Microsoft to start working on Windows 8 beta soon, preview at WPC 2011

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We have reported earlier that Microsoft would be previewing a pre beta version of Windows 8 at worldwide partners conference which is scheduled to be be held from July 10 to July 14 at Los Angeles ,today two independent sources conformed the same. Further mswin is reporting that Microsoft would start working on windows 8 beta branch from July 14 exactly after WPC 2011.

According to more information available Microsoft would be releasing Windows 8 pre beta to Microsoft gold partners just after WPC 2011.

It has already been confirmed by multiple sources that Microsoft would be releasing Windows 8 beta during Build conference which is scheduled to held in September. Further according to rumors the RTM version of Windows 8 would be released in April 2012.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/madhavkinfinity Madhav K Infinity

    so we will hopefully get a pre-beta leak with the metro ui after july 14th :-)

  • Joe

    Can’t wait to get a build with the new GUI :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/madhavkinfinity Madhav K Infinity

    hope they include kinect support in the pre-release versions also

  • Steve

    kinda sucks it’s gold partners only,they gave us win 7 with a standard membership.

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  • Dave

    Not good, not good at all!  If you’re going to put this on a touch type device such as a tablet, the interface may work out ok, but for a desktop or laptop with keyboard and mouse, I can’t see this “One OS fits this all” type deal working out in the end.

    I want to sit back in my chair, not lean forward and have my arms out touching my screens!
    and if I swipe the touch tiles away, whats the point of them being there?

    Keep the two separate, windows 7 is great as is, it doesn’t need a huge improvement!

    • Anonymous

      Same interface is still there… New videos are for NEW features.

    • Madhurjya Roy

      Absolutely… BTW Does it support a normal keyboard and mouse? Even if it does it will be quite painful to swipe the tiles if u have hundreds of tiles on your screen!!! Its suitable for touchscreens only…

      Anyway, Did u notice its homescreen is similar to that of Windows Phone 7???

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  • ME

    Nothing interesting… just some stupid features that nobody will use.

  • Dvitiaz

    My tv already does this! This is nothing new.

  • Steve

    It brings huge advantages to businesses though dave,microsoft are very focused on business development worldwide.
    To keep up with everyone else this os was needed, microsoft were way behind in the touch screen markets, and hopefully this should be quite enlightening.
    The metro ui can be disabled from what i’ve read,and a normal keyboard can be used also,you don’t ave to use the on screen keyboard as standard.

  • Madhurjya Roy

    Tell you what? I need some more screenschots to make aguess how it will be…
    The Guys Have Put Only The Home Screen Screenshot.
                    Though Dave is right we can’t just comment by looking at a single screenshot……………………………….

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