release date

Since windows 8 has been released for a while now, I was wondering if and when service pack 2 is going to be released for windows 7. windows 7 seems to still be th os of choice for many, however windows 8 is not all that terrible once you get used to the funky start screen.

Mary Jo Foley has an article running which almost confirms a few of the rumours: Windows Blue named Windows 8.1. Blue to be free. Available through the Store and not Windows update. Initial public preview release end of June 2013. Release to manufacturing around August 2013. Includes GUI...

A recent blog has revealed a possible release date for Windows Blue or Windows 8.1: Ref: Link Removed

Original release date: December 12, 2012 | Last revised: January 24, 2013 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office Microsoft Server Software Internet Explorer Overview Select Microsoft software products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released...

I'm honestly seeing and hearing a lot more excited, positive, enthusiastic comments & editorials since Oct. 24th and since more & more folks are actually getting their hands on Win8 GA then we might have ever expected after or from some of what we were reading & hearing before its release...

Today we’re providing advance notification of the release of seven bulletins, one Critical and six Important, for October 2012. The Critical bulletin addresses vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word. The six Important-rated bulletins will address issues in Windows, Microsoft Office, and SQL...

(CNN) – Microsoft’s biggest update to Windows in nearly 20 years is less than four months away from its debut. ... Link Removed

Softpedia are running an article relating to the release date of Windows 8: You can checkout the full article here: Windows 8 in 109 Languages, 231 Markets Globally - Softpedia

Hello everyone, This is part two of my Windows Phone devices summary. See the mango (7.5) devices here.That thread also shows minimum OEM requirements for Windows Phone devices.Now, for the original Windows Phones, mostly launched with the operating system on November 8th 2010 (NA) and October...

If the company can avoid shipping late, it could go a long way toward saving Microsoft's bacon. Link Removed

# forwhatitsworth Acer- and Samsung-built Chromebooks arrive in retail stores, URL shortener bitly makes its "Pro" service free to all users, and Microsoft VP Dan'l Lewin gives reason to believe Windows 8 might arrive in the fall of 2012. More*» Source: Yahoo! News

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews There are some rumors about when Microsoft might ship its next major operating system. We're asking readers to answer when would be the right time for you. Tomorrow? 12 months? Longer? Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed...

Microsoft’s Windows 8 was just revealed recently with a demo of the tablet-friendly interface at the D9 conference and then some actual hardware prototypes shown at Computex 2011. Future Windows desktops, notebooks, and tablets will all be running Windows 8 and the release date is now hinted for...

Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows And as I’ve been saying all along, the past (i.e. Windows 7 and its schedule) is a great indicator of what will happen this time. Speaking at the start-up LAUNCH event at the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus this week, Microsoft Corporate VP Dan'l...

Supersite ... Source: Paul Thurott's SuperSite for Windows

While there’s no date for release, new OS with features optimized for tablets is expected before Oct 2012 Link Removed

(Recasts, adds comments, changes dateline) * Windows 8 is code name for new system * No date for release, expected before Oct 2012 * Demo shows features optimized for tablets * Qualcomm supports Windows ... Link Removed

Microsoft issued a retraction of Chief Executive Steve Ballmer's claims this week that Windows 8 would arrive in 2012 on tablets and PCs. The Redmond, Wash., company said Ballmer misspoke and even backed off the next release of its Windows operating system being called Windows 8. In an Wednesday...

* Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, said at a conference in Japan that the company’s next operating system will be ready for release in 2012. According to UPI.com, Ballmer confirmed the next OS would be called Windows 8.... Link Removed

Shy and retiring Microsoft CEO, Steve "there's a kind of hush" Ballmer has softly whispered to a gaggle of Japanese developers that Windows 8 will be out in time for 2012. Source: Yahoo! News