Windows 8 in 2012, Beta as Early as 2011

Microsoft started dropping the first Windows 8 references as early as March 2009; yes, long before Windows 7 was finalized. And the next iteration of the Windows client and server operating systems are now taking shape in Redmond. The software giant already confirmed officially that Windows 8 client and Windows 8 Server are being developed in parallel. Just as it was the case for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Still, the company is mute on the evolution of Windows, including features, capabilities, the actual timetable, etc.

The successor of Windows 7 is planned for availability within three years after the GA of its predecessor. Microsoft said it would impose such a rhythm after the release of Windows Vista, promising to never again repeat the gap between Windows XP and the delivery of the OS initially codenamed Longhorn. It took the software giant less than three years after Vista’s general availability to offer Windows 7 to customers around the world, and the same is valid for Windows 8.

Full read: Windows 8 in 2012, Beta as Early as 2011 - Milestone 1 has been reached, reportedly - Softpedia
 
Great news, bring it on.
 

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I'm preparing my blank (DVDs) ISOs :D
 

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That would be nice.
 

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Oh yeah!

:smoke: I want that feeling when the 4gig iso is downloaded 90% and the seeders fade away...

The good in the bad thing, i have time to buy a lots of blank dvd/8gigs flash drive.
 

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    4GB Dual 800 DDR2
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    Integrated ViA rubbish
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    Desinged by ASUS in 2009
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    Allways Dirty
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    Slow as hell
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Cant wait to try it bring it on I am ready for it
 

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    8124 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory Slot 'Bottom-Slot 1(left)' has 8192 MB (serial number C80F764
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    Intel Iris
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    Realtek High Definition Audio Version=6.0.1.7195
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    1497.39 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
    1430.73 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

    DVDRW GUB0N [Optical drive]
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    2.15 gigahertz Intel Celeron N2840 112 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory
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    ArticIce Fan with 2 other fans to keep it cool
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    Built in Fan
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    Fast
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Wooooo Hooooooo

Bring it on :D
 

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    JBL 2.1 Speakers
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    15.6" FHD B+RGLED True-Life
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    20MB
But is the beta going to be cloud based or PC based?
 

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    GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
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    RealTek ALC885/889A/890
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    SUPER FLOWER 500watt Plug in Leads 24pin ATX BLACK MODEL
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    Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
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    Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL2+ 24Mbps/256kbps
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    ASUS PCE-N13 802.11n Wireless LAN card

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    Firefox
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    Windows Defender
Windows 8 will never be a cloud OS. I can imageine that it will store some data (profile) paralelly in the cloud and on the pc, but it is simply too big step to jump in to the cloud so fast. The Chrome OS can't even do that.
 

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    Home made
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    Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H v1
    Memory
    4 GB (DDR2-800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC889A @ ATI SB700 - HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hannspree 23" @ 1920x1080 + Medion 22" @ 1680x1050
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080+1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD VelociRaptor 150GB X 2 in RAID0
    Maxtor 250GB
    WD 1TB
    Maxtor 1.5TB (External-USB)
    Seagate 500GB
    PSU
    noname 350W
    Case
    cheapest noname
    Cooling
    Zalman
    Keyboard
    Delux
    Mouse
    Microsoft Opti3000
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    20Mb/s / 1.5Mb/s
    Other Info
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate experience index: 4,9
    CPU: 5.6
    RAM: 7.0
    Graphics: 4.9
    Gaming g.: 5.9
    HDD: 6.1
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