Microsoft claims Windows 8 is the biggest overhaul since Windows 95
Microsoft has started to talk about the pre-release of its Windows 8 operating system.
Although Microsoft has shown off bits of Windows 8 at CES and at its BUILD conference, it now wants to promote its pre-release of Windows 8. Microsoft learned a lot from the build-up to the Windows 7 launch, with a long public beta period that paid dividends. It seems the firm might be following a similar pattern with Windows 8.
Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky said all the right words, claiming that Windows 8 is about "re-imagining Windows" and saying it is the first time Windows has been overhauled so extensively since Windows 95. Some would argue that the transition from Windows XP to Windows Vista was far bigger, especially under the hood, nevertheless from what Microsoft has shown of Windows 8, the interface changes are big.
