Microsoft Surface to arrive with Windows 8 on October 26th

Teaser

The US-based software company has confirmed the release date of the Windows RT model; the more expensive Surface business tablet (with Win 8 Pro) will reportedly go on sale early next year

Ivan Zhekov, Published 08/02/2012

In its annual report, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft has confirmed that Surface tablets will become commercially available on October 26^th along with the new Windows 8 operating system.

The Redmond, Washington-headquartered software corporation said: "The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26, 2012. At that time, we will begin selling the Surface, a series of Microsoft-designed and manufactured hardware devices".

According to a report from CNET, the ARM-based Windows RT model will hit the stores first, followed by the Windows 8 Pro version, which is expected to go on sale 90 days after that.

Meanwhile, it was revealed that other manufacturers will be launching their Win 8 tablets on the same date including Lenovo (IdeaPad Yoga and ThinkPad Tablet 2), Asus (Transformer Book), Samsung and Acer.

You can find more information on Microsoft’s two upcoming tablets here.