Maximum PC: We had the opportunity to check out the Windows 8 release event at Microsoft’s San Jose Windows store, located in the heart of Silicon Valley.

In the video below, we go up close and personal with Microsoft’s newly released Surface RT tablet, get impressions from customers on the controversial new OS, and interview the store’s manager to see if the long-awaited launch lived up to the hype. (Gadgets, Hi-tech, Industry, Microsoft, PC, PC hardware, Software, Surface, Windows 8)