A number of websites that have been known for posting details and leaked images of Windows 8 have closed today.



From Neowin.net:

The main closure seems to be that of winreview.ru, a site that has become very popular for leaking details of Windows 8 along with many images that have recently been posted around the web. The site posted on twitter that “winreview.ru is not exists anymore because it pointless project for me now. not affiliated with MS requests” while also stating that their twitter feed has now become read-only.

Next on the list is popular forum MDL, which has been hosting forums discussing both Windows 8 and posting various images from Microsoft's upcoming operating system. The Twitter feed from user Canouna posted earlier on that the site has had all of its threads about Windows 8 deleted and that they would like all sites who have used pictures and images from MDL to remove them from blogs and forums.

  Sudden closure of many Windows 8 based sites and twitter feeds