Windows 8: Here’s what we know

With the October 26th launch date for Microsoft Corp.‘s (NASDAQ: MSFT) new operating system, Windows 8, fast approaching, Jared Newman of PC World rounds-up what we’ve learned lately about the new Windows:

”I’m not talking about the major ideas, about which we’ve learned plenty through the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Release Preview. It’s mostly little things that until recently have gone unanswered. Let’s take a look at some of the blanks that Microsoft has filled in lately.

(Click here to read Windows 8: What We’ve Learned Lately)

Frankly, I share the view of one of the commenters in terms of a marked lack of enthusiasm. And I’m not the hardest person to please. As I bought it with a realitively powerful new desktop, I’m one of the few users that enjoyed using Windows Vista. And I’ve found Windows 7 to be a solid incremental upgrade.

But I don’t own a touch-based desktop or laptop, nor do I want one. While when 7 came out I was eager to get my hands on a copy, I’ll be in no hurry to get 8 on my personal machines. I just don’t see a compelling need for another drastic overhaul of the OS.

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Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada

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Jeff Jedras
A veteran technology and business journalist, Jeff Jedras began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the booming (and later busting) Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal, as well as everything from municipal politics to real estate. He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada. He would go on to cover the channel as an assistant editor with CDN. His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen and a wide range of industry trade publications.

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