Windows 8 launching late October, RTM ‘on track’ for August | The Verge http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/9/3146476/windows-8-will-rtm-august-release-late-october via @verge
Paul Thurrott recommends viewing the BUILD 2011 keynote given by Steven Sinofsky in which Windows 8 was finally unveiled to understand the roadmap of the development and release of what is the most significant OS from Microsoft since Windows 95.