Microsoft today refused to clarify conflicting statements by its PR representatives about whether developers and enterprise customers will get the Windows 8.1 update weeks before the public, as is customary.



From Computerworld:

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that Windows 8.1 will be available starting Oct. 17 to current users of Windows 8. The update will be posted to the Windows Store, the official Windows 8 and Windows RT app market, and available as a free download.

Historically, subscribers to MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) and TechNet -- services for developers and IT workers, respectively -- and enterprise customers who have volume license agreements have been given access to new editions and interim updates weeks and sometimes months before the masses.

  Do devs and IT pros get Windows 8.1 early? Not even Microsoft knows