Microsoft began its Windows 8 publicity blitz in earnest Wednesday, previewing an operating system that appears to break from the norm in more ways than one. It has a tile interface similar to that of Windows Phone 7, it will run on PCs and tablets, and it will support both touchscreen and mouse-and-keyboard interactions. Further, developers will be able to use common Web technologies such as HTML 5 and JavaScript to create Windows 8 apps. Windows 8 represents a fundamental change in the OS’s design that Redmond hasn’t attempted since the launch of Windows 95, said a company exec.
This seems more of an app on top of windows with tiles and a split screen and not such a radical rethink - think windows media center on windows xp, an application what runs on top: runs with a remote and shows all your photos or you can close it and use windows normally.
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Windows 8 Preview Reveals Major UI Metamorphosis
Posted by: Richard Adhikari June 2, 2011 12:19 PMMicrosoft began its Windows 8 publicity blitz in earnest Wednesday, previewing an operating system that appears to break from the norm in more ways than one. It has a tile interface similar to that of Windows Phone 7, it will run on PCs and tablets, and it will support both touchscreen and mouse-and-keyboard interactions. Further, developers will be able to use common Web technologies such as HTML 5 and JavaScript to create Windows 8 apps. Windows 8 represents a fundamental change in the OS’s design that Redmond hasn’t attempted since the launch of Windows 95, said a company exec.