Microsoft Rumors: Windows 8 to RTM in April 2012

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(Not so) Crazy Microsoft Rumors: Windows 8 to RTM in April 2012 | ZDNet

Microsoft Rumors: Windows 8 to RTM in April 2012

Looks like another Vista is on the way...hope not...abs

They sure are rushing Win8

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New Windows 8 Demo Video from Windows 8 User Experience Team

Have you seen this video from the Windows 8 User Experience Team?

CREDITS:This was originally posted by marsmimar in the Sevens Forum and is a great little demo video:

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What's the screen going to look like after a meal of fried chicken? An on screen keyboard? RSI in the making.

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What's the screen going to look like after a meal of fried chicken? An on screen keyboard? RSI in the making.

You had to go and say fried chicken, didn't you...well off I go for a KFC bucket...that is a USA chicken joint...almost as good as going to a Brit Tavern/Pub ...but not quite

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We have KFC over here in the UK too

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Now I'm drooling like Homer Simpson. Fried chicken . . . .aarrgh (drool noises) . . .

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/

The Windows8 Developer Preview is available to download now! Come back to the Windows Dev Center soon to get the Windows Developer Preview guide, samples, forums, docs and the resources to build on Windows.


Download the Windows Developer Preview now

The Windows8 Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers. These downloads include prerelease software that may change without notice. The software is provided as is, and you bear the risk of using it. It may not be stable, operate correctly or work the way the final version of the software will. It should not be used in a production environment. The features and functionality in the prerelease software may not appear in the final version. Some product features and functionality may require advanced or additional hardware, or installation of other software.

System Requirements

Windows Developer Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows Vista and Windows 7:
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch

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Here’s good news for consumers but bad news for the antivirus industry - Microsoft will be shipping antivirus protection as standard with the Windows 8 operating system.

Malwarebytes is already working on a Win8 version for malware too

Windows 8 will ship with built-in antivirus protection | ZDNet

Microsoft confirms antivirus features in Windows 8 - Malwarebytes Forum