Microsoft announces free upgrade for Windows 8 OEM

Microsoft has officially announced the free upgrade to Windows 7 OEM. Accordingly, the rates would be 60-80 USD for Windows 8, 80-100 USD for Windows 8 Pro and 50-65 USD for Windows RT.

Microsoft also confirmed the scheduled launch of Windows 8 in late October, while the RTM version of the operating system will be released in the first week of August to to user testing.

According to reliable sources, Windows 8 will most likely be faced with gloomy trading status on the desktop but still hope it will revive the MTXT tradition. Sources also note that Windows 7 does not help significantly increase computer needs before 2013.

However, it seems like Windows is gradually shifted to the device with the touch-screen by this product line is gradually dominate the PC market share, especially in the MTB. Microsoft hi vWindows 8 will begin growth in Q2/2013

Windows 8 Pro what other Surface Windows RT?

Tablet PCs running Windows RT stressed to the battery, and the computer table Windows 8 Pro click to the powerful features for the job.

Microsoft takes out model MTB Surface with two versions: Surface using Windows RT ARM background (32 GB and 64 GB, USB 2.0 connection) and Surface Pro using Windows 7 Pro Intel platform (64 GB and 128 GB, USB 3.0). Two sample Surface has different points which most prominent?

MTB Windows RT durable battery

If you've got a Tablet PCs running Windows, really you are familiar with status quickly ran out of batteries than the model computer table "world-class" such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Apple iPad. These Tablet PCs can run up to 8 hours continuously in most of the cases, and beat the computer table that Microsoft ever designed, at least in terms of battery.

To resolve this issue, Microsoft has bet big and eventually produced an operating system consume less energy. That's when the company came up with the idea of Windows RT, an operating system like Windows 7 runs faster and lighter, but needs significantly less power consumption.

In a nutshell, basically if you want a product capable of operation by battery durable, without having to plug in charging per hour, select Windows RT system.

MTB Windows 8 Pro for "man's job"

Windows 8 Pro was built with the aim to work on more powerful hardware. Problem of battery is not the intent of Windows 8 Pro, battery at the moment depends on the work you do with the Tablet PCs running Windows 7 Pro.

Obviously, if you compare computer table RT and Pro, you will notice a thicker and more Pro slot so you can add, connect other devices. In fact, the only Panel PC that Microsoft sold will run full versions of Windows 7

Computer table RT should only Metro user interface, like operating system Windows Phone today. Of course, you will be able to do more with the computer Panel, but it would be no different than the phone, while the computer table Windows 8 Pro even allows you to run the program, graphic design and many other applications. Combination between work and leisure of the computers table Windows 8 Pro become Li for a professional mobility.

Direct comparison

If you bought a computer table Surface Pro, you will have a heavy equipment over a little, the price much higher, able to extremely good graphics, support USB Super fast and a thicker again.

In the meantime, if you choose the computer table Surface RT graphics, except for the ability to compete, some support for peripherals, you'll have a pretty light, and you won't have to pay a lot of money. But it only has a role as a tool for communication, entertainment, rather than a tool to work.