Microsoft to Release Windows 8 Developer Preview

[Marcus Yam]

Get your hands on Windows 8 tonight!

Microsoft to Release Windows 8 Developer Preview : Read more

 

[eddieroolz]

As of now (2:30PDT) the site is still not available. However I'd be stoked if regulars (non-devs) can download this too.

 

[Guest]

Check the Winrumors site and see some gorgeous videos. Tom is rather slow nowadays in picking relevant news pieces.

 

[tupz]

I wonder how long it'l take us all to destroy their servers =/

 

[captaincharisma]

i checked the winrumors site and it said it will not be available till 8:00 PST

 

[kilo_17]

Can non-devs still D/L this?

 

[Thunderfox]

[citation][nom]kilo_17[/nom]Can non-devs still D/L this?[/citation]
Sure. It's called BitTorrent.

 

[CaedenV]

I wonder if this means they will stick with the Win8 name. I know they had said it was just a working title with a real name to come later, but I hope not

 

[cybr]

Post a link when someone haz.

 

[warmon6]

[citation][nom]kilo_17[/nom]Can non-devs still D/L this?[/citation]

to answer your question http://twitter.com/#!/windevs

0x6d617361 Masahiro David
@windevs Can non developers download Windows 8 Developer Preview ?
9 minutes ago
in reply to ↑

@windevs
Windows Developers
@0x6d617361 Yes, everybody can download it.
7 minutes ago via HootSuite

 

[Darkerson]

This should be interesting. I'll definitely be checking this out, one way or another.

 

[house70]

[citation][nom]atkinsonleonard[/nom]I just got a $829.99 iPad2 for only $103.37 and my mom got a $1499.99 HDTV for only $251.92, they are both coming with USPS tomorrow. I would be an id iot .......[/citation]
You are a spammer, and an idiotic one at that. You got that part right.

 

[warmon6]

DOWNLOADS ARE GO!

 

[captaincharisma]

You are a spammer, and an idiotic one at that. You got that part right.

you talk to bots now?

 

[eddieroolz]

Download link is online now for me (@5:16PDT). Get yours now!

 

[Darkerson]

[citation][nom]warmon6[/nom]DOWNLOADS ARE GO![/citation] At 1st I thought you were joking, but the links are indeed live. Start your engines!

 

[johnsmithhatesVLC]

What was that special edge to edge or something touchscreen hardware requirement again?

 

[warmon6]

[citation][nom]darkerson[/nom]At 1st I thought you were joking, but the links are indeed live. Start your engines![/citation]

nope I was following the twitter tweets on the microsoft-dev and as soon as i saw them say they were live and checked it my self, i posted that comment just before downloading.

I really not much of a joking person in articles, you have to find me joking around in the forums :lol:

 

[TheViper]

Servers are getting hammered, as expected. 8.5 hours to go.

 

[warmon6]

[citation][nom]TheViper[/nom]Servers are getting hammered, as expected. 8.5 hours to go.[/citation]

hmmm currently near my max internet speed (about 4 to 4.5mb/s on a 5 mb/s connection) downloading the x64 with Dev tools (already got 1.7 GB done of 4.8 and only an hour to go according to chrome)... which ISO you downloading?

 

[jeraldjunkmail]

Got my copy before it choked out or was pulled, etc...

 

[kilo_17]

[citation][nom]warmon6[/nom]nope I was following the twitter tweets on the microsoft-dev and as soon as i saw them say they were live and checked it my self, i posted that comment just before downloading. I really not much of a joking person in articles, you have to find me joking around in the forums[/citation]
This is true, he's pretty funny on the forums

 

[kilo_17]

Crap, 1 day left. Currently it's at 23ish kb/s, which is unusual. I've seen it max out at about 300 before, but not today apparently.

 

[warmon6]

[citation][nom]kilo_17[/nom]Crap, 1 day left. Currently it's at 23ish kb/s, which is unusual. I've seen it max out at about 300 before, but not today apparently.[/citation]

Hmmmm.... maybe i got on the bandwagon so early that i got a lot of bandwidth reserve just for me.

or im downloading the largest of the 3 iso's and nobody wants them.

 

[warmon6]

1/2 way done!

Edit:
Now about 2/3 done. (3.1GB of 4.8)