Dell’s leaked roadmap for the coming year revealed a Windows 8 Tablet for the first quarter of 2012 which left many analysts in bewilderment. Did it mean that Windows 8 would be released at the same time, or even before? That would mean that Windows 8 would be released in the next 12 months to the public which is unlikely, but not totally improbable.
There could be another explanation, one which Winrumors first came up with in a recent blog post. What if Microsoft develops two versions of the Windows 8 operating system? Steve Ballmer was showing Windows 8 running on ARM hardware on this year’s CES. What if Microsoft plans to ship Windows 8 for ARM before the desktop version?
There is not really a rush to get the desktop version of Windows 8 out. Windows 7 is performing very well and an early release of Windows 8 would certainly jeopardize the sales. But for tables and slates, there is no product yet on the market that manufacturers like to put on the devices. No Windows 7 for tablets. That’s where the decision to release the ARM version of Windows 8 first would make sense.
The main question is this: If the story is true, will Windows 8 for ARM be more like a Windows 7.5, or will it offer most or even all of the features of the Windows 8 operating system that are supported by its hardware?
We keep you in the loop, as usual.
There could be another explanation, one which Winrumors first came up with in a recent blog post. What if Microsoft develops two versions of the Windows 8 operating system? Steve Ballmer was showing Windows 8 running on ARM hardware on this year’s CES. What if Microsoft plans to ship Windows 8 for ARM before the desktop version?
There is not really a rush to get the desktop version of Windows 8 out. Windows 7 is performing very well and an early release of Windows 8 would certainly jeopardize the sales. But for tables and slates, there is no product yet on the market that manufacturers like to put on the devices. No Windows 7 for tablets. That’s where the decision to release the ARM version of Windows 8 first would make sense.
WinRumors understands that Microsoft has been working on an ARM based version of Windows for nearly a year and that it is laboring hard to bring this to the market as soon as possible. Microsoft has previously promised a “major revamp” of Windows for slate applications, that will come in the next version, Windows 8An early release for ARM chipsets could still cause some confusion among Windows users, but it would have a far lesser impact than a release of Windows 8 for desktop systems.
The main question is this: If the story is true, will Windows 8 for ARM be more like a Windows 7.5, or will it offer most or even all of the features of the Windows 8 operating system that are supported by its hardware?
We keep you in the loop, as usual.
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