As Windows 8 makes its way to hardware manufacturers before landing on store shelves October 26 it’s anybody’s guess whether the new operating system will be a hit or another mega-sized Vista flop. The new touch-focused version of Windows is a radical shift from previous iterations of the OS offering a lot of new features that could enrage or satisfy longtime Windows users.
The well-known Start button is gone, and the desktop is just a supporting character. The main attraction in Windows 8 is the brand new Start screen featuring touch-centric apps based around Microsoft’s new Metro design language that favors basic colors, hard corners, and fluid, easy-to-read text.
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