Microsoft today announced it will offer three different editions of Windows 8:ย Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT. Two of those versionsย will be available as upgrades,ย Windows 8 andย Windows 8 Pro. Those two versions will run onย 32 and 64 bit PCs and tablets processors. Windows 8 will be the right choice for most users, butย Windows 8 Pro adds some new features such as “encryption, virtualization, PC management and domain connectivity.”
Windows RT, the newest edition of the Windows family, will be the Windows 8 version optimized for tablets.ย Windows on ARM (Windows RT) will come pre-installed on desktops and tabletsย powered by ARM processors. This versionย will include “touch-optimized desktop versions of the new Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote”, and will not allow installation of x86/64 and desktop software.