Leaked Windows 8 Screenshots Show Phone 7 Tiles

In news that should surprise anyone, Dell Windows 7 tablet not be ready until September at the earliest.
Dell upcomingWindows 7tablet may not hit store shelves this fall, a new report claims.
Officially, Dell has not revealed a release date for Windows 10-inch slate, which it announced in February, but Forbes quotes an unnamed company source who says that the tablet will not get to fall.
Citing an anonymous source, Forbes is reporting that Dell plans to launch its 10-inch Windows 7-based tablet as early as September.
A September launch put back to school sales, but it might not matter, because Dell is positioning the device as a business-ready.
Dell has not confirmed exactly when it can restart its Windows 7 tablet.
Although it is not clear why Dell tablet will take so long to come, is a late release is not a huge shock given the tarnished history of Windows 7 slates so far: HP's 500 Slate, teased as iPad rival early 2010, launched as a low profile business tablet, the following autumn.
When the company unveiled the device in February, it said that the tablet would hit store shelves in mid-2011.
There must be optimised for touch
The announcement provided a leak reported by Dell's tablet roadmap, which indicated that the company could launch its Windows 7 tablet as early as mid-May.
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The roadmap also mention of a Windows 8 tablet that could hit store shelves in the first fourth of 2012.The PC maker declined to comment on Forbes'report.
MSI announced the Windows-based WindPad 100 in May 2010, but its release plans still unclear
According to Dell, it is Windows 7 tablets intended for those who need greater mobility and IT organizations that require control, security, management and integration with existing infrastructure investments.
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It will feature an Intel processor.
A report from October, said the pill would start sometime in 2011, after the launch of an Android tablet in March, but then another report says that the Android tablet will not come until May or June, no word on Windows-based WindPad 100 all
The company currently sells the 5-inch and 7-inch Streak tablets. Both of these devices running Android. Update at 7:46 PTto includes Dell's statement.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, June 2010: Over the next few months, you will see a variety of Windows 7-based slate that I think you'll find quite impressive
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So far, Microsoft's online store lists only two: the ExoPC and Asus Eee Slate
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The latter is available in some countries but is only up for pre-order in the U.S.
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For those Windows 7 tablets that make it to market, they will be obsolete in a year or so, when Microsoft is expected to launch Windows 8
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Unlike its predecessor, Windows 8 built with touch screens in mind, and tablets are rumoured to have a tile-based user interface that resembles Windows Phone 7.According to a leaked roadmap Dell, the company is working with one of these Windows 8 tablets for early 2012
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It makes you wonder why Dell and other companies even bother with Windows 7.Follow Jared on Facebook and Twitter for more tech news and commentary
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