At the end of February, the first public b lwa ta of Windows 8, report anonymous sources. However, it is still unclear which functionality the b lwa ta will possess. A test version for developers was already available.
The Next Web claims of sources around Microsoft have heard that the public beta of the new version of Windows at the end of February will be released. Information about the content of the public beta has the blog, however, not yet. Mary-Jo Foley of Zdnet, which is known for its good relations with Microsoft, writes to have heard that the beta after the CES-consumer electronics in mid-January is released, but do not know how quickly the release at CES, will follow.
Know Foley reported that Microsoft on 6 december, more disclose about the application store in Windows 8 at an event in San Francisco. On the same day the Xbox 360 via a software update, the Metro interface from Windows 8. It is unknown whether there is a relationship between these two events, but it is unlikely that not.
