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Windows 8 puts touch and tiles at the center
Microsoft releases Windows 8 with a touch-first Start screen, redesigned apps, and a desktop that must coexist with a new tablet interface.
By MindLabs Desk · Published
Windows 8 opens on a Start screen of live tiles, replacing the familiar desktop as the first view. Microsoft is designing one operating system for touch tablets, laptops, and traditional PCs.
The desktop remains available, but the new navigation and full-screen apps change how users move through the system. The Windows Store gives Microsoft a direct software distribution channel.
The release is a bet on convergence. Microsoft wants the same platform to feel natural with a finger, a mouse, or a keyboard, even though each audience brings different expectations.
Source: Microsoft News ↗