{"id":54577,"date":"2012-07-10T14:04:37","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T12:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=54577"},"modified":"2012-07-10T14:32:32","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T12:32:32","slug":"windows-8-in-sa-launch-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/54577-windows-8-in-sa-launch-uncertainty.html","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8 in SA launch uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft announced that computers running Windows 8 will go on sale in October 2012, in time for the festive season. However, South African consumers are still in the dark as to when they will see Windows 8 products.<\/p>\n

Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller said this week that Windows 8 is on track to “Release to Manufacturing (RTM)” in the first week of August.<\/p>\n

“For enterprise customers with Software Assurance benefits, they will have full access to Windows 8 bits as early as August,” said Reller.<\/p>\n

“RTM is when we\u2019ll be turning on the commerce platform so that developers can start earning money for their apps \u2013 we’ll have more to share soon.”<\/p>\n

Reller went on to say that Windows 8 will reach general availability by the end of October. “This means that new Windows 8 and Windows RT PCs will be available to buy and upgrades will be available starting in October,\u201d”said Reller.<\/p>\n

Reller added that Windows 8 will be available in 109 languages across 231 markets worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Windows 8 screenshot - start screen<\/p><\/div>\n

It is expected that South Africans will also be included in the October launch date, but Microsoft South Africa could not give any details about Windows 8 in the local market.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, we are still not in a position to comment locally [on the Windows 8 launch in South Africa and whether South Africans will be able to buy Windows 8 computers in October],\u201d Microsoft SA said in response to questions about Windows 8.<\/p>\n

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