Microsoft officially released Windows 8

Microsoft has officially unveiled a new version of the Windows operating system during the event last night, October 25 (Vietnam time) in the US, Asia Pacific and worldwide. Global users can order and use this new operating system from October 26.

Steve Sinofsky opened for the launch of Windows 8

Steve Sinofsky, director of Microsoft's Windows division, opened the performance night with the history of the software giant. Talking about Windows' achievements, Microsoft said that 1 billion users have used Windows and with Windows 8, 'we are looking for a new 1 billion' . Windows 7 is Microsoft's most successful Windows version, with more than 670 million copies sold worldwide, and Microsoft is hoping Windows 8 will follow this success of Windows 7.

Microsoft also said Windows 8 is the operating system that undergoes the most rigorous construction and testing steps ever, with more than 1,240,000,000 hours of testing. This shows how much Microsoft is expecting its new operating system, so as not to go into the "crash" of the previous Windows Vista operating system.

In the process of developing Windows 8, Microsoft worked closely with hardware partners, and resulted in more than 1,000 products using Windows 8, including PCs (desktop computers and desktops) and even tablets (including including the Microsoft Surface tablet computer) will be released simultaneously with the Windows 8 release event. This makes Windows 8 launch event the largest ever Microsoft presentation event.

Also at the Microsoft event, major computer manufacturers such as Dell, Acer, Samsung, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Sony and HP also unveiled their latest Windows 8 products, including PCs. and tablets.

Microsoft CEO spoke at the Windows 8 launch event

'We have reshaped Windows and the result is a stunning new line of PC products , ' Steve Ballmer said excitedly at the event. 'Windows 8 brings all the best of PCs and tablets. The perfect platform for work and entertainment and it lives with your world. Every one of our customers will feel a PC that they absolutely enjoy. '

Tracey Fellows, Microsoft Vice President in Asia Pacific believes that Windows 8 helps users no longer have to worry about choosing between tablets just for entertainment and the productivity of a personal computer.

Another notable information announced by Microsoft at the Windows 8 launch event, is that users can easily install and remove applications from the Windows Store. Applications after uninstalling will not leave any registry keys on the system. This is an advantage of Windows 8 compared to previous Windows versions. In addition, Microsoft said the Windows Store app store will also be compatible with 231 different markets.

Ms. Tracey Fellows, Microsoft Vice President in Asia Pacific believes Windows 8 will be the choice for both work and entertainment needs.

From today, Windows 8 will be ready for users to download an upgrade for existing Windows computers in 140 countries with 37 different languages.

At Microsoft retail stores, Windows 8 will appear in two separate versions, including Windows 8 and Windows Pro (as well as Windows 8 Enterprise for large businesses), for $ 70 for the session. Windows Pro version.

Users using old Windows (including Windows XP, Vista, 7) can upgrade to Windows 8 from now until the end of January next year for a discount of only 40 USD. Meanwhile, computers that have Windows 7 license installed from June 2, 2012 to January 31, 2013 in more than 140 countries (including Vietnam) can download and upgrade. Windows 8 Pro costs only $ 15.

Meanwhile, the simpler and simpler Windows version - Windows RT, Windows version is designed to work on tablets using ARM processors, will not be sold separately and will be built into the hardware products and only distributed to manufacturers. Windows RT will be preinstalled with Microsoft Office 2013 application suite and some other Microsoft applications, such as Internet Explorer 10 browser and SkyDrive online repository .

In Vietnam, nearly 15 computer manufacturers also launched new products running on Windows 8 operating system at the time Microsoft launched the operating system.