Microsoft's unanswered Windows 8 challenge - Legacy applications (screenshots)

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Microsoft has begun given us the first official 'sneak peek' at it's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, and what we're being shown is a Windows operating system like none we've seen before.

But questions remain around one feature - support for legacy applications. Read the full post.

Here, the tiled interface is better suited to touch.

Published: June 2, 2011 -- 02:40 GMT (19:40 PDT)
Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Internet Explorer 10 in action.

Published: June 2, 2011 -- 02:40 GMT (19:40 PDT)
Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Modified keyboard for thumb use.

Published: June 2, 2011 -- 02:40 GMT (19:40 PDT)
Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
New apps and legacy applications coexist.

Published: June 2, 2011 -- 02:40 GMT (19:40 PDT)
Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Office Ribbon UI makes an appearance in Windows.

Published: June 2, 2011 -- 02:40 GMT (19:40 PDT)
Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
On-screen keyboard.

Published: June 2, 2011 -- 02:40 GMT (19:40 PDT)
Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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Microsoft has begun given us the first official 'sneak peek' at it's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, and what we're being shown is a Windows operating system like none we've seen before.