Windows 8 is a new version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating
systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and
business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, and media center PCs.
According to unofficial sources, the release date for Windows 8 has been set
for October 2012, three years after the release
of its predecessor, Windows 7. Windows 8's server counterpart, Windows Server
2012, is in development concurrently with Windows 8. The most recent official
pre-release version of Windows 8 is the Consumer Preview, which was released on
February 29, 2012. An almost-complete Release Preview is scheduled for the
first week of June 2012.
See the following photos of Windows 8.
Unlike Windows 7, which was intended to be a more focused, incremental
upgrade to the Windows line, Windows 8 has been
“reimagined from the chipset to the user experience” to connect more with the
user. It features the Metro interface that is designed for touchscreen input
similar to that in Windows Phone and on the Xbox 360. A version of Windows 8,
called Windows RT, also adds support for the ARM processor architecture in
addition to the previously supported microprocessors from Intel and AMD.
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