Windows 8 officially launches at 12:01am tomorrow, which means that in just a few short hours the madness begins. In addition to the new operating system October 26th means the availability of dozens, if not hundreds, of new computers in all manner of form-factors. The standard clamshell laptop will still exist, but the chance that it will have a touchscreen will increase dramatically and, at the same time, consumers will have any number of other options to choose from. One day soon an average Windows user might find themselves using a tablet, flip, convertible, hybrid, or even a portable all-in-one.
Even the most fervent Windows 8 (or Microsoft) doubter, can?t deny the size of this release. Case in point: Microsoft is calling this their operating system ?for the next billion?. The company sold 670 million Windows 7 licenses and Windows 8 runs on every one of those machines, supposedly better than Windows 7. The sheer inertia of the Windows ecosystem means this release is colossal, and that doesn?t even account of the massive amount of marketing Redmond has planned or the fact that the company just made a significant investment in their first ever PC.
Today Microsoft opened up the doors to their NYC launch event. It?s a huge space filled with over 300 Surface RT tablet PCs and it?ll be open to the public all weekend. This morning industry partners, analysts, and members of the press were invite to come by, see the space, watch keynotes, and get hands-on time with Microsoft?s new hardware. Speakers included Microsoft?s key Windows people: Steve Ballmer, Steven Sinofsky, Julie Green, Mike Anguilo, and rising star Panos Panay.
Geek.com was on the scene and took pictures so those of you who aren?t in NYC would be able to get a glimpse. Today?s highlights included the attendance of a huge swatch of the tech industry, more Surface RTs than will ever again be collected in the same location, an incredible scale model of New York City with people-sized buildings (Microtropolis), and all manner of Windows 8 computers.
What was missing? More than a few people pointed out the lack of key Windows Store apps, like Twitter and Facebook, as well as the Surface Pro tablet, which wasn?t mentioned at all. And, despite over 90 minutes of keynote speaking, not a single partner got on stage ? no one from HP, Samsung, Intel, Nvidia, Acer. Many people from these companies were at the event, but they were faces in the crowd, showing their support, trying to get a few minutes with the Surface, and trying to figure out what the release of Windows 8 would mean for them.
Check out the gallery below or read on for more Windows 8 coverage.
Source: http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/inside-the-windows-8-launch-event-20121025/
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