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Windows 8 Release Date: October 26th

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @09:09AM from the just-in-time-for-halloween dept.

Several readers sent word that Microsoft has selected a release date for Windows 8: October 26th. Steven Sinofsky made the announcement today at the company's annual sales meeting. The new version of the operating system will be sent to manufacturers next month, giving them plenty of time to prepare for general availability.

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Re:Yawn by aahpandasrun · 2012-07-18 09:53 · Score: 1, Informative

You're a minority. Like it or not, Windows has 84.41% operating system marketshare. (http://www.netmarketshare.com/os-market-share.aspx?qprid=9). It's by far the most prevalent OS.