Will Microsoft Survive through windows 8?

    

  

               

               The new touch-centric Windows OS

 

                 Finally, Microsoft raised the curtain on its new version and    demonstrated it to the developers.yes,they are going to releasing  their new operating sytem windows 8. It has many changes from previous   versions.Here are the  few features of windows 8 ,

1. Designed for desktop,laptops and tablets

           Why Windows 8 successfully surpasses its predecessors is because it is optimized with not just laptops and desktops but tablets as well. In addition, the Windows 8 are completely compatible for touchscreens.

         The new OS has been designed to work on ARM-based processors, which runs most of the smartphones and tablets in the world.

2.  New user interface
                Windows 8 will contain a new user interface based on Microsoft's design language named Metro. With the new change, the Start Menu was replaced in favor for the new Start Screen, where there are tiles that contain shortcuts to applications, Metro style applications, and updating tiles, similar to  Windows Phone.

3.  Ribbon interface
                 Windows Explorer now uses a ribbon interface, similar to those used in Microsoft Office applications

4.  Windows To Go Feature
                The “Windows To Go” seems to be an exciting feature that basically allows Windows 8 to boot from a USB device (called as Live USB), including user’s programs, settings and files. The feature is designed to work with both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0.

5. Windows app store

                Windows 8 will come with Windows Store, an online marketplace for buying, selling, and advertising applications.Here’s a quick demo that shows how users will be able to buy their apps:

 6. Mobile User Account
             
                 One big change is that user accounts do not have to be local-only (or from an Active Directory domain) anymore but can be linked up to one's Windows Live ID. This has the advantage that users will not lose their settings and files as they move from their home computer to their work laptop or to any other computer also using Windows 8

7.  New Welcome screen
                 It includes a new Welcome screen, a new packaged application model called AppX that is based on Silverlight, and Open Packaging Conventions,as well as a setting to automatically adjust window color to fit the wallpaper

                
Windows 8 Minimum System Requirements

              It is reported that Windows 8 is expected to have the same system requirements as Windows 7, and will run on existing PCs/laptops that run Windows 7. Here are the following minimum system requirements to run Windows 8:

Processor: 1GHz or faster 32-bit or 64-bit processor
RAM: 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit)
HD Space: 16GB for 32-bit (or 20GB for 64-bit)
we can download beta version from this link http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516