Wednesday February 29 08:55 pm

Windows 8 Consumer Preview New Start Screen; Beta Version Released to Introduce Microsoft's New OS

Today, Microsoft is pulling the curtain off of its next version of Windows -- Windows 8 -- and it looks entirely different from what billions of users are used to seeing every day. The Seattle-based company has designed Windows 8 not only for laptops and desktops, but also for tablets. It was built from the ground up with your fingers in mind. It is meant as much for a touch screen as for a laptop. Microsoft will offer a public pre-release or beta version of the operating system, called the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, starting today for all to download and try, but it won't start shipping on tablets, laptops, or desktops you can purchase until later. (Microsoft isn't giving a definitive date yet, but it's been heavily rumored for a launch close to the holiday season.) For more on this story, click here http //abcnews.go.com/Technology/windows-consumer-preview-microsofts-operating-system/story?id=15812303
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