SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft has said OEMs and system builders will have access to the final version of Windows 8.1 in late August.
Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system has met with frosty reception from users, with its tiled user interface being something of a Marmite feature, while the lack of Start button has further alienated users. The firm's answer is Windows 8.1 and at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference Windows CMO and CFO Tami Reller said system builders and OEMs will get the release to manufacturing (RTM) version at the end of August.
However Microsoft poured cold water on thoughts of a speedy release, saying that a late August launch will allow firms to get new systems ready in time for the holiday season, which typically starts in early November. Given that Microsoft is unlikely to anger system builders and OEMs by releasing retail copies of Windows 8.1 months before "new" systems are on the shelves, it is a fair bet that Windows 8.1 won't be available until sometime in November.
Microsoft also tried to dispel the notion that Windows 8 simply wasn't selling, with Reller announcing that the firm had sold 100 million licenses. Of course what Microsoft didn't say is how many of those 100 million were sold to OEMs that simply preload it onto machines that will then be reloaded with Windows 7. Instead Reller said that "new customer activation continues at a consistent pace", but what that pace is, is anyone's guess.
Microsoft has said that Windows 8.1 is a refinement to Windows 8, but perhaps the most important announcement the firm made was that it will include a Start button, albeit one that brings up the Windows 8 tiled interface. The firm has also released a Windows 8.1 Preview for those aching to get a Start button and boot directly into desktop mode. ?
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