Windows 8 Secrets: News from Around the Web

Part of a series of co-posts by "Windows 8 Secrets" co-authors Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott.

When we set out to divulge some of the secret new features in Windows 8, we knew that we had information no one else was going to get. We also knew that doing so was risky, and that Microsoft might ask us to stop or, worse, shut us out of future, legitimate briefings and reviewer workshops. Indeed, the original plan was to silently collect this information in advance of our next book, but with builds leaking publicly and various enthusiast blogs trumpeting their finds, we felt we had to act.

And while we do have more to share, we feel the point has been made: Sure, anyone can download a leaked build and take a few screenshots. But when it comes to really delving into the next version of Windows, we feel that we offer a unique and more compelling perspective on Microsoft’s plans than any of the other blogs. But we do have a book to write. And we’re not interested in goading Microsoft into action.

So, after a week of unexpected silence from the company, we simply stopped. We’ll publish more when we can, of course, but in the meantime we wanted to at least try to wrap up this first series of posts with a look at what’s going on out in the web, on the blogs, and with the others who are as enthusiastic about this next Windows version as we are.

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