October 26th, 2012 is the date for Windows 8 launch according to a post on the official Windows Team Blog.Microsoft had previously announced that an upgrade from Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 will cost US $40 for a download.
Windows 8 is one of the most anticipated and ambitious overhauls of Windows Operating System in years, most of the previous version of the OS variant including the Mobile one was based on Windows CE. Windows 8 features two separate interfaces: the traditional desktop version, with a start bar and icons, as well as a radical new touch-friendly “Metro” interface with the large, fluid live tiles of the Windows Phone operating system.
Many key apps, including Internet Explorer, have been redesigned to run in Metro, while others, such as the recently unveiled Microsoft Office suite, will function as desktop apps.
