Microsoft has announced it will release a trial version of its latest operating system this February the 28th, 2012.
Microsoft will hold the launch of their latest Windows 8 Consumer preview in Barcelona, Spain this month.
Invitations sent to journalists across the world indicates that the date and location of the launch were purposely made to coincide with the World Mobile Congress to show customers how serious the company is about its mobile operating system.
Microsoft says the general public will no longer have to wait for long before they can get their hands on Windows 8. The Preview will allow everyday consumer to download and use a pre- release version of Windows 8, the system which will function as an operating system for traditional desktops, laptops as well as tablets will be free and available to anyone who wishes to use it.
Microsoft warns users that since the software is still unfinished, they will be likely encounter problems in the system such as, bugs, and other features which aren’t completely finished, and because of this, they ask that only users with advanced computer skill should try it.
Where in September last year Microsoft had released the Windows 8 Developer Preview that came with tools that programmers could use to build apps and get familiar with Windows 8 this new operating system represents the redesign of the system since its debut in 1995 as windows 95.
The design of Windows 8 comes mainly from the Live Tiles and Metro themes environment of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.
Some of the software’s insights are new visual and Wizard-Driven Paradigms for exploring data, developing analytic workflow and webcasts. The tiles will be blocks that feed real time updates from e-mail, social networks, messaging and other services to the home screen.
This design is made to be more tablet friendly, with functions such as the leaked screenshots which has replaced the start button with the new swipe able area that consumers can use to bring up various menus.
Windows 8 which is dominated by Google and apple powered devices relies heavily on design elements taken from Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 environment, including Metro themes and Live Tiles.
Tiles are blocks of screen real-estate that feed real-time updates from social networks, messaging, e-mail, and other services to the home screen.
Microsoft has not announced a release date for the final version of Windows 8, but analysts believe the new Operating system may be ready in time for the 2012 holiday season.
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