Microsoft slates Windows 8 beta for late February 2012 – Computerworld

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Dec 072011
 

By Gregg Keizer at ComputerWorld.com…

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that it will release a public beta of Windows 8 in late February, 2012.

The company broke the news at a San Francisco developers event Tuesday, where Antoine Leblond, vice president of Windows Web services, touted Windows Store, the app market that will be the sole distribution channel for applications designed to run in Windows 8’s new “Metro” interface.

via Microsoft slates Windows 8 beta for late February 2012 – Computerworld.

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2012: The Year of Disruption | Tim Bajarin | PCMag.com

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Dec 072011
 

By Tim Bajarin at PC Magazine…

Normally at this time of the year, I predict tech trends for the New Year. I have been doing this for over 20 years and may still do a list at some point. But as I think about 2012, I realize that over the next 12 months, the personal computing and consumer electronics industries are poised to see some big disruptions that could change their course for the next five years.

via 2012: The Year of Disruption | Tim Bajarin | PCMag.com.

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