Windows 8

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By Mary Jo Foley | March 30, 2011

Beta collectors waiting with bated breath for a leak

While there have been various minor Windows 8 leaks claimed and reported by various sites, Microsoft has kept a tight lid on its next version of Windows to date.

Complete story---> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/windows-8-beta-collectors-waiting-with-bated-breath-for-a-leak/9067?tag=nl.e550

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[Synbios]

http://www.winbeta.org/ usually has good info regarding this stuff. They've been around for YEARS.


Looks like the ribbon will make its debut in windows explorer:
http://www.winbeta.org/?q=news/what-we-know-so-far-about-windows-8

I love the ribbon in microsoft office 2007/2010. I can't wait to see what else they have for windows 8.

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Follow up;

REDMOND, Wash. – June 1, 2011

Today, at the D9 Conference, we demonstrated the next generation of Windows, internally code-named “Windows 8,” for the first time. Windows 8 is a reimagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface. A Windows 8-based PC is really a new kind of device, one that scales from touch-only small screens through to large screens, with or without a keyboard and mouse.

Full story--->http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2011/jun11/06-01corporatenews.aspx

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