Microsoft Signing Off on Windows 8 Build 8250 as Preview
It's soon time for a fresh coat of Windows.
Windows 8 will soon be in the hands of the public for those who don't mind experimenting on non-production machines. According to the Verge, Microsoft will be signing off on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview build that will be released next week.
Microsoft supposedly will be putting the latest touches on this Windows 8 version that is expected to carry the build number 8250. The release is expected to happen at the company's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona at 3 p.m. CET (9 a.m. ET).
Also expected to hit on February 29 are the beta versions of Windows Server 8 and Visual Studio 11.
If you have an older or non-essential computer (or room for a spare partition), this weekend would be a good time to get it prepped for the free preview software.

Vista is pretty much stable now.
when Win8 DP came out I didn't have a spare partition so I installed it instead of my OS about 19 hours after it came out
currently I'm running ubuntu but I'll be sure to get Win8 CP once it comes out
Vista is pretty much stable now.
have you heard of win7....you should really look into it......it's the most stable OS Microsoft has produced
Touche. I actually like the UI of Vista better than 7. But it's still a little slower, and we are on DX11 already, so yea...
If I recall correctly, Vista supports DX11. The only real reason to upgrade from vista to 7 at this point is the UI improvements.
At least for the home user. For business/IT purposes, there's a LOT of very noticeable improvements in Win7. There's better file searching, better remote access, much improvement management (scripting, troubleshooting, etc), security enhancements (including stuff like applocker, better smart card support, native biometrics, etc), and deployment improvements (dynamic driver provisioning comes to mind - smaller images, and fewer images needed. just have it nab drivers off the server). There's probably a lot more stuff I'm not thinking of.
A lot of those features are exclusive to Enterprise or Server editions, of course. They're useless for a typical home user, hence the removal of the features and lower price tag.