Windows 8

Windows 8 is a operating system that is optimized for tablets, desktops and hybrid devices. It features the new Modern UI (formerly called Metro-Style) that is designed for touchscreen, mouse, keyboard, and pen input.

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Windows 8 is a operating system that is optimized for tablets, desktops and hybrid devices. It features the new Modern UI (formerly called MetroStyle) that is designed for touchscreen, mouse, keyboard, and pen input. It also adds support for the ARM processor architecture in addition to the previously supported x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD.

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The Best 12 Windows 8 Alternatives

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The Best Windows 8 alternatives for Tablet support, from MultiTouch to a Optimized for Touch screen.
Alternatives in Windows 8 for Linux, Self-Hosted, Debian, GNOME, Ubuntu, MATE. This list contains a total of 12 applications similar to Windows 8.

Last updated: 2020-07-03 01:30:33

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