Microsoft Windows 8 will be released in the market in October. Tami Reller, corporate vice president and CFO, Windows and Windows Live Division, made the revelation Monday while speaking at Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference, in Toronto, Canada.
Reller said the manufacturer version will be ready by early next month to pave way for the consumer brand to be released in October.
The notable features of the anticipated operating system comprise synchronized cloud and Windows to Go. The version is portable and allows storage of customized versions Windows 8 OS, applications and settings.
At the same time, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft Windows 8 will create opportunities for growth in the business sector “and will go down to history as the biggest product and services ever launched.”
The Windows to Go allows different workers in the same company to access Windows 8, data and work available to various computers. The services of data recovery system favour education institutions.
Windows, which has since been described by the company’s executives as “re-imaging” of the Microsoft’s flagship product, will run on ARM-based devices and desktop PCs.
Sources from Microsoft in Nairobi, Kenya say it’s also the OS that will power the company’s Surface tablet devices unveiled last month.
Microsoft will award clients who will purchase Windows 7 before the release of the newer by allowing them to upgrade at US$14.99.
According to Microsoft, 50 percent of commercial desktop computers and 630 million already sold are Windows 7.
Pre-release version was available in June. More than 1 million have since been downloaded.
Microsoft Corporation was established by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in early April 1975 to manufactures, licenses, and supports computing services.
Last year, it was ranked as the largest software corporation in the world. It’s products and services are widely used in African.
