微软的windows8消费者预览版（c***umerpreview）已经发掘出了新版windows8，增加了微软现有windowssku的一长串清单。在最近发布的消费者预览版（c***umerpreview）的注册表中可以找到对“Professional Plus”版本windows8的引用，这是微软首次对其操作系统软件使用这样的命名。Office 2010引入了Professional Plus版本的概念，看来这可能与以下SKU一起进入Windows：

• Windows 8入门版
• Windows 8家庭基础版
• Windows 8家庭高级版
• Windows 8专业版
• Windows 8 Professional Plus版
• Windows 8企业版
• Windows 8终极版
• Windows 8 ARM版

We saw references to potential Windows 8 SKUs on HP's support pages last month, hinting that Microsoft may be scaling back its long list of SKU selection for Windows 8 to just standard, Professional, and Enterprise installs. That might not be the case if Microsoft's own registry references are to be believed, referencing eight separate editi*** of Windows 8. We're not sure exactly what Professional Plus will bring as it is not referenced in the Windows 7 registry. Microsoft has said it plans to reveal Enterprise editi*** and features of Windows 8 at CeBIT next week, so the firm might clear up this naming shortly. We will be attending CeBIT, which kicks off on March 6th, so stay tuned for more information.