Thursday, March 24, 2011

ARM is working with Microsoft in the next generation of Windows products

ARM has been working closely with Microsoft in the development of processor architectures, unfortunately do not give us more information about the work they have done together, but we understand that have been setting key objectives for Windows is welcome. The information comes from the mouth of Philip Lu, president of ARM Taiwan in the division.

The leader left us a few strokes at a conference held in Taipei on Tuesday 22 March, we shared with you: He made it clear that the information was confidential and involved original developers of hardware (MDGs) and third party manufacturers (OEMs) interested in Windows software that works on hardware fashion, based on architectures designed for them.

Philip Lu remind us that it has licensed the ARM Cortex A15 to major manufacturers / designers of processors, such as Samsung, Texas Instruments or ST-Ericsson. Expect the first real fruits in late 2011, early 2012, and Microsoft wants to have a compatible operating system. Processors based on ARM designs are everywhere, last year they released 6,100 million chips, 55% more than in 2009.

62% of them for mobile devices with Internet access. It is thought that Microsoft takes a year working on the ARM version of Windows, clearly designed to tablets, in fact some major companies like Dell already have on your calendar products (first quarter of 2012). The news that relates to both companies is important, but not really catches us by surprise since Microsoft showed at CES last initial versions of Windows 8 running on ARM processor designs.

Microsoft Windows could show its version 8 tablets in June, the Redmond company has been introducing technologies in recent years during the conference organized by All Things Digital (Wall Street Journal). It showed us Microsoft Surface in 2007 and the operating system Windows 7 in 2008, so this year we could expect something as important as Windows 8, the conference will take place between 31 May and 2 June.

Steve Ballmer has been commissioned to announce Windows 8 as the most important operating system ever created, it is logical that the company's CEO opine in this way, but we must bear in mind that thanks to him, computers, tablets, and Future phones will access the same tag: "three screens and a cloud.

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