“Tablet interface + app store + seamless integration with computers + stability would certainly be a winning formula.”
I wrote that about half a year ago in response to some initial reports of Metro UI styling in an alpha build of Windows 8. Fast forward to today, the day after the initial keynote on BUILD, and it’s looking to become a very real possibility that Windows 8 tablets could take off. Heck, I’ll even be happy to buy one based on initial impressions as well as knowing the possibilities that lie with a full operating system on a tablet. Read More »
If any of you remember, a while back I criticized Microsoft’s lack of a tablet strategy. With the market for tablets increasing at such a dramatic rate, Microsoft was looking to be two steps behind as usual with their push to use either Windows 7, a desktop OS not designed for tablets, or to use Windows 7 Embedded, which no one has had experience for nor really seen anything from. Both of those options were terrible, and made you wonder if Microsoft would ever successfully enter the market. However, over the past couple of weeks, I’m starting to think that Microsoft has an ace up their sleeve.