Windows 8 makes its debut this Thursday, with an event in New York; the OS will be available to the public on Friday. With preview releases of Windows 8 available for months, there may not be a lot of suspense left, but that doesn't mean the launch won't be worth watching, especially since Microsoft is also treating it as a coming-out party for its Surface RT tablet. Pre-orders for the Surface RT started this week, and the least expensive model is already back-ordered, despite its $500 price tag -- not including Microsoft's innovative Touch Cover.
Surface with Windows RT is Microsoft's bold attempt to take on the iPad and Android, and show that Windows can compete in the tablet universe. In doing so, the company has built on its years of experience with pen and touch interfaces, and created a tablet that offers multiple input methods — including fingertip, stylus and keyboards — right out of the box. Running on the lightweight Windows RT operating system, this tablet won't include access to the full universe of Windows desktop apps (that's what the Surface with Windows 8 Pro is for). But Microsoft says it will be priced to compete with other, similar tablets, which could make it a viable alternative not just to Apple and Google-powered tablets, but to Windows RT tablets from other manufacturers as well.
- Source GDGT
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