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Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its new, touch-friendly Windows 8 operating system will be on sale October 26, almost exactly three years after the launch of Windows 7.

That means customers will be able to upgrade old PCs to the new system on that date, or buy new hardware with the software already installed at stores such as Best Buy.

The company generally does not announce public release dates until close to the event, but has often stated that it aims for a new version of Windows every three years.

Microsoft said earlier this month Windows 8 would be released by the end of October.

(Reporting by Bill Rigby; editing by Gunna Dickson)

路透社消息：微软公司与周三（2012年7月18日）宣布，新型的、便于操作的的WINDOWS8操作系统将会在10月26日开始出售，这距离WINDOWS7系统的发布大约已经三年了。

这意味着消费者可以再那一天更新自己的PC的操作系统，或者在百思买上购买早已安装好软件系统的硬件。

通常情况下，微软公司并不宣布新系统的发布日期直到时间已经非常贴近，但是却会每三年告知新版本的操作系统的目标。

微软在本月早些时候宣布WINDOWS8会在10月末发布。

（Bill Rigby报道 Gunna Dickson编辑）