Microsoft released its Windows 8 Release Preview May 31, a follow-up to the Consumer Preview of the new operating system that it released in February. Included in the new Release is an early look at Windows Store, Microsoft’s answer to the App Store—in as much as Windows 8, with its Metro aesthetic, is an answer to Apple’s success and the halo effects that have endeared many a PC user to the iPhone, iPad and even Mac.
Microsoft has a tremendous amount riding on its new platform, which is widely expected to ship this fall. Global purchases of PCs have been put on hold, as buyers wait and see, and the tablet market is expected to shift with the introduction of a new, major player, as a considerable portion of enterprise customers, more comfortable with Microsoft than with Apple, finally embrace the tablet form factor.
The Release Preview store offers an app catalog for users in 26 markets, up from five during the Consumer Preview, as well as 33 new developer submission locales and more on the way. Read More
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