TheNextWeb has sources at Microsoft telling them that the Windows 8 public beta will arrive in February of next year, though little is known about what new features might be included.
The beta will follow the release of the developer preview build, which offered an extremely limited glimpse at the anticipated OS update. The release date for the retail version is still unknown, aside from the fact that it’s coming in 2012. [TNW]
Sicarius123
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 12:19 PMGod I hope pinned shortcuts will look better than they currently do.
MotorMouth
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 4:50 PMReally? That’s your biggest problem? Its just the desktop icon in a box, which is fine by me. I’m pretty happy with what I’ve seen so far, it really just needs some fleshing out.
Gabriel McKinnon
Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 4:20 PMEvery little detail is important Motor Mouth, especially when dealing with an operating system millions will use perfection is far fetched but getting as close as possible is plausible.
chris
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 5:04 PMmy biggest problem is missing start button search/programs in desktop mode
Travis
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 7:01 PMWindows Phone 7 looked initially quite bare but by the time it was released they fleshed out a lot more to the UI which made it much more intuitive. I’m keen for a Win8 tablet.
Recka
Monday, December 5, 2011 at 2:06 PMIf we can make it look like Windows 7 without installing all themes etc I’d be happy to give it a go!
Sam
Monday, December 5, 2011 at 3:09 PMI’m really hoping the Beta actually utilizes PC input more better because from what I saw of the Dev. Preview, it feels too much like a Tablet OS