Microsoft (MSFT-Q26.990.491.85%) has laid out a wide-ranging plan to overhaul its Windows software platform, marking a bid to stem the erosion of its core PC software business amid the rise of touchscreen computing touched off by Apple.
Along with the first full touchscreen version of Windows, the world’s biggest software company on Tuesday showed off an array of other technology tools and online services to buttress its Windows system in the era of tablet computing.
