Windows 8 to be launched in October

Newsroom 19/07/2012 | 11:57

Microsoft announced that Windows 8 operating system, which is developed to run on various platforms, will be launched on October 26.

Windows 8 is optimized for touch-centric hardware, including tablets and mobile phones, as well as for PCs.

The OS can work across both x86 and ARM-based architectures.

“This represents a fundamental shift in Windows design that we haven’t attempted since the days of Windows 95, presenting huge opportunities for our hardware partners to innovate with new PC designs,” said Mike Angiulo, corporate vice president of Windows Planning, Hardware and PC Ecosystem at Microsoft.

Microsoft and silicon chip makers AMD, Intel Corporation, NVIDIA Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. initially announced plans in January to work together on the next version of Windows, according to the website of the company.

Microsoft is attempting to enter on the market of tablets and mobile phones where rivals Apple and Google are already there with iOS and Android, respectively.

Otilia Haraga