Windows 8 build 8888 (win8 gdr soc intel)

x86 build leaked as a "Christmas present" on 2014-12-24.

NFO
Build 8888 leaked with the following NFO, which is highly critical of the BetaArchive staff. This NFO is republished here for historical achievement purposes only, and is not a statement against the work of the BetaArchive staff. 7$I~+7$I?I?7$Z,            MiCROSOFT WiNDOWS 8                  $Z?====++??+??? $$++?+=:~?I7$O, 6.2.8888.16384.WIN8_GDR_SOC_INTEL.120724-2000   77+==++???III?? Z+~?=++$DDDDODZ           2,473,553,920 bytes                   Z7++++++??I777I Z+~=?ZD8O,$$88D               x86 / english                     $I?????IIIIII77 ================================================================================ ================================================================================ ''====== RELEASE iNFO ... ====== ======                                                   ====== ====== An old build of Win8, this is a Release Candidate partner seed. ====== ================================================================================ ====== iNSTRUCTIONS ... ====== ======                                                   ====== ====== 1) Use RTM product keys.                                           ====== ====== 2) Give mrpijey, OBattler and Zannis plus other hoarders the       ======'' ''======   finger for hoarding this build, as well as others. ====== ================================================================================ ====== A MESSAGE FROM KiTTY ... ====== ======                                           ====== ====== This release is not for BetaArchive, not for MDL, not for any of   ======'' ====== the spoiled prats who take builds for granted in the modern beta  ====== ''====== scene. This release is intended as a middle finger to the current ======'' ====== BetaArchive staff, particularly mprijey and Battler, for getting  ====== ====== ahold of this build and keeping it away from the community in     ====== ====== contradiction to the goal of BetaArchive's ideals of              ====== ''====== preservation. These [censored] have builds that they use to trade   ======'' ====== other unleaked builds to pad their own private collections rather ====== ''====== than sharing with the BA community. A communities that just       ======'' ''====== relies on leaks from its members to keep the site running. ====== ================================================================================ ====== HAPPY HOLiDAYS, DiLLS. FROM YOUR FRiEND, KiTTY. ====== ====== (Oh and there are still more builds being hoarded by BA staff)    ======'' ================================================================================ ================================================================================ ================================================================================