that Windows 8 can support system-on-a-chip architectures, especially It is an ARM-based chip from Qualcomm, Nvidia and Texas Instruments, which means the operating system will be able to support the current mainstream tablets.

In an official blog post on August 31, Sinowski revealed details of the new Windows-compatible desktop and tablet. He wrote: "It is possible to support desktop and tablet user interfaces harmoniously." It is an important part of Windows 8, and our goal is not to compromise for compatibility. & rdquo;

He said that Microsoft will do "exquisite" in the design of Windows 8 and "differentiated". The interface of the tablet will coexist with the desktop, and users can easily switch.

Sinowski wrote: "If you don't want to do PC, then you can choose your own, don't have to invest more in memory, battery life and hardware, if you need a PC. Features, you can switch smoothly, because Windows 8 provides these, in essence, you can use the Windows desktop interface as another application for tablets. ”

However, Sinowski did not give screenshots compatible with the two user interfaces in the blog post. In addition, Microsoft has not provided more details on the switching of the two interfaces.

It is estimated that Microsoft will launch the Windows 8 operating system next year, and Microsoft still hopes that the operating system, "Cash Bull", will continue to bring in financial resources.