Windows 8 is the most widely tested product in the history of pre-releases.

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Microsoft sent a media invitation on Thursday to invite media to participate on October 25. The Windows 8 and RT product launches in New York, today from the Microsoft blog post showcase some of the details of Windows 8 launch. Microsoft believes that this will undoubtedly be the best-selling version of the operating system in the world, because it is the most widely tested product in the history of pre-release, and the number of downloads and users during Windows 8 testing far exceeds that of Windows 7, and has More than 1 billion hours of usage and feedback.

However, Microsoft did not provide a specific number of Windows 8 downloads. As early as September 2011, Microsoft released the first and pre-release versions, and updated in February and May 2011. A preview version. However, the data of the market research company Net Applications is not in line with Microsoft. The Windows 8 installations they monitor are only 0.33%, which is much less than the 1.64% on the eve of Windows 7.