Windows 8 is stable on the ARM chip platform and will be seeded to developers soon, sources told CNET

Windows 8 on ARM should go to developers in February, said one source, who had some hands-on time with a high-profile device from a major PC maker, adding that Windows 8 was impressive and stable.

"In October of last year. [Windows 8 on ARM] scared the industry because it was unstable. But what we are seeing now is quite stable," said another source, who also confirmed an expected February developer time frame.

  Windows 8 stable on ARM, going to developers soon, say sources