Whoa, I’ve been slacking! Here’s quick article stating that Windows 8 will hit the market in October 2012:
And Paul Thurrott has an article on Outlook 15: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/office/whats-coming-microsoft-outlook-15-142613. The built-in Hotmail integration is nice: don’t have to download a separate addon anymore.
– Soli Deo Gloria