Microsoft Launches Windows 8 In Japan

A man walks past packages of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 software on display next to an advertisement for the product outside an electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Microsoft introduced the biggest overhaul of its flagship Windows software in two decades, reflecting the rising stakes in its competition with Apple Inc. and Google Inc. for the loyalty of customers who are shunning personal computers and flocking to mobile devices. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images