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Microsoft: Windows 8 Hitting General Availability Oct. 26
- By Becky Nagel
- July 19, 2012
The official release date for Windows 8 will be Oct. 26, 2012, according to a Windows Team blog post on Wednesday.
At last week's Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft said Windows 8's general availability (GA) date would be in October.
According to the blog post, Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft's president of the Windows and Windows Live Division, made the announcement Wednesday at a Microsoft sales conference. "Customers will be able to get Windows 8 -- whether in upgrade fashion or on a new PC -- starting on October 26," it said.
Microsoft previously said that most upgrades to Windows 8 will cost $40, with upgrades from new Windows 7 machines costing as $15.
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Becky Nagel is the former editorial director and director of Web for 1105 Media's Converge 360 group, and she now serves as vice president of AI for company, specializing in developing media, events and training for companies around AI and generative AI technology. She's the author of "ChatGPT Prompt 101 Guide for Business Users" and other popular AI resources with a real-world business perspective. She regularly speaks, writes and develops content around AI, generative AI and other business tech. Find her on X/Twitter @beckynagel.