By As far as operating systems are concerned, Windows 8 is certainly one of the next big things in software material. The new operating system – currently under development – is expected to bring a lot of new features along with the improvements over old ones. Recent news about this product suggests that Windows 8 Beta release date should be around February of 2012. If all goes according to plan, we can expect a final release of Windows 8 somewhere between late 2012 and early 2013.
For eager Windows users, there is one choice that can be exploited: Windows 8 development beta is available for download, and if fact, has already seen more than three million downloads in a relatively short period of time. Certain improvements are to be expected, but the development beta sure gives a glimpse of how Windows 8 should be.
As soon as the official beta will become available, it will be downloadable for free for any user around the globe. When it comes live, Windows 8 beta will most probably be compatible with personal computers, laptops and tablets, shortly followed by other platforms.
In order for Windows 8 official beta to become available, Microsoft intends to add several final features to the operating system, and certain bugs are to be taken care of before releasing a viable product to the large public.
Given the success of Windows 7, the new operating system should count millions of buyers in virtually no time. As it turns out, a lot of Windows users tend to be optimistic regarding Windows 8 and its features.
In order to download the current development beta of Windows 8, a MSDN account is required. With luck, the subscription would be answered and one can become the proud owner of Windows 8 development beta. Regarding the official beta and the final version of this product, a lot of aspects are yet to be learned, like all the available features, bug fixes and, finally, the actual name of the new Windows as some sources suggest that ‘8’ will not be the branded name.
Whatever the final name may be, Windows 8 Beta should be available for the public in early 2012, give or take a couple of months. Let the testing begin!
