Windows 8 Is Ready

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Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 1, 2012 @05:53AM from the stick-a-fork-in-it dept.

New submitter drinkydoh writes "In an announcement today, Microsoft has finally said that Windows 8 is now complete. Microsoft has begun delivering RTM versions to manufacturers and the general availability of the tablets and computers using Windows 8 will be on October 26th. 'Microsoft's final milestone concludes almost two years of development for its new Metro-inspired Windows 8 software and marks the beginning of the release phase. Microsoft says MSDN and TechNet customers will be able to download it from August 15th. Windows Store will go live on August 15th. Developers will be able to access the final tools and submission process for Metro style apps at the Windows Dev Center later this month.'"

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This can only mean one thing by l0ungeb0y · 2012-08-01 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny

Lotus wont run!
Nor much of anything else for that matter.
Brace yourselves by Rinikusu · 2012-08-01 05:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Everyone on slashdot is about to become a UI expert.

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1. Re:Brace yourselves by Sir_Sri · 2012-08-01 06:00 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  After using windows 8 for an hour you'll at least know what not to do.
2. Re:Brace yourselves by gmuslera · 2012-08-01 06:02 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  start using it?
3. Re:Brace yourselves by NatasRevol · 2012-08-01 06:34 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  How? There's no Start button. 20 years of memory mapping, down the toilet.
  
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4. Re:Brace yourselves by turkeyfeathers · 2012-08-01 06:35 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Apparently, what is hard is coming up with a sucky GUI... I hear it took Microsoft two years.
Re:Let the bitching begin.... by skaag · 2012-08-01 05:57 · Score: 5, Funny

PC era gone? but wait... Steam is coming to Linux! We're saved!

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Re:Windows 8 seems like a solid product by smittyoneeach · 2012-08-01 06:19 · Score: 5, Funny

And then Freddie Mercury came on and I was like. . .scaramouche?

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