Microsoft: Windows 8 marks the rebirth of the operating system

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer) said that Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 series marks the rebirth of its operating system.

Ballmer said that Win8 is the most profound, broadest and most influential software developed by the US technology giant. The company's current Windows 7 is being sold to business users at an alarming rate. “In a sense, it marks the rebirth of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It deserves to be the most important product we have created. “He said in a speech at the Seoul Digital Forum.

Windows 8 allows users to store and share personal data on different devices through the SkyDrive cloud computing service. Apple's competitor Apple has already provided this service.

Ballmer said the new Microsoft operating system will support a range of devices, including touch and pen-based smartphones and tablets, as well as desktops and laptops. The software giant has been working to expand its share of the emerging smartphone and tablet software market. Currently, the market is dominated by Apple and Google.

Ballmer predicts that the cloud computing market will be dominated by a few large service providers. “The number of core (cloud service) platforms cannot be increased indefinitely. Software developers will innovate around these platforms. “The number is very small,” he said. “There are very small numbers, mainly focused on the Windows operating system, various forms of Linux operating systems, and Apple's ecosystem. "And three times a year, there will be a few ecosystems that really attract enough users." & rdquo;

Ballmer estimates that the number of users using Windows 8 next year will reach 500 million, describing a "business opportunity unlimited" for device manufacturers and application developers using this new system. Good prospects. In addition, Ballmer also mentioned that Microsoft will soon launch the Windows 8 version of the Skype service. Last year, his company spent $8.5 billion to acquire this leading Internet video and voice calling service.