Gut-Check Time For Windows 8, Microsoft

GeekWire reports that, for better or worse, the upcoming week is shaping up as one of the most pivotal in Microsoft's history, as the software giant makes its pitch for Windows 8 at two important conferences. First, Microsoft will be huddling with hardware and software developers beginning Tuesday at its sold-out BUILD conference ('BUILD will show you that Windows 8 changes everything'), where it's rumored that Samsung will unveil a Windows 8 tablet. And on Wednesday, CEO Steve Ballmer and other execs will be holding the company's annual Financial Analyst Meeting, which was delayed from its traditional summer date to allow the company to put its Windows 8 strategy in context for Wall Street. So, are we about to finally see the realization of Microsoft's vision for [video=youtube;KvSmqAQL5Ek]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6IKSpoMUMM"]Information at Your Fingertips[/URL] ([URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvSmqAQL5Ek[/video]), which Bill Gates introduced with a hokey video at Comdex 1994?

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