Microsoft really did spend a lot of time thinking Windows 8 through. They made some pretty bold bets. This article is well worth a read to get a sense of where they think the future of computing (especially PC computing) is going.
Whether it works in its Windows 8 embodiment or not, the idea of one-PC-device-to-rule-them-all has a strongly seductive sense to it. I hope their hardware partners will live up to the hype Microsoft is generating!
Creating the Windows 8 User Experience:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-user-experience.aspx
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