Less than 24 hours after it went live on Microsoft's site, Steve Ballmer reported a whopping 500,000 downloads of Windows 8 developer Preview. That's half a million copies, if not eager Windows fans. Well, you can count us among them. but to start a clause we were treated to some private hands-on time with a tablet optimized for the OS, we hadn't, until now, had a chance to use it on a laptop -- i.e., the bookkeeping circumstances where we spend most of our time, and the one where we're most used to seeing Windows, in particular.



For the past three days, we've been doing just that: getting acquainted with Windows 8 using the good 'ol mouse-and-keyboard combo. And while that might read like a redundant profession (what recent version of Windows hasn't accommodated a cursor?), Win 8 is a peculiar breed -- It's the first version of the operating expenses system where finger input wasn't an afterthought, but a first-class citizen. It's clear that this time around, Windows is optimized for touch, but we had to wonder if that Windows Phone-inspired UI would present a steep llc.cite this source roget's ii: the new thesaurus curve, if it would get in the way while we tried to go about job as usual. So how's that working out for us? Suffice to say, we're not in Kansas anymore, so find your most easy chair and meet us after the break -- we've got oh-so many details to delve into.

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