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Old April 17, 2012, 11:28 AM
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Late Monday Microsoft revealed details about the versions of Windows 8 it plans to offer late this year, announcing in a blog post that it will sell three editions for Intel PCs – Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise – and one – Windows 8 RT (formally known as Windows on ARM) – for ARM-based devices.

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Old April 17, 2012, 12:21 PM
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So they went back to the scheme when they released XP. Home & Pro and Enterprise.

Good. But lets hope in the Pro edition the Metro UI is gone.
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The only edition I see in my eyes is Windows: Tablet
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No kidding, they should name it Windows: Tablet Edition and start from the ground up on a new OS.
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Ah, but it's not just the tablet edition, it's the tablet, Xbox, and windows Phone edition. It's really only on desktops that metro isn't appropriate.
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I would like to add that I hate the metro-esque UI on the xbox. >:|
(not that my xbox works atm, but RROD is a different hassle apart from metro)
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Well unless they scrap the Metro UI for desktops, I know I will be telling everyone to stay on Windows 7 at work. I know there are people that want to switch but I think that switching will be a very bad idea unless Metro is gone or able to be turned off at the least.
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Not getting it until they get rid of Metro. What a POS that is.
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