80% of Windows 8 users will have a touch screen

Computer store news: Today, a Microsoft executive, Christian Cocks, said at the Taipei International Computer Show that Windows 8 is likely to succeed in the touch screen field, because most of the features of Windows 8 are designed for touch screen devices. Christian Cocks said: “You may see the penetration rate of touch screens in the mainstream market may be relatively low, but in the next few months, the penetration rate of touch screens will rise sharply. The Win8 devices that support touch in 2014 will further expand into emerging markets, while the market share of Windows 8 touchscreen devices in the big market like the US will reach 60— 80%. ”

The first upgrade of Windows 8 The arrival of Windows 8.1 will also stimulate the use of touch screens. Windows 8.1 will fix many bugs in Windows 8, deeper integration with SkyDrive, and the Start button will return. The Windows 8.1 preview will be released on June 26th, and the stable version is expected to be available before the end of the year. Before the release of Windows 8, the growth rate was still very slow, and even became “snail growth”. Last month, the market share was only 4.27%, which was lower than Vista's 4.51%. So far, Windows 7 is still the largest share operation. system.