Windows 8 coming in October, according to report
(CBS News) Windows 8 will hit store shelves this October, according to a new report.
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Microsoft is said to be finish work on the new operating system this summer. Source close to the matter revealed the release schedule to Bloomberg, but "declined to be named."
The production schedule is aligned with the holiday shopping season. Hardware companies will have time to include Window 8 in new smartphones and tablets.
The new operating system, which is the successor to Windows 7, will work with devices running in Intel and ARM chips.
Windows 8's user interface is a shift away from the traditional Windows desktop we're familiar with. Microsoft's new Metro style is more geared toward a touchscreen interface, with tiled icons.
A Windows 8 consumer preview was released last month.
