After a long anticipation tech giant
Microsoft has taken the wraps off the next generation of its new Windows operating system
Windows 8. The
Windows 8 Developer Preview Edition is now available to download and use for testing purpose. Steven Sinofsky, the President of Windows department of
Microsoft Corporation, formally introduced
Windows 8 on the
Build Developers' Conference in California. Refers to a focus on
Microsoft Windows 8, Steven Sinofsky said, "We re-imagined Windows. From the chip-set to the user experience." The system will function through one of two interfaces; a traditional
desktop, similar to that seen in previous editions of Windows, and a
tablet version, known as Metro. Metro features larger, chunky controls of the sort that best
suit touchscreen use. The current lack of such an input method is widely
seen as the reason why few Windows 7 tablets exist.
Microsoft said that it would also be launching its own online
marketplace - the Windows Store - to sell downloadable applications.
