computer store at the end of this year. In order to release the new system, Microsoft is so eager to have a complete set of applications. When Microsoft needed to develop new downloadable games, performance tools, or online magazines, it would be as good as Apple and Google to have a bunch of application vendors to come to the door. So they are now under tremendous pressure to get a firm foothold in the market for this tablet. The demand for these tablets is determined by their application software. Gartner predicts that tablet sales will reach $58 billion in 2014.
“Having a large number of applications is crucial, you are competing with the iPad, not others. All you have must have some applications that can compete with them. ”Pop company president said. Pop is based in Seattle, a company that designs and develops applications, including the Major League of Soccer including Windows 8. Microsoft has released
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RP. At the same time, Microsoft is also the first to release a tablet for the end of this year. Starting from scratch
Microsoft is trying to compete with the iPad - it will add 200,000 applications, and the old version of the application will not be available on this tablet. Because of this, Microsoft can only start all over again. And for Microsoft, it is equivalent to racing against time. Because Microsoft knows that users will not choose a tablet that can download a lot of software and tools. Part-time employees
According to Catherine Brooker, a spokesperson for Microsoft, Microsoft is currently training its newly recruited developers on products. For this reason, they have set up 80 design departments. In addition, just like the development of Windows Phone, Microsoft encourages its employees to abandon the limitations of so-called part-time employees, so as to ensure that they do not take up their spare time. In addition, the company also opened a 12-week paid part-time project called “New England Research and Development Center Foundry”. At that time, 22 college students will participate, and they will develop new Windows 8 applications while training. Convince doubters
Microsoft's future in the tablet market will be a thorn. Because it must win the confidence of software development companies and developers in its involvement in the smartphone and tablet markets. But some engineers still have doubts about Microsoft's plans to develop games, magazines and other online tools. Facebook does not currently have any plans to develop software that runs on Windows 8 systems. Waiting for games
Software developers like Zynga, PopCap Games, Twitter, Pandora Media and Amazon have declined to comment on whether they want to develop applications for Windows 8 systems. Software developments like SigFig or graphic design software company Corel on tablets and PCs have been very diligent, so it's obvious that they will develop applications in Windows 8 systems. Other developers have said they will continue to wait and see how the market reacts. If Windows tablet sales are good, then they will start development work. Digital Chocolate
Netflix is another company that develops Windows 8 applications. And some initial applications will also be available on the Windows Online Store with the release of Windows 8 RP. Mobile game maker Digital Chocolate also plans to release Windows 8 applications. Work with Microsoft's Handheld"
The application software developed by SigFig is currently available on the Windows Marketplace. Microsoft called them "customer service". Corel developed programs for Microsoft as early as 1984. Now it also plans to launch the software it developed in Windows Mall a few days later, including graphics software and WinZip. A president from Corel said that they have benefited from their cooperation with Microsoft. Of course, Microsoft's development of their tablet applications is not limited to large companies. Similarly, they will hire some personal developers, including a 21-year-old who just graduated from the Juilliard School of Music last week. The guy has now written an app for the touch-sensitive instrument simulator called Grantophone for Windows Phone and Microsoft.