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Microsoft details Windows for ARM at length: desktop applications confirmed, first devices expected with Windows 8 release
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We've been getting some mixed signals about Windows 8 for ARM-based devices as of late, but Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky has now returned with another of his exhaustive Building Windows 8 blog posts and cleared up some of the confusion. The short of it is that Windows for ARM will...
Microsoft details Windows for ARM at length: desktop applications confirmed, first devices expected with Windows 8 release
Microsoft: Windows 8 running on ARM chips will only support 4 desktop apps
thenextweb.com
Today, Microsoft announced, formally, its plan for desktop app support on ARM-based Windows 8 machines. You aren’t going to like it. According to reporting on AllThingsD, only four desktop apps will run on Windows 8 machines that employ an ARM chip: Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote. All other desktop applications will...
Microsoft Explains Windows On ARM, The Latest Addition To The OS Family
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Ever since Steve Ballmer made that surprise announcement at CES 2011, there has been a lot of speculation about just how Microsoft would be bringing Windows to the ARM architecture. Would it be a whole separate line? Would it be compatible with old applications? Would it be cheaper? Many of...
Windows 8 ARM edition will include Office 15 and desktop mode
www.theverge.com
Microsoft revealed today that Windows on ARM (WOA) PCs are still under development, but that PC makers should ship them at the same time as PCs designed for x86 / 64 chipsets. Windows 8 ARM will include a built-in version of Office 15 with access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint,...
Windows 8 on ARM: the desktop is there, so's Office, but not much more
arstechnica.com
Ending months of speculation on the matter, Microsoft has revealed that Windows 8 will indeed contain a desktop—and that desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote will all be pre-installed. Microsoft insists that the desktop holds real value, and that it makes Windows less valuable to users if...
Windows 8 on ARM: building a common Windows platform
arstechnica.com
Microsoft has started to talk in detail about Windows on ARM: what it will do, what it won't do, and how it has been put together in its latest post on its Building Windows 8 blog. The focus of the lengthy post is the work Microsoft has done to...
Microsoft Office coming to both iOS and Android this November, report claims
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According to a story on Boy Genius Report (BGR), Microsoft is preparing to release versions of its popular Office productivity suite for both iOS and Android tablets this November. Its data, gleaned from a ‘reliable source, BGR claims that the version for iOS is exceptionally similar to what The Daily reported...
More on Windows on ARM: Highlights from Sinofsky's 8,600 Word Opus
allthingsd.com
We’ve already covered the highlights of Microsoft’s Windows-on-ARM news Thursday, namely that it will have a desktop mode, but only for Office, Internet Explorer and Windows itself. However, there are some other interesting nuggets amid Steven Sinofsky’s epic blog post, which just posted. There won’t be an “off” button for...
Mozilla says Microsoft won't allow rival browsers on ARM Windows desktop
arstechnica.com
Art on the wall at Mozilla's Mountain View, California headquarters. Christian Heilmann Mozilla issued a statement Wednesday expressing concern about some of the technical restrictions that Microsoft is imposing on its ARM port of Windows 8. Microsoft’s policies will effectively prevent Mozilla and others from bringing their Web browsers to...
Windows 8 on ARM kills the Windows software ecosystem
www.extremetech.com
Microsoft has given its users an unprecedented view into the development of Windows 8 but nothing matches the scope of the latest unveil. Steven Sinofksy himself has descended from his lofty throne and taken up pen and paper to describe Windows on ARM (WOA) in great detail. The full article...
Microsoft details Windows 8 for ARM and unveils Office 15
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Microsoft on Thursday revealed new details about Windows on ARM (WOA) on the company’s development blog. Both Windows 8 for x86 PCs and WOA are still under development, however both will be available at the same time while delivering the same experience. Windows on ARM will come preloaded with Office...
Boot up: music mapped, Anonymous interviewed, WOA tablets' pricing, and the 'web question'
www.guardian.co.uk
Plus a 3D tour of the pyramids, new carrier vulnerability, Samsung blocking early S-Voice requests and moreA quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamThe world's hottest digital markets: a music map >> paidContentSurprising reason why Germany and France buys lots of...
Nokia’s tablet plans make it plain that Apple rules the market
thenextweb.com
By now you must have heard the news that Nokia is reportedly set to build a Windows 8 tablet. Not that this is a surprise, it isn’t, but a single fact from that recent rumor caught our eye: production numbers. Just in case you’ve been sleeping, the device is supposed...
You might want to get ready for a Windows 8 SKU deluge
thenextweb.com
Oh man, and we were just getting used to the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. According to the usually quite reliable people behind the site WinUnleaked, they have just gotten their hands on a ‘bunch’ of new Windows Sock Keeping Units, or SKUs. Think of SKUs as versions. In short, the...
Windows 8 on ARM, dubbed WOA, to include Office apps for tablets
www.computerworld.com
Windows 8 on ARM, dubbed WOA by Microsoft, could offer a big 'Whoa!' moment for workers wanting to run Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and other Office apps on a touchscreen tablet....
This week at Microsoft: Office 15, Windows 8, and Zune
thenextweb.com
It’s been quite a week in the world of Microsoft, with news coming in on a dozen fronts. We’ve had a hard time keeping it all straight, so you must be spinning. We’re going to fit our favorites stories into this post, but if you want the full scoop, head...
Windows 8 for ARM Devices: How it's Distinct
www.pcworld.com
WOA will replicate some familiar Windows design features but be unique in other ways, such as requiring that devices running it use a system-on-a-chip design....
Windows 8 on ARM: Rearchitecting for new hardware
www.extremetech.com
We’ve already discussed the software distribution changes that are going in to the ARM versions of Windows 8; this post will focus on hardware. Windows 8 on ARM (WOA hereafter) has been built in close cooperation with Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, and Nvidia. The omission of Samsung is a bit surprising...
QuickPoll: Will Windows on ARM be as successful as iOS and Android?
www.computerworld.com
'Windows on ARM,' or WOA for short, is the new edition of the still-under-construction Windows 8 for traditional PCs. Will it be as successful as iOS and Android?...
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