Among the new features of Windows 8, one that stands out is the adoption of applications here in what I call visual Tecnoblog Metro. Inspired by Windows Phone, the interface works well on mobile devices with data entry via touchscreen. Only with the arrival of the first tablet running the future system, it may be that those fans of the ARM architecture are left without the traditional applications written for Windows Mobile.
The ball was up in the podcast by Paul Thurrott "Windows Weekly", and later received the attention of Mary Jo Foley, a columnist specializing in the Microsoft universe. Mary Jo says he received information from staff on the maintenance of MS called Desktop applications (ie, traditional) 8 for Windows tablets. But maybe it does not, if the information is confirmed Thurrott further forward.
Windows 8: ready to use on the tablet
In the first version of Windows 8 released for testing (the Developer Preview), both traditional applications such as Metro work perfectly. However, the tests were done on a machine with an Intel processor. It has nothing to do with ARM, 32-bit technology adopted by the manufacturer of the same name. It is known that applications must be rewritten to work with ARM as the architecture is quite different from that programmers are accustomed to do with x86 and x64 architectures employed by Intel and AMD and their processors.
Discussion is good because it reveals the difficult decision that Microsoft has to do. The MS system has always been famous for allowing virtually any application. The programmer does what he pleases, without following guidelines (I'm using the force of expression here, ok?) - Albeit unconsciously, as we see in Apple's OS X (ditto). And the user is free to install whatever they want.
In tablets with ARM based processor, the company can opt for incompatibility with traditional applications. We have less choice, but the trend is that the user experience is better in a system where all the apps were designed for this type of interaction based on the fingertip.
Have you thought about using Excel, as was done for Office 2010 in a tablet? I have serious doubts about the viability of this use for a long time. I bet you get tired after a few hours. In the Apple iPad, the iWork suite of applications have been redone to take advantage and disadvantages of a tablet.
Windows 8: Microsoft proves that the system was designed thinking of tablets
If I were the CEO of Microsoft, was in serious doubt at this time. It would be a paradigm shift if the information is confirmed. On the other hand, Windows 8 has a lot of Windows Phone. And we've seen that Microsoft intends to rein in controlling the platform for mobile phones. Why not do the same platform for tablets?
The ball was up in the podcast by Paul Thurrott "Windows Weekly", and later received the attention of Mary Jo Foley, a columnist specializing in the Microsoft universe. Mary Jo says he received information from staff on the maintenance of MS called Desktop applications (ie, traditional) 8 for Windows tablets. But maybe it does not, if the information is confirmed Thurrott further forward.
Windows 8: ready to use on the tablet
In the first version of Windows 8 released for testing (the Developer Preview), both traditional applications such as Metro work perfectly. However, the tests were done on a machine with an Intel processor. It has nothing to do with ARM, 32-bit technology adopted by the manufacturer of the same name. It is known that applications must be rewritten to work with ARM as the architecture is quite different from that programmers are accustomed to do with x86 and x64 architectures employed by Intel and AMD and their processors.
Discussion is good because it reveals the difficult decision that Microsoft has to do. The MS system has always been famous for allowing virtually any application. The programmer does what he pleases, without following guidelines (I'm using the force of expression here, ok?) - Albeit unconsciously, as we see in Apple's OS X (ditto). And the user is free to install whatever they want.
In tablets with ARM based processor, the company can opt for incompatibility with traditional applications. We have less choice, but the trend is that the user experience is better in a system where all the apps were designed for this type of interaction based on the fingertip.
Have you thought about using Excel, as was done for Office 2010 in a tablet? I have serious doubts about the viability of this use for a long time. I bet you get tired after a few hours. In the Apple iPad, the iWork suite of applications have been redone to take advantage and disadvantages of a tablet.
Windows 8: Microsoft proves that the system was designed thinking of tablets
If I were the CEO of Microsoft, was in serious doubt at this time. It would be a paradigm shift if the information is confirmed. On the other hand, Windows 8 has a lot of Windows Phone. And we've seen that Microsoft intends to rein in controlling the platform for mobile phones. Why not do the same platform for tablets?
