2. Changingworld of computing New form factors and user interaction models Mobility means devicesyouusewhilecarrying Appdevelopers want richconnectivityandsharingcapabilities, connectiontocustomers
3. Windows 8 Reimagines Windows fromchipsettoexperience Everythingthat runs on Windows 7 runs on Windows 8 Developer Preview released at build
5. Windows 8 Experience Fluid user experience: Responsiveandalivewithanimationsand Metro style Full-screen Touch-first with full keyboard and mouse Appsworkingtogether
6. Windows 8 Platform Metro style Apps Desktop Apps HTML / CSS XAML HTML JavaScript JavaScript (Chakra) C/C++ C#, VB C C++ C# VB Windows Runtime APIs Devices & Printing Communication & Data Graphics & Media .NET SL Win32 Internet Explorer Application Model Windows Kernel Services
7. Developer Platform New APIsand tools tobuild Metro styleapps Rapid development of Metro style apps: Touch-enabled controls, templates,… Usedevelopment tools andlanguagesyouknow: JavaScript, C#, VB, C++, HTML/CSS, XAML Availablethrough Windows Store
8. Hardware Platform Support for different form factors ARM/x86/64 processors Windows to go Unified Extensible Firmware Interface: Secure boot and factory encrypted drives Sensors: Near field communication, location, …
9. Cloud Services New Metro styleappsfor Mail, Photos, Calendar, People Syncacrossyour PC devicesandphone SkyDrivefor the information youcreate:Stores yourphotos, documents and files to the cloud Live APIsforSkyDrive: Buildyourowncloudconnected Metro styleapps
10. Pathto RTM Currently Windows 8 Developer PreviewIncluding Visual Studio 11 Express, Expression Blend 5, SDK, Apps, Developer Pre-Release Next milestone is Beta, then RC, then RTM, then GA. Download Windows 8 Developer Preview at:http://dev.windows.com