WINDOWS 8 release date?

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I was not saying that XP has to be kept, although it WILL be kept until hardware falls over, as cost is the biggie here.
UK NHS as an example, is testing Win7, but it is NOT rolling out nationwide as yet, there will be 00's of 000's of installs needed, and MS will be charging full whack on each, and as we are still in the mire, it will not happen overnight any day soon
what I WAS saying is that IMHO :P that 7 hasn't been out that long as a workstation OS to 'justify' the cost of a new OS so soon
Win8 seems to be fairly and squarely aimed at mobile masses, which will account for new desktop style - which, I, for one, like the look of.

but it would still not get me - if I was an employer of ANY sized business - to 'upgrade' to W8
as for drivers, Win7 is covered till 2020
I imagine Win12 will be around by then
and this whole sorry mess will continue on a bi-annual basis

until Linux actually wises up, and someone creates a windows experience in a Linux flavour

don't go all Ubuntu on me
as it IS a nice n easy install and work with, but it is STILL one HELL of a learning curve for the countless masses out there who 'use' a PC merely to get through the 'working' day, and for whom ANY change, is always going to be follwed by gnashing of dentures and cries of "what do I do now"

links to other reading on possible reasons for a Win8 fail
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2389437,00.asp

http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2011/0...doesnt-matter/

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/y...-failure/18029

http://www.extremetech.com/computing...s-in-windows-8

and one that suggests it WILL work, but based on fondleslabs :?

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-...ns-Why-622388/

within this is THE reason I think this article has it bang on - security - try securing a IPad in a windows domain, and no academic replies here, real world experience only please, 'cos it's feckin tuff to do

someone has actually thought about the poor old Sys/Ad

3. The enterprise loves Windows

It’s easy to get caught up in the rhetoric surrounding the tablet space that says consumers are the only customers that matter. But the reality is, the enterprise is and always has been, a change agent in multiiple markets. And that will undoubtedly happen with tablets when Windows 8 launches. Although some companies might want an iPad, the smart move will be to adopt a Windows 8 slate. The devices will provide the kind of compatibility and usability IT managers looking to maximize productivity are after.