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Re: [WIN8] Windows 8 - best to pass it up: review Read more: ht It's more like a secondary UI. Start screen will launch applications for BOTH Modern (metro) and desktop Win32 applications. |
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said by howardfine:said by RazzyW8 :howardfine - I'm pretty sure you have used OS X Launchpad.
I have not. I don't own a Mac. If I am not mistaken you have stated that you have an iPad. If so you are already familiar with it since the OS X Launchpad mimics the iOS icon driven interface for launching apps (scrolling home screen). |
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| said by howardfine:Yes, I have an iPad. There is a disconnect here, I think, because I have only used the browser on my freelancer's Mac and the closest I've been to Win8 is racing to a demo with a Surface in the back of a cab. I don't know the connection between icon's on an iPad and the desktop.
Why are you posting then? If you haven't used Windows 8 or Mac OS X or whatever? |
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Re: [WIN8] Windows 8 - best to pass it up: review Read more: ht I don't know how to answer your question. I asked a question about Windows 8 previously. |
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I don't understand all this pissing and moaning. Are "tech" people getting stupider or are non-tech people getting smarter?
Upgrading from 7 to 8 was as simple/complicated as any typical OS switchover. I just did upgrades where I could and new installs where I had to. No problems at all anywhere.
I swear, people aren't happy unless they're unhappy.
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It's quite interesting that MS is pricing it so cheap (e.g. a few weeks ago, Microcenter was offering retail W8-Pro upgrades for under $39). Obviously, they want us all to upgrade quite badly. IMO, I'd much rather they get to doling out the next SP for 7.
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| said by Madness:IMO, I'd much rather they get to doling out the next SP for 7.
I guess you hadn't heard the news?
»www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/24···s_7_sp2/
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said by Madness:It's quite interesting that MS is pricing it so cheap (e.g. a few weeks ago, Microcenter was offering retail W8-Pro upgrades for under $39). Obviously, they want us all to upgrade quite badly. IMO, I'd much rather they get to doling out the next SP for 7.
Because you are reading all kinds of "bad crap" about Windows 8? |
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said by Madness:It's quite interesting that MS is pricing it so cheap (e.g. a few weeks ago, Microcenter was offering retail W8-Pro upgrades for under $39).
Windows 8 PC sales reportedly 'well below Microsoft's internal projections'
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Microsoft insider Paul Thurrott has now offered just a bit of information on how the Redmond-based company is viewing the OS' first few weeks on market. Citing one of his "most trusted sources at Microsoft," Thurrott reports that sales of Windows 8 PC's are disappointing and "well below Microsoft’s internal projections."
Here is Thurrott's article, a very interesting read. |
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| said by howardfine:said by Madness:It's quite interesting that MS is pricing it so cheap (e.g. a few weeks ago, Microcenter was offering retail W8-Pro upgrades for under $39).
Windows 8 PC sales reportedly 'well below Microsoft's internal projections' quote:
Microsoft insider Paul Thurrott has now offered just a bit of information on how the Redmond-based company is viewing the OS' first few weeks on market. Citing one of his "most trusted sources at Microsoft," Thurrott reports that sales of Windows 8 PC's are disappointing and "well below Microsoft’s internal projections."
Here is Thurrott's article, a very interesting read. I saw it a couple days ago. I was in fact waiting for you to post this and you did 
It's way too soon to tell. And it's funny Paul said he likes Windows 8 after all. |
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Re: [WIN8] Windows 8 - best to pass it up: review Read more: ht Color me not surprised. Between living in a post tablet and Apple/Android world. MS is no longer king of the hill. Desktops are not the future any more. Same with laptops. Add in 7 being a great and stable OS. No killer reason to upgrade to 8. I personally like 8 so far and have had zero trouble with it. Got it a few days after it came out. Could this be another XP? Remember how rejected it was initially? We all seen what happened to that. BUT. I think the big thing for 8. And it kills me to say it. Its that damn Start button missing. Sooooooo many people whining and crying about it. You cant read a review that does not mention it. Also many do not like the new "Start" screen either. It has the look and touch feeling going on. Personally. If MS had given people a choice to use the "Start" button or new "Start" screen. I believe many would be much more happier. Instead MS has forced the new Start screen on everyone. The people have spoken and DO NOT like it. MS can fix it before its to late or many will wait for 9. |
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said by RazzyW8 :I saw it a couple days ago. I was in fact waiting for you to post this and you did
It's way too soon to tell. And it's funny Paul said he likes Windows 8 after all.
I happen to feel exactly the same way. A really amazing improvement with a serious failure to close the deal. It would probably take a few days, to re-insert the start menu and do away with Metro if a user decides. My other minor complaint is that Windows 7 backup and File History cannot coexist. They also did away with the volume shadow copy service, which makes me wonder how backing up open files is going to go. I just get the feeling that these areas are a work in progress.
I'm actually glad to see people like Thurrott calling out Microsoft on 8. There is no way businesses are going to adopt it until the changes he suggested are made. Microsoft needs to quickly issue a service pack that fixes things for the business community, so 8 doesn't become Vista. As Thurrott said Windows 8 is no Vista, but it could easily become it. |
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Re: [WIN8] Windows 8 - best to pass it up: review Read more: ht »techland.time.com/2012/11/17/its···8-sales/ |
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Windows 8 was never (primarily) about driving PC sales for the 2012 holiday season. It’s a long bet on a future in which most PCs have touch capability and many of them are tablets. As such, any current conclusions about how it’s doing are hopelessly premature.
Such things are nice to say until low sales figures come out at the next quarterly report and just look and see how patient stock holders are about the news. |
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