Windows 8 Release date confirmation

[kemical]

Softpedia are running an article relating to the release date of Windows 8:

Windows 8, the next-generation operating system from Microsoft, is officially set to arrive on shelves in late October, and will benefit from wide availability all around the world.

Today, Microsoft’s Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller confirmed that at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Canada.

You can checkout the full article here:

Windows 8 in 109 Languages, 231 Markets Globally - Softpedia

 

[cyberworld]

yes the release date for window8 is near to october end.....

 

[Trouble]

According to WindowsTeamBlog October 26th.
Windows 8 will be available on

 

[Adamsappleone]

I'm wondering if MS will offer a pre-release sale, like they did with Windows 7?

 

[Medico]

With a $40 price tag for Win 8 Pro, I would suspect not, but who knows. Perhaps a Family Value Pack. I need 2 copies, I suppose a third would not hurt.