Microsoft to Launch Windows 8 in October, Report Says
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Microsoft will wrap up Windows 8 this summer, according to a report by Bloomberg on Monday.
Computer and tablet makers, called OEMs for "original equipment manufacturers," will have Windows 8-powered PCs and tablets ready to sell in October, Bloomberg said.
The Windows 8 operating system will come in two flavors: Windows 8 for traditional PCs and business-grade slates and tablets , and Windows on ARM, or WOA, for tablets targeting consumers.
Microsoft declined to comment on the Bloomberg report, which cited what the news organization called "people with knowledge of the schedule," who asked for anonymity.
Neither a summer wrap-up or an October on-sale would be a surprise: Microsoft finished Windows 7 three years ago this July and launched the OS alongside new PCs on Oct. 22, 2009.
Analysts have expected that Microsoft is shooting for a release of Windows 8 this fall, possibly in October, to follow in Windows 7's successful footsteps and avoid a repeat of Windows Vista, which missed 2006's holiday selling season when it fell behind schedule and shipped in January 2007.
Microsoft has not disclosed a release date for Windows 8, but recently hinted that it would be this year.
The release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview at the end of last month was a clue that a fall 2012 debut was in the cards.
Computer and tablet makers, called OEMs for "original equipment manufacturers," will have Windows 8-powered PCs and tablets ready to sell in October, Bloomberg said.
The Windows 8 operating system will come in two flavors: Windows 8 for traditional PCs and business-grade slates and tablets , and Windows on ARM, or WOA, for tablets targeting consumers.
Microsoft declined to comment on the Bloomberg report, which cited what the news organization called "people with knowledge of the schedule," who asked for anonymity.
Neither a summer wrap-up or an October on-sale would be a surprise: Microsoft finished Windows 7 three years ago this July and launched the OS alongside new PCs on Oct. 22, 2009.
Analysts have expected that Microsoft is shooting for a release of Windows 8 this fall, possibly in October, to follow in Windows 7's successful footsteps and avoid a repeat of Windows Vista, which missed 2006's holiday selling season when it fell behind schedule and shipped in January 2007.
Microsoft has not disclosed a release date for Windows 8, but recently hinted that it would be this year.
The release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview at the end of last month was a clue that a fall 2012 debut was in the cards.
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