Windows 8 public beta is dropping in February

By Esat Dedezade on Dec 8, 2011 8:32 AM
Filed under Software

With a lick of polish and an app store to boot.

windows 8 public beta february 2012 app store launch

Microsoft has announced that the public beta version of Windows 8 will be hitting PCs in February. This version should be more polished than our hands on developer preview and will also coincide with the Windows 8 app store launch.

Featuring a Bing-indexed store catalogue and a finger-friendly Metro UI, the app store’s offering of games and digital content should be enough to make the beta version of Microsoft’s next-gen OS a more appealing prospect to tinker with.

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