Precisely Friday October 26, Windows 8 will be available for every average person to download.
Windows 8 is the biggest revision of Microsoft's operating system since it introduced Windows 95 amid great fanfare 17 years ago. Ultimately, Windows grew into a $US14 billion a year business and helped make former chief executive Bill Gates the richest man in the world for a time. Now, due to smartphones and tablets, the personal computer industry is slumping. Computer companies are desperate for something that will get sales growing again.
The question is whether the new version, which can be run on tablets and smartphones, along with the traditional PC, can satisfy the needs of both types of users.
Computer companies are expected to make Windows 8 standard on practically all PCs that are sold to consumers.
Instead of the familiar Start menu and icons, Windows 8 displays applications as a colourful array of tiles, which can feature updated information from the applications. The tiles are big and easy to hit with a finger — convenient for a touch screen.
Applications fill the whole screen by default — convenient for a tablet screen, which is usually smaller than a PC's. The little buttons that surround Windows 7 applications, for functions like controlling the speaker volume, are hidden, giving a clean, uncluttered view. When you need those little buttons, you can bring them out, but users have to figure out on their own how to do it.
However, experts have said the new Windows 8 is more complex and difficult to operate.
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