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8 Things Windows 8 Does Better Than Windows 7

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Windows 8 has been shown off for developers at the Microsoft conference Build - and although the version is not complete, there are some key differences that we can pluck out from its popular predecessor.

Windows 7 was a big hit for Microsoft, following on from the troublesome Windows Vista and reminding people that the Redmond giant was not quite ready to hang up its code just yet.

And Windows 8 will now try to build on that and show that Windows can work on anything from tablets to televisions, and still dominate on laptops and desktops.

Here are 8 key differences that Windows 8 brings...

  1. Touch friendly
  2. Start menu replaced
  3. Better multiple monitor support
  4. Charms
  5. Search
  6. ARM support
  7. Windows Store
  8. Cloud integration

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