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.

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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    Internet Explorer 10 in action.

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    Modified keyboard for thumb use.

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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    New apps and legacy applications coexist.

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    Office Ribbon UI makes an appearance in Windows.

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    On-screen keyboard.

    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.

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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.

Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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