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This is an archive article published on May 15, 2013
Microsoft unveils much-touted Windows 8.1 update,says it is free
World's largest software company has been touting the update,previously code-named 'Blue'.
Written by Reuters
Seattle | May 15, 2013 04:32 PM IST
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Microsoft Corp8217;s forthcoming update to its personal computer operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year free to existing Windows 8 customers,the marketing chief for the Windows unit said on Tuesday.
The world8217;s largest software company has been touting the update,previously code-named 8216;Blue,8217; as a series of improvements to the Windows 8 software,launched in October,which has not been as popular as it had hoped.
Microsoft has sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses in the six months since launch,roughly in line with the previous version,but wants to combat sputtering interest in its flagship software with a substantial update to make it easier to use and compatible with smaller tablets.
8220;Windows 8.1 will be delivered as a free update to Windows 8 and to Windows RT and it will be easy to get right from the Windows start screen through the app store,8221; said Tami Reller,head of finance and marketing at Microsoft8217;s Windows unit.
A preview version of Windows 8.1 will be made available at the start of Microsoft8217;s annual developer conference on June 26,Reller said,with the finished update released later this year.
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