Windows 8 Gets Ready For Debut At

GTCz-Roger · 2011-09-12 10:25:59

http://allthingsd.com/files/2011/06/Windows-8-start-menu-380x213.png The world got a sneak peek at Windows 8 at the D9 (http://allthingsd.com/category/d/d9/) conference in May. Now, Microsoft is ready to more fully peel back the covers on the next version of its flagship operating system. That look will come next week at the company's Build developer conference in Anaheim, Calif. Microsoft has already shown a fair bit about where it is headed. At D9 in May, the company showed off a new look for Windows (http://allthingsd.com/20110601/exclusive-making-sense-of-what-we-just-learned-about-windows-8/), led by a start screen that bears more resemblance to Windows Phone than to the traditional desktop. Other features revealed on stage include an App Store and support for apps written in HTML and Javascript. The company has also said it wants an operating system as at home on an 8-inch tablet as it is on a powerful desktop connected to large-screen monitors. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/11/windows-8-microsoft-build-developers-conference_n_957332.html

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Windows 8 Gets Ready For Debut At

The world got a sneak peek at Windows 8 at the D9 conference in May. Now, Microsoft is ready to more fully peel back the covers on the next version of its flagship operating system.

That look will come next week at the company's Build developer conference in Anaheim, Calif.

Microsoft has already shown a fair bit about where it is headed. At D9 in May, the company showed off a new look for Windows, led by a start screen that bears more resemblance to Windows Phone than to the traditional desktop. Other features revealed on stage include an App Store and support for apps written in HTML and Javascript.

The company has also said it wants an operating system as at home on an 8-inch tablet as it is on a powerful desktop connected to large-screen monitors.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_957332.html