The ARM version of the Windows 8 release schedule will be postponed

At present, multiple messages of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview have been exposed, and the user's attention has been attracted at once. However, there are very few messages coming out of the ARM version of Windows 8.

At CES2012, Microsoft banned visitors from launching a tablet with an ARM version of the Windows 8 system, saying it was still in beta and not ready; the same was true at MWC2012, the Barcelona World Mobile Conference that just opened yesterday. Previously, Qualcomm has announced that due to process reasons, the high-end quad-core processors such as APQ8094/8074 have been postponed from the summer of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013.

As a result, the fastest way to get Windows on ARM is NVIDIA's Tegra 3, but the company's CEO, Huang Renxun, claimed that the 28nm process yield was not satisfactory in the earnings conference call, and it was also a WoA plan. Bad news.

ARM version of Windows 8 disarmed (dis-arm)

Microsoft previously displayed the NVIDIA Tegra 3 platform Windows 8 tablet, but not allowed to play. But don't worry, you won't see it listed before 2013……

The most disappointing supporters for the WoA program are here, according to BSN sources, including some close to Microsoft's core divisions. Executives have said that the x86 processor version of Windows 8 will only be released in the fourth quarter of this year. Windows on ARM will wait at least 12 months before it will be officially unveiled, that is, next year's Barcelona MWC 2013; as for the official listing time, we can only expect the second quarter of 2013 to be about May-June.

In addition, regarding Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 consumer preview, BSN said that Microsoft plans to have two versions: the first has a 180-day trial period, and 90 days after the end of the summer. The extension period is officially released to Windows 8. The second version of the trial time is as long as one year, giving users enough days to enjoy for free.

The biggest winner? Intel and AMD

The most happy thing about this situation is that Intel and AMD: ARM competitors are at least half a year behind schedule—— Windows 8 PC version has to wait for 6 months after the release. Intel has a new Medfield platform Atom processor, AMD is based on the improved version of Bobcat's Fusion APU, then the first to grab the market will be x86 version of the Windows 8 tablet, so it seems Wintel & mdash; & mdash; or x86 processor + Windows Still the flag bearer of Microsoft, including the field of mobile devices.

2012: The Year of Google Android?

Competitors will not wait for Windows on ARM's footsteps. Win8's main enemy, Android, is expected to evolve to 5.0 Jelly Bean version, and Apple's iOS may also launch 6.x. For the next twelve months, let us wait and see what will happen.

Windows 8's new logo is clean and tidy. The Windows on ARM's prospects is the same & ldquo; Clean & rdquo; until mid-2013 & hellip; & hellip;