Should I buy a new Computer or wait till Windows 8 released?

Windows 8 rumors, leaks and official demonstrations are circulating around the Internet.Touch friendly user interface, Windows 8 tablet computers, improved and modern operating system, application store and one OS for desktops, laptops and tablets are the main goals of Microsoft, which will be achieved from Windows 8. Early Windows 8 builds leaked to Internet already revealed these Windows 8 features. Before the end of this year you will be able to experience Windows 8 Beta and by early next year shelves will be filled with Windows 8 and Windows 8 compatible devices. Is it better to buy a new computer sooner or wait for Windows 8 computer to be released next year?

Widely used Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems are not touch friendly nor compatible with tablet computers. Also, they are not supporting ARM processors, which are specially designed for tablets. Even though there are couple of Windows base tablets, you cannot find a optimised Windows operating system for them. New Windows 8 touch friendly user interface, which is similar to Windows Mobile 7, is designed and developed to support tablet and touch screen computers. Not only it gives an elegant, modern and clean interface it adds multi tasking, switching between classic Windows interface and modern interface and also provide easy access to connect with networked computers, storage and cloud services. Therefore, I strongly recommend you to wait until Windows 8, if you are planning to buy a Windows based tablet.

Windows 8 is designed for desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, tablets. In another words, it is designed from computers with and without mouse and keyboards. On the other hand, it comes with lots of improvements and new features. Microsoft Application store, Hybrid boot, ISO mounting program, Modern PDF reader, Application Folder, optimised HTML 5 Internet Explorer, improved Task Manager, Webcam Application and improved Disk Cleanup are some of the added and improved features in Windows 8. I will not wait to buy a new computer only because of the above features. However, it will provide a better operating system for your next Windows computer.

Paying for a new computer and for the operating system separately or paying extra for upgrades is not a option for many of us. If I am getting it free with hardware it makes more reasonable for the price I pay. Therefore, I would rather manage with the current Windows XP and Windows 7 computers until Windows 8 is released to buy a new computer.

You may be noticed that every other Microsoft OS is a failure. Windows 95 was a massive improvement specially with the graphical user interface but then Windows 98 start getting blue screen of death. Then Windows 98/SE was a good operating system however Windows Millennium failed to continue that. Windows XP is one of the best operating systems Microsoft has produced and it is still the most popular OS on the planet. Once again you can see that Windows Vista was a big time failure and then Microsoft manage to recover it from Windows7. What is going to happened with Windows 8? Will Windows 8 break this pattern and continue the Windows 7 glory or will it be going to fail? This may let you satisfied with Windows XP or Windows 7.

If you decided to buy a computer before it releases, or already purchased one, you do not have to worry about it. Even though, it is not official, Windows 8 hardware requirements will be similar to Windows 7 or lower. You, can upgrade to Windows 8 soon after it releases. Considering all the facts and information available I recommend you to wait till Windows 8 is released to buy a new computer , specially if you want to buy a Windows base tablet PC.