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A man checks the Microsoft Windows 8 operation system at a discount electronic store after the launch of the new system in Tokyo Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The vertical sigh reads: Arrival of Windows 8. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A man checks the Microsoft Windows 8 operation system at a discount electronic store after the launch of the new system in Tokyo Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The vertical sigh reads: Arrival of Windows 8. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)