Earlier this month Microsoft announced that the next version of Windows, probably Windows 8 will have ARM support in addition to the x86 instruction set supports it today.
In recent lecture at the International CES 2011, Intel has claimed that it has the ability to build Windows 8 powered phones.
The last time Microsoft supported a completely different type of processor for client systems was when Windows NT 4 had support for x86, MIPS, Alpha and PowerPC processors.
After the announcement of Windows 8 to support ARM-based chipsets, Intel's CEO showed some sings of being taken advantage of this move by Microsoft.
The press release states: Oddly enough, the Intel even though there are plans for a Windows phone 8, on the x86 chip not less.
Plus for Intel is that they unify its operating systems, we now have the opportunity for the first time ... to have a designed-from-bottom, touch-enabled operating system for tablets that run on Intel that we have today, Intel CEO said, noted by PC Pro.
Intel says Atom processor running a trimmed down version of Windows 8 will outperform an ARM processor running on the same platform.
Secondly, we have the opportunity to put our low-power Intel processors running Windows 8 - or next-generation Windows'- into the phones, because it's the same operating system stack.
It also has several advantages. And I see it as an upside opportunity for us.
Tiny screens and limited hardware support aside, one could almost any desktop app theoretically run on such a device, while an ARM device must have software for compiling it.
Steven Sinofsky introduced a technology preview of Microsoft's Windows ARM support for the next generation of Windows at CES 2011. Sinofsky also answered some questions about how Windows phone will fit into Microsoft's Windows ARM plans: I'm not going to speculate about our product range right now.
Of course there are downsides.
I would say that the form of Windows 7 Phone is uniquely focused on the small form factor that Windows does not focus on.
There are reasons there is Atom-based phones out there.
It is always important to remember that at least two of the other players in this room also has two operating systems each.
More processing power means more power consumption.
So to find out where it seems the boundaries are and what scenarios are something that our entire industry has kind of thinking.
As battery technology advances, all else being equal, should an ARM device gives the user more battery life than a nuclear device.
At least with us we are very very clear right now, the small screen Windows phone screens and these (pointing to the laptop), Windows 7.Sinofsky not denied the possibility of porting Windows 8 on the smart phone type of device and allow to explain that it's completely new concept for the industry and people working on it, but we have a whole new OS for their own phones ie
I'm not so sure that the market needs a phone, even with the power of a desktop.
Windows 7 Phone and currently performing very well and meet all the company's standard source.
It is not the first time this has been tried, but it could be the first time that the technology of the OS and hardware may be able to handle it.
Windows 8 may be out as late as this year, just two years after Windows 7 was launched.
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