If past Windows release dates are any indication, .

The Release Preview comes with new features and functions for the new Metro user interface, including the ability to more easily group tiles and apps on the Start screen and pin subsections of an app -- such as a stock ticker from the Finance app -- to the Start screen as well.

The Release Preview has also brought more sports, travel and news apps from both Microsoft and its partners to the . Additionally, the Metro version of Internet Explorer 10 has been tweaked in the Windows 8 Release Preview with an integrated touch-friendly Adobe Flash Player and the has been turned on by default.

This is all well and good for consumers, but what about the enterprise? Windows 8 in general, whether it's running on x86 chips from Intel and AMD or on ARM-based processors, is considered to be targeted at consumers. After all, Microsoft is adjusting to a world where are using their own tablets and smartphones, mobile apps and virtualization technologies for work purposes.

So does Windows 8 have a place in the enterprise?