PC World - If you’re buying a gift for someone who’s recently made the move to Windows 8, your task is actually quite simple this year: Just buy that person a hardware accessory that helps complement (or simplify!) all the fundamental changes baked into the new OS. Whether it’s a touch mouse to take advantage of gesture controls, a touchscreen display built for Windows 8's swipe commands, or a case to protect a brand new Surface RT tablet, there are plenty of accessories and peripherals that make perfect gifts.
The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.
Microsoft responded with Windows 8 and its Surface RT tablet.
In the earliest days of the Surface, it was hard to shake the notion that the line was something of a reference design for Windows 8.