Windows 8 is a version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, released to the public on 26 October 2012. It was a major redesign aimed at the growing market for touchscreen tablets as well as traditional desktop computers. The most visible change was a Start screen made of live tiles that replaced the Start menu, together with apps from a new Windows Store. Many users of keyboards and mice found the interface confusing, and sales fell short of expectations. Microsoft responded with Windows 8.1 in 2013, which brought back a Start button, and then released Windows 10 in 2015, which restored the Start menu. The release is often cited as an example of a company changing a familiar interface too sharply.
Before and after
- 29 September 2012Death of Hebe Camargo
- 1 October 2012Creation of TypeScript
- from 10 October 2012 to 28 January 2020Premiere of Arrow
- from 22 October 2012 to 2 November 2012Hurricane Sandy
- 26 October 2012Creation of Windows 8
- 29 October 2012Release of Wikidata
- 6 November 20122012 United States presidential election
- 11 November 2012Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
- from 14 November 2012 to 21 November 20122012 Gaza War
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