(CBS News) Microsoft is launching a new operating system for personal computers this week. PC users are about to get a surprise -- or maybe a shock. Windows 8 looks nothing like the Windows ...

That’s a pretty drastic step. Does it mean that Microsoft recognizes that Windows 8 was the biggest operating system bust in its history? Mary Jo Foley reports that the next version of Windows ...

Microsoft will offer a public pre-release or beta version of the operating system, called the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, starting today for all to download and try, but it won't start shipping on ...

Microsoft isn’t kidding when it says Windows 8 will be the biggest overhaul of its flagship operating system since the landmark Windows 95 release. Application tiles will replace icons ...

Microsoft Corp. has rolled out Windows 8, the most radical overhaul of its computer operating system in nearly two decades. With Windows 8, the Redmond, Wash., company is hoping to remain relevant ...

You may just find that Linux is the operating system for you ... to a Metro-style interface as part of the "evolution" of Windows 8. If that idea gives you hives, then now is the time to start ...

I’ve been testing Windows 8 RTM on a tablet, and it’s clear that as a tablet operating system, Windows 8 is a winner. Here’s three reasons why it may be better than the iPad and Android tablets.

Kinda. Touch is baked into the basic Windows 8 interface, and it shows up in the core, universal interactions that bring up the operating system's user interface: swipes from the right screen edge ...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called the new Windows 8 operating system scheduled for release next month "a very exciting new product" and "a very big deal" for the world's largest ...

It's not finished yet, and Microsoft still has plenty of work ahead of it, but one thing is clear: Windows 8 is a genuine, uncompromised tablet operating system. It was a long time coming.

The new Windows 8 operating system shows a design sensibility and a clarity of purpose not often seen in a Microsoft product. I’ve spent about a week with the “consumer preview” of Windows 8 ...