Zero will be the cost of the operating system for smartphone and tablet manufacturers with a diagonal screen smaller than 9 inches after Microsoft confirms that the Windows 8.1 will be available free.
Prerequisite, Microsoft Bing is the default machine searchs on the new small tablets with Windows.
Being careful with its legal obligations, Microsoft points out in the relevant blog post that users will be able to change this option from the browser's default browser menu, Internet Explorer.
The first Appliances with Windows 8.1 with Bing are expected at the annual Computex exhibition held each year in Taipei, Taiwan, which this year opens its doors on June 3, 2014.
This version of Windows will only be available pre-installed from partner manufacturers. Some of these devices and in particular some tablets will also come with Microsoft Office for free or with an annual subscription to Office 365, which provides access in popular office applications with the subscription model.
Microsoft hopes that the variety of Windows devices will increase, that their cost will be reduced and that Windows will be boosted on tablets. Fake target to grow and the interest of application developers on the platform when the number of available apps for Windows is well behind the corresponding numbers for iOS and Android.
The company has already released Bing as an app for Android.
