Microsoft readying another Windows 8 preview

by Parm Mann on 24 April 2012, 10:36

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Some of us tried the Developer Preview and many of us ran the Consumer Preview, but it seems Microsoft's public beta of Windows 8 isn't over yet.

According to the company's Building Windows 8 Twitter feed, the software giant will roll out a 'Release Preview' in the first week of June.

No confirmation of whether or not this will be an open beta, but it seems Microsoft wants to give users the chance to see Windows 8 in its finished state prior to a retail release rumoured to be taking place later in the year. There's no indication of what's changed since the Consumer Preview launched back in April, but the fact that Microsoft is issuing another pre-release preview suggests that there may be a couple of significant changes.

An option to disable the Metro overlay in non-touchscreen desktop installations, perhaps? We can only hope.



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If I can't switch off the Metro interface, then I'm sticking to W7. I can see W8 being the new “Vista”.
I really have high hopes for Windows 8 but I'm with billybear on this one, I don't have or want a touch-screen PC.
It has to be a metro-less test.

They must be aware of the huge backlash against it.
shaithis
It has to be a metro-less test.

They must be aware of the huge backlash against it.

I don't know. Microsoft are betting a lot on Metro - They want to push a unified customer experience across phone, console, tablet and PC. They also desperately want a slice of the App sales pie. The only problem for them I can see is a) Lots of people don't like metro (myself included), b) They aren't apple so people won't rush out and happily buy their next release no matter what (think how bad sales of Vista got by word of mouth).

If Metro is forced on users I can see it being Vista Mk2 for sure.
Metro is great… on a tablet. But if I can't use it as a proper desktop OS on my desktop PC then I won't be bothering to upgrade over W7. I doubt many business users will, either.