Article Photos: Buying guide: How to get, or avoid, Windows 8



  An attendant stands next to a computer running Microsoft Windows 8 operating system during its launching ceremony in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Microsoft launched a radical redesign of its world-dominating Windows operating system, introducing a touch-enabled interface that attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing mobile devices powered by the company's fiercest competitors. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

An attendant stands next to a computer running Microsoft Windows 8 operating system during its launching ceremony in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Microsoft launched a radical redesign of its world-dominating Windows operating system, introducing a touch-enabled interface that attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing mobile devices powered by the company's fiercest competitors. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)