I found these links really interesting & informative - so here they are for you to check out:
"Windows re-imagined - a review of Windows 8"
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/10/windows-reimagined-a-review-of-windows-8/
"The Windows 8 upgrade install experience"...
Windows 8: 4 million upgrades since launch
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Chief Exec, has said that sales for Windows 8 upgrades has hit the 4 million mark since launch
No Windows 8 upgrades on Afrihost or Axxess in South Africa
Microsoft doesn’t register Afrihost and Axxess’ new MTN-supplied ADSL network as being in South Africa
Groupon tries to explain Windows 8 Pro deal mess
Groupon says that its Windows 8 deal is a Microsoft approved promotion, but falsely claims that Microsoft’s own deal is not as rosy as it looks
All eyes on Windows 8, Surface tablet
Analysts look to Microsoft’s upcoming products as the tech company prepares to enter the hardware market with the Surface tablet, and the long-awaited release of Windows 8
Windows 8 Pro special pricing in South Africa
Local consumers can save up to 70% on the recommended retail price of Windows 8 Pro when it launches in South Africa
Windows 8: businesses will be slow to adopt
Analysts suggest that businesses and corporates will be slow in adopting Microsoft’s Windows 8 platform due to lack of business functionality
The end of the PC?
The first decline in personal computer sales in a decade has prompted analysts to ask whether tablets will kill the PC, writes Alistair Fairweather