Microsoft Windows to Support “System on a Chip” (SoC) Architecture

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced that the next version of Windows will support System on a Chip (SoC) architectures including ARM-based systems from partners NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments. Microsoft said that, Intel and AMD continue their work on low-power SoC designs on the x86 architecture that fully support Windows, including support for millions of x86 32-bit and 64-bit platforms applications worldwide.

According to Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division,

“It takes experienced partners to help deliver Windows to a whole new set of devices and we’re pleased NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments have joined us in this technology demonstration. We look forward to even more robust collaboration between silicon partners and a broader set of partners as we work together to bring new PCs and devices – from tablets on up – to market with the next version of Windows”.[source]

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