Windows 8.1 Rolls Out Today

Posted by timothy on Thursday October 17, 2013 @12:44AM from the improvements-abound dept.

The newest iteration of Windows has begun rolling out, and is winning positive reviews. (Here's an in-depth review from Ars, and a more concise one from Wired — both give 8.1 a thumbs-up). Kelerei wrote with the above-linked TechDirt article on the release, noting that it is a staged rollout rather than global. Starting this morning, though, 8.1 is available to some customers. Kelerei writes: "The upgrade is optional (and free) for existing Windows 8 users, though if one looks at the changes, it's hard to imagine why those already on it wouldn't upgrade." Also at Slash BI.

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Re:Meh by Anonymous Coward · 2013-10-17 00:59 · Score: 5, Informative

The start button doesn't actually do anything. It just brings up the modern UI.
Re:Meh by Anonymous Coward · 2013-10-17 01:02 · Score: 5, Informative

Except the start button does the same thing as the Windows button in Windows 8.0 - show up the Metro UI. In effect, it's only taking up additional space on the task bar for those who ignore the Metro stuff.