Windows President Calls Win8 a New Computing Age

At 10 o'clock on the morning of October 23rd, Microsoft held a Windows 8 conference in Shanghai's 1933 old stadium to promote Microsoft's official launch of Windows 8 on October 26. Steven, president of Microsoft Windows and Windows Live Division, introduced the features and highlights of Windows 8 at the conference. He said: "Windows 8 is the beginning of a new era of computing," "The biggest highlight of Windows 8 is across a variety of terminal equipment for PCs and mobile phones."

1. Swift and smooth experience.

Windows 8 pioneered the touch system experience. Faced with the difficult decision between the user's keyboard experience on the laptop and the tablet’s touch experience, Steven said: “We can combine the two into one and we don’t need to choose between them. You want to be a PC and use it as a PC. Want to use a tablet computer as a tablet computer." Windows 8 will achieve desktop, laptop, tablet integration. "Because everyone works differently, entertainment is different, and things to do are different, no one wants to use different computers in different situations, so through Windows 8's quick and smooth experience, you can work across a variety of platforms. Said Steven.

2, through the account at any time networking.

Steven showed off another important feature of Windows 8. At the login screen, as long as he enters the Microsoft account, the user can switch between different devices. “With a Microsoft account, you can share your status and information through a storage connection. You can use the functions of the calendar to contact people on the contact list. The experience on all kinds of terminals is the same, this kind of networking capability is actually a point we value very much today." Windows 8 really allows users to Keep in touch with the documents.

3, highly personalized settings

Windows 8 is application-centric, and users can manage it the way they like. "Either color or layout can be controlled, so that you really control the PC, which is our concept of designing Windows 8." Steven said.

4, using intuitive and beautiful

Steven presented a demonstration of the image application. The application and operating system were pre-installed. "You can access your Skydrive, as well as Flickr. After logging in, it's an entry-style experience. The picture is full of screens." "At the same time, we have news applications supported by Bing. Not only text, but also very beautiful pictures can tell you intuitively. News content. The entire interaction is simple, beautiful and intuitive."

5, tailor-made for the Chinese application store

Regarding the application store issues that users have been paying close attention to, Steven said: “Chinese users are very enthusiastic about the Windows Store. There are now thousands of applications. Many applications are not only written in China, but also tailored for China. Through Steven's demonstration, Windows 8's app store already has QQ and other popular social networking sites in China. Steven said: "These applications are increasing by hundreds every day, and with the growing number of developers interested in Windows 8, a large number of new developers release new applications to Windows Stroe every day."

According to Steven, the most unique thing about the Windows Store is that it can run on various terminals. “When you build an application for the Windows Store, you enter the market that consists of hundreds of millions of terminal devices.”

Steven Sinofsky, President, Windows and Windows Live Business Unit

Steven concludes that the highlight of Windows 8 is that it spans all types of terminal equipment. Devices of all sizes can be used. Supporting various types of devices also means supporting devices at various price points, allowing PCs from under $300 up to the most expensive PCs to accommodate. "This kind of full-line terminal device will make Windows 8 the darling of the new era." Steven believes that Windows 8 is a reshaping of Windows systems and experiences.