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Microsoft also announced a name for the update: Windows 8.1.

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Tami Reller, the marketing and financial chief for Microsoft's Windows business, said the company nike free trainer men wants to assure customers that they can buy Windows 8 now and still get the benefits nike air of Windows 8.1 nike run free 5.0 review later.

Microsoft overhauled its operating system with the release of Windows 8 in October. The changes are meant nikeid nike free to address the growing popularity of smartphones and tablet nike womens free hyper tr devices, which are siphoning sales from desktops and laptops - traditional strongholds for pink nike free run 3.0 Microsoft.

The company designed Windows 8 to work with touch-screen controls popular on mobile devices, while also allowing people to use mouse and keyboard commands.

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One leading research firm, International Data Corp, said Windows 8 contributed to a 14 per cent decline in worldwide PC sales during the first three months nike free models of the year - the biggest year-over-year drop ever.

Reller offered few details about nike free runner 3.0 Windows 8.1, but she reiterated that it will be better suited for smaller, less expensive tablets with 7- and 8-inch display screens. That could allow Windows 8 devices to compete with Apple's iPad Mini and similar-size tablets from nike shox rivalry Amazon.com, free running shoes Samsung and Google.

Reller said the company will make it easy for consumers to get the update from the start screen. She said the company also nike shoes for women store sales hopes some devices will have Windows 8.1 already installed by the time the update is ready. The company didn't offer a specific date, but the update is expected in time for the holiday season. Microsoft plans blue nike free run to make a preview version available nike shoes prices next month for anyone to download.

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