Dec 072011
By Gregg Keizer at ComputerWorld.com…
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that it will release a public beta of Windows 8 in late February, 2012.
The company broke the news at a San Francisco developers event Tuesday, where Antoine Leblond, vice president of Windows Web services, touted Windows Store, the app market that will be the sole distribution channel for applications designed to run in Windows 8’s new “Metro” interface.
via Microsoft slates Windows 8 beta for late February 2012 – Computerworld.