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Windows 8 is now 15 years old. Here’s where it’s still being used

Just over 15 years ago—on June 1st, 2011—Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 and released it to the world. As you can read in our visual history of Windows, the operating system wasn’t well-received by users ...
The Business Journals

Microsoft gives a peek into touch on Windows 8

The "Metro" interface of Windows 8 is aimed at unifying the user experience, regardless of platform. One of the hallmarks of Microsoft's <a href="http://www.techflash ...
PC World

Microsoft is bringing back a failed app from Windows 8

Microsoft is currently testing a pair of new apps — including one that the company previously decided to stop using due to a lack of interest. The two new apps are People and File Search. If “People” ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Changes Windows 8 'Metro' Name to 'Windows Store App'

It's official -- well, sort of. Microsoft has formally changed the "Metro" name used to describe a user interface and an app style for Windows 8 to a new name, "Windows Store app." The name change ...
Digital Trends

I hope these 3 long-lost Microsoft Windows 8 features stay gone forever

If you used a Windows computer in the early 2010s, chances are you experienced Windows 8. Whether it was a good experience is another matter entirely, though. If you ask me, it was a bit of a disaster ...