Article posted: 10/27/2012 7:00 AM

How you can get, or avoid, Windows 8

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Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division at Microsoft, speaks Tuesday during a preview of the new operating system Windows 8 and tablet computer Surface in Shanghai.

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On Friday, Microsoft Corp. released a new version of its Windows operating system, one designed to make desktop and laptop computers work more like tablets. It represents the software company's effort to address the growing popularity of smartphones and tablet computers, namely the iPad. There will be a new screen filled with a colorful array of tiles, each leading to a different application, task or collection of files. Windows 8 is designed especially for touch screens, though it will work with the mouse and keyboard shortcuts, too.

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