09/29/2013 22:15Myra Carter Symons predicted Yes, within 1 year after release

It would just be so tempting for someone to use this thing.

   09/10/2013 11:12kruijs

The much-anticipated update for Windows 8 will begin shipping on Oct. 17, delivering a set of changes that Microsoft hopes will calm critics and improve sales of the tablet-optimized OS.

Windows 8.1, previously known as Windows Blue, will be available as a free update for Windows 8 users via the Windows Store that day starting at 4 a.m. U.S. Pacific time. On Oct. 18, it will surface on retail stores and on new devices.

"It's very exciting to be delivering Windows 8.1 to consumers just before Windows 8 celebrates its 1-year anniversary. You can expect to read more from us on Windows 8.1 leading up to availability on October 18th," wrote Microsoft official Brandon LeBlanc in a blog post.

Microsoft did not mention when Windows 8.1 will ship to hardware manufacturers, the so-called RTM date.

Windows 8 shipped in late October of last year and was billed by Microsoft executives as one of the most important product launches in the company's history.

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/523750/microsoft_ship_windows_8_1_mid-october/

   09/10/2013 05:53Darren Forster predicted Yes, within 1 year after release

I wouldn't even give them a year, hackers possibly already have details of it that have been leaked from inside Microsoft and already working on a hack.