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Windows 8, the next major platform release from Microsoft, is getting closer to its official release date on October 26th, with the final touches already applied to it.
Rumor has it that the operating system has already hit gold, and that Microsoft has signed off the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) build.
Initially expected to be Build 8888.16384.win8_rtm.120724-1555, Windows 8 reportedly reached the new milestone as Build 9200.16384.win8_rtm.120725-1247.
Apparently, Microsoft signed the build off on July 25th, 2012, and is getting ready to have it available for download for all MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
The Gold status of Windows 8 comes at around the same date as Windows 7s RTM version three years ago, although Microsoft did not make an official announcement on the matter for the time being.
No specific info on when the RTM flavor of Windows 8 will be released to MSDN and TechNet subscribers is available yet.
However, Microsoft did say that the move would be made in early August, and all is expected to go down as soon as this week.
Windows 8 RTM will bring along a variety of changes when compared to the pre-release flavors of the platform that have been available for download until now.
Among them, we can count a series of graphical modifications, including the lack of Aero on the desktop, the addition of new Start Screen patterns, a new default wallpaper and lockscreen image, and more.
Also starting with the RTM version, paid applications will begin to emerge in Windows Store, the software portal that accompanies the OS and which includes Metro-style apps.
Starting with October 26th, Windows 8 will be available on shelves on both x86 and ARM-based computers, just as Microsoft unveiled previously.
Dubbed Windows RT, the ARM version of the platform will not offer support for legacy applications, confining users to using only Metro-style apps. It wont offer support for the Desktop mode either.
http://www.dailytech.com/Windows+8+...+October+26+Consumer+Launch+/article25312.htm
Windows 8 hits a milestone
Microsoft announced today that Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing (RTM). If you've been keeping up with the development of Windows 8, you already know that the official consumer release date for Microsoft's next generation operating system is October 26.
MSDN/TechNet members will get their first crack at Windows 8 on August 15. Members of Microsoft's Software Assurance program will have access one day later. Microsoft Action Pack Providers will be eligible on August 20 and Volume License customers can purchase the operating system on September 1.
As previously reported, customers can upgrade to Windows 8 via download for only $39.99 or $69.99 via a disc. For those that simply can't wait until October 26 to purchase a new computer, Microsoft is offering customers the chance to upgrade to Windows 8 for $14.99 via the Windows Upgrade Offer program.
Microsofts Steven Sinofsky had this to say about the development of Windows 8:
Back when we first demonstrated Windows 8 in May 2011, we described it as reimagining Windows, from the chipset to the experience, and that is what Windows 8 (and Windows RT) represents for both Microsoft and partners. The collective work: from the silicon, to the user experience, to new apps, has been an incredibly collaborative effort. Together we are bringing to customers a new PC experience that readies Windows PCs for a new world of scenarios and experiences, while also preserving an industry-wide 25-year investment in Windows software.
And for those wondering, the final build number for Windows 8 RTM is 9200.16384.win8_rtm.120725-1247
Sources: Microsoft [1], [2]
Windows 8, the next major platform release from Microsoft, is getting closer to its official release date on October 26th, with the final touches already applied to it.
Rumor has it that the operating system has already hit gold, and that Microsoft has signed off the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) build.
Initially expected to be Build 8888.16384.win8_rtm.120724-1555, Windows 8 reportedly reached the new milestone as Build 9200.16384.win8_rtm.120725-1247.
Apparently, Microsoft signed the build off on July 25th, 2012, and is getting ready to have it available for download for all MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
The Gold status of Windows 8 comes at around the same date as Windows 7s RTM version three years ago, although Microsoft did not make an official announcement on the matter for the time being.
No specific info on when the RTM flavor of Windows 8 will be released to MSDN and TechNet subscribers is available yet.
However, Microsoft did say that the move would be made in early August, and all is expected to go down as soon as this week.
Windows 8 RTM will bring along a variety of changes when compared to the pre-release flavors of the platform that have been available for download until now.
Among them, we can count a series of graphical modifications, including the lack of Aero on the desktop, the addition of new Start Screen patterns, a new default wallpaper and lockscreen image, and more.
Also starting with the RTM version, paid applications will begin to emerge in Windows Store, the software portal that accompanies the OS and which includes Metro-style apps.
Starting with October 26th, Windows 8 will be available on shelves on both x86 and ARM-based computers, just as Microsoft unveiled previously.
Dubbed Windows RT, the ARM version of the platform will not offer support for legacy applications, confining users to using only Metro-style apps. It wont offer support for the Desktop mode either.
http://www.dailytech.com/Windows+8+...+October+26+Consumer+Launch+/article25312.htm
Windows 8 hits a milestone
Microsoft announced today that Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing (RTM). If you've been keeping up with the development of Windows 8, you already know that the official consumer release date for Microsoft's next generation operating system is October 26.
MSDN/TechNet members will get their first crack at Windows 8 on August 15. Members of Microsoft's Software Assurance program will have access one day later. Microsoft Action Pack Providers will be eligible on August 20 and Volume License customers can purchase the operating system on September 1.
As previously reported, customers can upgrade to Windows 8 via download for only $39.99 or $69.99 via a disc. For those that simply can't wait until October 26 to purchase a new computer, Microsoft is offering customers the chance to upgrade to Windows 8 for $14.99 via the Windows Upgrade Offer program.
Microsofts Steven Sinofsky had this to say about the development of Windows 8:
Back when we first demonstrated Windows 8 in May 2011, we described it as reimagining Windows, from the chipset to the experience, and that is what Windows 8 (and Windows RT) represents for both Microsoft and partners. The collective work: from the silicon, to the user experience, to new apps, has been an incredibly collaborative effort. Together we are bringing to customers a new PC experience that readies Windows PCs for a new world of scenarios and experiences, while also preserving an industry-wide 25-year investment in Windows software.
And for those wondering, the final build number for Windows 8 RTM is 9200.16384.win8_rtm.120725-1247
Sources: Microsoft [1], [2]
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