Get the best of both worlds.With Windows 8, customers can get the fun of a tablet and the productivity of a PC, all in a single Windows 8 device. Game on.

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Get the best of both worlds.With Windows 8, customers can get the fun of a tablet and the productivity of a PC, all in a single Windows 8 device. Game on.

After completing this course you will be able to:

Describe the key differences that make Windows 8 tablets and PCs stand out when compared to alternatives.

Describe how only Windows 8 works with the rest of the Microsoft family.

Identify additional comparisons that highlight Windows 8 advantages in 6 categories of customer needs.

Describe the benefits of Windows RT devices when compared to alternatives.

Windows has been completely

reimagined to deliver a no compromise experience.

It’s the best of both worlds—work and play—all on hardware that matches your style.

Meet the Windows story and how we plan to take on the competition.

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We have a great story to tell and a unique opportunity to delight out customers.

Let’s take a closer look at how

Windows 8 PCs and tablets compare to alternatives, helping provide you with the information you might need to handle customer questions on the sales floor.

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Comparing Windows 8 Tablets to alternatives in store.Only Windows 8 tablets offer you the best of both worlds – work and play, plus:

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Set Multiple user accounts,

so you can share your device without losing your preferences and

privacy

Get true multi-tasking with great

tools like Snap, plus

the familiar desktop view

Get Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 RT

Preview*

Preinstalled

Get the USB ports you need, plus

better compatibility for mice, keyboards, and

thumb drives

Set picture passwords for a unique and personal

unlocking experience

Get support for

Adobe® Flash® and HTML 5 with Internet Explorer 10

Comparing Windows 8 PCs to alternatives in store.Friendly. Vibrant. More personal than ever before. That’s the new Windows, plus:

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Find the best choice of innovative PC and tablet hardware

designs that is sure to help you find a device that matches

your style.

Bring the things you care about to the

front of your device with a beautiful Start screen and

live tiles.

Run apps that pull your people, contacts, emails, calendar, and

more from your multiple services

and make everything available to you from a

single location.

Get the best compatibility with the widest universe of software applications, digital content,

and external hardware.

Compared to alternatives, only Windows 8 works with the rest of

the Microsoft family.

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Get a consistent user experience

that looks and works the same across PCs,

tablets, phone, and Xbox 360.®

Access your personal photos, files and more across any Windows PC, tablets,

and Windows Phone with SkyDrive.

Enjoy your favorite online services across PCs, tablets,

phone, and Xbox.

Xbox 360® Live, Xbox 360® Games, Xbox

360® Music and Video, Netflix®, Facebook®,

Twitter.®

With the Xbox 360® SmartGlass

app, you can control your Xbox using only your

Windows 8 PC or tablet. The second screen can

be used to interact with your favorite TV shows, movies,

music, and games.

Key Selling Takeaways!

Windows 8 gives customers the freedom to have what they need for both work and play in one device.

There are 4 important points to highlight when Windows 8 PCs and tablets are compared to alternatives: multiple user accounts, multitasking and USB ports, advantages of Internet Explorer 10, advantages of Windows RT tablets.

Only Windows 8 works with the rest of the Microsoft family to deliver a consistent experience across PC, tablet, phone, and Xbox.

Windows 8 delivers on customer needs for fun & entertainment, convenience & mobility, business integration, being connected, productivity & compatibility, security & safety.

Windows RT shares most of the great capabilities of Windows 8 with a few differences and has key benefits when compared to alternatives.

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