Introduction

Microsoft Windows 8 is a powerful and visually compelling operating system designed to dramatically enhance consumer productivity and offer access to a wide range of web-based products and services. A rich user experience is at the heart of Windows 8, where the new look and feel of Windows 8 applications provide rapid access to music, photos, contacts, and user settings in the Internet “cloud”, and the Windows Store provides immediate access to exciting consumer applications. Windows 8 has been designed to operate on a broad spectrum of devices, from touch-enabled tablets, to laptops, to traditional desktop computers. As customers immerse themselves in hundreds of vibrant Windows 8 applications, they are given the freedom to focus ...

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