Microsoft Windows 8 is now available for its customers in India and around the world. It has a new UI, a wide range of apps, available on a variety of Windows 8 certified PCs and tablets.
Windows 8 PCs and tablets will be available in India from 14 OEM partners - Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HCL, Hewlett Packard, Lenovo, RP Infosystems, Sai Info System, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Wipro and Zenith Computers on a variety of form factors - from tablets and hybrids to laptops and ultrabooks, on both touch and non-touch devices. In India, over 250 Windows 8 enabled devices, including 23 completely new SKUs of Windows 8 PCs are available across 100 cities and more than 2500 retail stores.
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Windows 8 comes with a new intuitive start screen and tiles brimming with content, and update in real time. The new operating system is natively cloud-connected and users only need to sign in once with their Microsoft account, to ensure that all the things are seamlessly synced across multiple devices. Further, Windows 8 comes with a browser, Internet Explorer 10 that is touch-ready and delivers a full screen browsing experience.
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With this launch, the Windows Store is now open and a plethora of global and local apps will be available for download. In India, a range of immersive, free and paid apps can be downloaded.Ā
In addition to the range of new devices available, consumers can also upgrade their existing PCs. From 2nd June 2012 until 31st January 2013, consumers currently running PCs with Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, are qualified to download Windows 8 Pro for an estimated retail price of Rs. 1,999. And Windows 7 PCs purchased between June 2, 2012, and January 31, 2013 can download Windows 8 Pro for an estimated retail price of Rs. 699 with the Windows Upgrade Offer, available at www.windowsupgradeoffer.com.
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