![BlueStacks uses Android to fix the crummy Surface Pro app lineup](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Topic > Windows 8
![BlueStacks uses Android to fix the crummy Surface Pro app lineup](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
![Surface sales may be worse than you think, with high return rates](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Surface sales may be worse than you think, with high return rates
![Windows 8 upgrade for students will cost $70 on Feb. 1, but you can still get it for $40 now](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Windows 8 upgrade for students will cost $70 on Feb. 1, but you can still get it for $40 now
![Acer: Windows 8 has been a big dud, but Chromebooks rock](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Acer: Windows 8 has been a big dud, but Chromebooks rock
![So, you missed these 5 awesome stories this week](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
So, you missed these 5 awesome stories this week
![5 reasons you should buy Windows 8 now](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
5 reasons you should buy Windows 8 now
![Microsoft: Cheaper Windows RT and Windows 8 tablets coming](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/microsoft-surface.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft: Cheaper Windows RT and Windows 8 tablets coming
![Windows 8 Pro upgrade pricing will jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/windows-8-large.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Windows 8 Pro upgrade pricing will jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1
![After 1.5M downloads, Pokki’s Start menu for Windows 8 gets a slick refresh](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
After 1.5M downloads, Pokki’s Start menu for Windows 8 gets a slick refresh
![Selling Windows Phone: Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph on why iPhone and Android users will love and buy his device](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/windows-phone.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Selling Windows Phone: Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph on why iPhone and Android users will love and buy his device
![Windows 8 sales keeping pace with Windows 7](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Windows 8 sales keeping pace with Windows 7
![Vizio’s Nexus killers: A 10-inch Tegra 4 tablet and a slim 7-inch with stock Android](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Vizio’s Nexus killers: A 10-inch Tegra 4 tablet and a slim 7-inch with stock Android
![Lenovo and Ubisoft deliver cool touch-screen games on giant 27-inch Table PC](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Lenovo and Ubisoft deliver cool touch-screen games on giant 27-inch Table PC
![Vizio shows off slick AMD Windows 8 tablet with 1080p display](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Vizio shows off slick AMD Windows 8 tablet with 1080p display
![What to expect from Intel at CES](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
What to expect from Intel at CES
![Microsoft to open 6 retail stores in early 2013, after adding 51 shops this year](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft to open 6 retail stores in early 2013, after adding 51 shops this year
![Blocked by Microsoft, HTC will finally enter the Windows RT tablet market next year](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Blocked by Microsoft, HTC will finally enter the Windows RT tablet market next year
![Former Windows head Steven Sinofsky heads to Harvard for teaching job](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Former Windows head Steven Sinofsky heads to Harvard for teaching job
![Coming to its senses, Microsoft will expand Surface tablet to more stores (updated)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Coming to its senses, Microsoft will expand Surface tablet to more stores (updated)
![Nokia engineer hacks Windows 8 to get free games (and provides full instructions)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/screenshot-8912-1000000.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nokia engineer hacks Windows 8 to get free games (and provides full instructions)
![VLC looks to Kickstarter to fund its Windows 8 app](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
VLC looks to Kickstarter to fund its Windows 8 app
![Microsoft’s better, faster Surface Pro with Windows 8 starts at $900, coming January](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft’s better, faster Surface Pro with Windows 8 starts at $900, coming January
![With Windows Blue, Microsoft looks to take a page out of Apple’s Mac OS X playbook](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/windows.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
With Windows Blue, Microsoft looks to take a page out of Apple’s Mac OS X playbook
![Windows 8 has sold 40M licenses in one month, outpacing Windows 7 upgrades](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/windows-8-review.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Windows 8 has sold 40M licenses in one month, outpacing Windows 7 upgrades
![Sony’s Vaio Tap 20 is a Windows 8 touchscreen tablet/desktop hybrid for the whole family (review)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Sony’s Vaio Tap 20 is a Windows 8 touchscreen tablet/desktop hybrid for the whole family (review)
![Google prepping touch-compatible Nexus Chromebooks — and massively ramping production](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ss-cb-promolanding-carousel-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google prepping touch-compatible Nexus Chromebooks — and massively ramping production
![Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga brings out the best and worst of Windows 8 (review)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga brings out the best and worst of Windows 8 (review)
![Microsoft accidentally gives pirates the keys to Windows 8](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft accidentally gives pirates the keys to Windows 8
![Stop the Windows 8 bashing! Progress and change are not bad things](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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Stop the Windows 8 bashing! Progress and change are not bad things
![Four guidelines for a successful Windows 8 migration](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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Four guidelines for a successful Windows 8 migration
![Usability expert tears apart Windows 8](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/windows-8-review.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Usability expert tears apart Windows 8
![Twitter: A rule is a rule is a rule is a rule (except when we don’t want it to be)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/twitter-marco-arment.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Twitter: A rule is a rule is a rule is a rule (except when we don’t want it to be)
![Windows 8 is the digital dashboard you’ve been looking for](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Windows 8 is the digital dashboard you’ve been looking for
![Steve Ballmer gives hearty recommendation to departing exec Steven Sinofsky](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Steve Ballmer gives hearty recommendation to departing exec Steven Sinofsky
![Steve Ballmer makes case for total Windows domination](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hoffman-ballmer-bowler-hats.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Steve Ballmer makes case for total Windows domination
![Slowpoke Barnes & Noble finally launches Nook for Windows 8](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/windows8-apps.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slowpoke Barnes & Noble finally launches Nook for Windows 8
![Will Sinofsky’s departure slow down Windows 8 and Surface innovation?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/steven-sinofsky.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Will Sinofsky’s departure slow down Windows 8 and Surface innovation?
![More retro in your metro: Now you can have Windows 8 and the classic Start menu](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/screen-shot-2012-11-13-at-9-12-47-am.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
More retro in your metro: Now you can have Windows 8 and the classic Start menu
![Steve Ballmer’s internal letter on Sinofsky shakeup: ‘I know we have more amazing in us’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Steve Ballmer’s internal letter on Sinofsky shakeup: ‘I know we have more amazing in us’
![Windows guru Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)