Thread: Windows 8 on ARM Discuss
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2011-01-09 , 09:36
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#68
Originally Posted by Radu View Post
I highly doubt Win 8 will have a different architecture than Win 7. And no sane developer would write programs that only work on Win 8.
If what I deduced earlier is Microsoft's goal, then I highly doubt your comment.
Why?

If I were a developer, and lets say I am targeting laptops I would choose to develop for Windows 8 instead of Windows 7.
+Because that way I know my software can be in service for longer.
+My product will have less competition (Windows 8 is new, there's less software made specifically for it).
+My software can run on more machines (the ARM built devices, the x86 devices, and x86 devices that are upgrading).