微軟公司為配合Windows8的推廣，專門新開(kāi)了一個(gè)博客，用于發(fā)布與Windows8有關(guān)的新聞或者介紹該操作系統(tǒng)的新功能。Windows8是微軟自Windows 95以來(lái)最大的一次更新。 目前還沒(méi)有這款操作系統(tǒng)的功能細(xì)節(jié)公布，但官方已經(jīng)確定將能夠應(yīng)用于各種新的移動(dòng)設(shè)備，Web和基于ARM的設(shè)備。 在微軟開(kāi)發(fā)Windows7的時(shí)候也曾經(jīng)采取這種手段進(jìn)行宣傳，當(dāng)時(shí)的博客名稱為Engineering Windows 7。 微軟此舉很大一部分原因在于，移動(dòng)設(shè)備的興起造成PC增長(zhǎng)放緩。谷歌的Android和蘋(píng)果的iOS已在智能手機(jī)和平板領(lǐng)域占據(jù)重要位置。Android在智能手機(jī)甚至已經(jīng)獲得了高達(dá)48％的市場(chǎng)份額，蘋(píng)果超越諾基亞成為智能手機(jī)的領(lǐng)先供應(yīng)商。 “該操作系統(tǒng)為新一代計(jì)算設(shè)備重新規(guī)劃了Windows系統(tǒng)，以適應(yīng)終端日益增加的需求。”微軟Windows和Windows Live集團(tuán)總裁Steven Sinofsky在他的Blog中說(shuō)。 具體來(lái)說(shuō)，Windows 8將支持： 芯片：傳統(tǒng)x86以及ARM SoC，預(yù)期將包括高通的Snapdragon，NVIDIA的Tegra和德州儀器的OMAP； 輸入：觸摸屏以及鍵盤/鼠標(biāo)接口； 終端：平板電腦以及傳統(tǒng)PC； Web：HTML5，Javascript和層疊樣式表； 一個(gè)新的應(yīng)用模式，可以讓一個(gè)應(yīng)用程序既能運(yùn)行在ARM上，又能運(yùn)行在x86系統(tǒng)上； 一個(gè)新的用戶界面（已經(jīng)在6月份發(fā)布了預(yù)覽）； 與以前的Windows個(gè)人電腦兼容。 在六月的Computex上演示，微軟一位發(fā)言人說(shuō)Win8“支持任何形式的超便攜電腦，不只是平板?！彼f(shuō)， “至于下一代的電腦長(zhǎng)什么樣子，你來(lái)決定?！?

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在博客中，Sinofsky指出，現(xiàn)在移動(dòng)設(shè)備已經(jīng)占電腦總數(shù)的2/3，幾乎所有的電腦都有無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò)。屏幕尺寸范圍從10英寸到墻面大小不等，儲(chǔ)存能力爆炸性增長(zhǎng)，觸摸屏已變得很普遍，他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)。 微軟表示，在Windows 8這一代操作系統(tǒng)中，它要更加緊密地與原始設(shè)備制造商（OEM），芯片制造商和應(yīng)用程序開(kāi)發(fā)商合作。 本文下一頁(yè)：發(fā)布時(shí)間 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載

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{pagination} 發(fā)布時(shí)間 　　 Windows 8系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)為眾多用戶所期待，但微軟對(duì)發(fā)布一事只字不提。昨天Windows部門主管Steven Sinofsky終于通過(guò)MSDN博客透露了Windows 8 Beta版發(fā)布的時(shí)間。 與之前的風(fēng)格一樣，Steven Sinofsky有所保留，只是說(shuō)“Windows 8 Beta版將在未來(lái)幾個(gè)月內(nèi)應(yīng)該是指2011年秋季了。微軟將于2011年9月份舉行BUILD大會(huì)，有消息稱微軟會(huì)在這次大會(huì)上釋放Windows 8的Beta版本。但是微軟并沒(méi)有給予回應(yīng)。 Steven Sinofsky還對(duì)公布Windows 8內(nèi)容太少引起粉絲不快進(jìn)行了道歉，聲稱這是微軟吸取過(guò)去經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)的做法。因?yàn)樵诤芏嗍虑椴淮_定前貿(mào)然在公眾面前談?wù)?，一旦事情突變?huì)導(dǎo)致大規(guī)模的批評(píng)。 在本次博客的結(jié)尾，Steven Sinofsky還強(qiáng)調(diào)了與用戶溝通、采納用戶意見(jiàn)的重要性，稱微軟的開(kāi)發(fā)團(tuán)隊(duì)將積極與用戶展開(kāi)對(duì)話并讀取他們的評(píng)論以便開(kāi)發(fā)出更好的Windows 8。 讀者可以從博客頁(yè)面，給Sinofsky發(fā)送電子郵件。博客支持七種語(yǔ)言，包括巴西葡萄牙語(yǔ)，中文和俄羅斯文。 編譯:Luffy Liu 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 參考英文原文：Microsoft blog primes Windows 8 pump,by Rick Merritt

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{pagination} Microsoft blog primes Windows 8 pump Rick Merritt SAN JOSE, Calif. – Microsoft has launched a new blog to preview features of Windows 8, billed as the biggest overhaul of the PC operating system since Windows 95. There are no details on the new capabilities of the OS yet, but plenty of promise on how it will extend the Windows franchise into new kinds of mobile, Web and ARM-based systems. The effort comes as PC growth is slowing amid a rise in mobile systems. Google's Android and Apple's iOS have taken commanding positions in smartphones and tablets. Android has grabbed as much as 48 percent market share in smartphones, and Apple surpassed Nokia as the leading provider of smartphones. "Windows 8 reimagines Windows for a new generation of computing devices," said Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live group and author of the first blog. Specifically, Windows 8 will support: ARM SoCs expected to include Qualcomm's Snapdragon, Nvidia's Tegra and Texas Instruments' Omap Touch screens as well as keyboard/mouse interfaces Tablets as well as traditional PC form factors HTML5, Javascript and Cascading Style Sheets A new applications model that lets a single app run on ARM- and x86-based systems A new user interface previewed in June Compatibility with prior Windows PCs In a Computex presentation in June, a Microsoft spokesman said Win8 "enables ultraportable computers of any form factor, not just tablets," he said. "It's up to you want the next generation of PCs look like," he said. In the blog, Sinofsky noted that today more than two out of three PCs are mobile, and nearly all PCs have wireless networking. Screen sizes range from 10-inch to wall-sized screens, storage is exploding and touch-screens have become widespread, he added. Microsoft said it wants to work more closely with OEMs, chip makers and app developers in the Win8 generation. Readers can send emails from the blog page that go to Sinofsky's inbox. The blog supports seven languages including Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese and Russian. Microsoft put out no real news on Win8 in the new Building Windows 8 blog aka B8. However, it is expected to release new details at its Build conference in Anaheim in September.