/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/microsoft-confirms-three-guises-of-windows-8Microsoft has announced that its newest operating system, Windows 8, is to be made available in three different guises. The firm explained that for those consumers with Intel-compatible machines, the operating system will be available in two versionsen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/microsoft-confirms-three-guises-of-windows-8Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:01:29 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e0669634-48df-4de8-90ef-df894230378dDAB0<p>You have to admit, Microsoft continues to build the software we need to bring order out of chaos.</p><p>Luckily, they have long pursued a path where the applications all run through a specific archetecture so that they would not be &quot;processor&quot; specific.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While I am sure Windows 8 will have some of the normal teething problems, everything I have seen so far implys a good solid platform for both existing and future applications.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Just my opinion,</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=13839&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">