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Microsoft Corp revealed a version of its next operating system.

02 June,2011 08:14 pm

The worlds largest software company is expected to launch the new system, code-named Windows 8 and highlighting touchscreen features optimized for tablet computers in the next 18 months. Microsoft executives showed a starting page that resembles Microsofts latest phone software, with live tiles manipulated by pressing and swiping the screen. The demonstration shows Microsoft is making progress toward the new operating system, which it promises will run on a range of hardware devices from traditional PCs to laptops and tablets.Some Taiwanese vendors are concerned that the reported restrictions mean they would have to be chosen by chipmakers to make tablet PCs for the new Windows operating system.