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Computer manufacturers received the final version of Windows 8
Microsoft announced the final version of the final version (RTM, Release to Manoufactoring) of the new Windows 8 operating system, which will be the first to receive PC manufacturers for installation on new devices.
The release of the RTM version means completing the cycle of development and testing of the operating system and the availability of its final code manufacturers of personal computers, reports CNews.ru .
The assembly 9200, which the corporation was now decided to be considered final, began to receive Lenovo, Acer, Asus and Toshiba. This version will be installed in new computers with Windows 8. All errors found in it will be corrected using uploaded updates.
On August 15, the final version of Windows 8 will be available to developers via MSDN and system administrators of organizations for testing through Technet. From August 16, Microsoft Partner Network program will be accessed to the system, and from September 1, VOLUME License participants.
Most ordinary users will see a new OS after October 26 with a new computer or by updating Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 for $ 40, loading the distribution from the Internet.
The main innovations in the “eight” will become the “tile” Metro interface, adaptation of the platform for sensory input devices and “cloud” services. The new generation of the most popular OS of the world is in versions for systems with processors on the architecture of Intel X86 and ARM. The version of the platform for ARM will be called Windows RT. It will be impossible to purchase it separately - this version will be delivered only in a pre -installed form on tablets, which will also appear on sale from October 26. Windows RT will include Microsoft Office 2013.
Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer called the start of Windows 8 Sales "the largest event" for the corporation over the past 17 years. Balmer expects that next year 375 million computers with this system will be sold.
According to Vesti.ru , there is a considerable probability that the Windows 8 RTM-assembly will soon be laid out on file-sharing sites. However, it is not a fact that pirates can make it completely efficient - the operating room is closely tied to "cloud" services. Because of this, Microsoft will have much more opportunities to remotely check the authenticity of the installation and, if necessary, block part of the OS functions obtained somewhere on torrents.