So we’ve just been treated to our first glimpse of Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system in action.

Microsoft have put a brief video together which they have called “Building Windows 8”, which shows some interesting new features as well as GUI (Graphical User Interface) which looks very similar to Windows Phone 7.

It’s certainly a contrast to the current Windows 7 operating system, but will dedicated Windows fans like the changes that have been made?

Windows 8 is expected to launch in 2012, although Microsoft do not mention any official launch date, they did say users can expect to see more Windows 8 being demoed on video over the next year though.

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