Windows 8?

[ophidian]

8 is basically designed for tablets, mobile pcs, tvs and xbox integration. if you have watched the Microsoft conference yesterday at E3 (E3 is being broadcasted live by Gamespot etc), it was quite visible, the new structure and it's aim.

The gaming applications (tablet - xbox - phone integrated into one gaming thingy) was quite exciting to be sincere. And I am not only talking about casual games, as they also demonstrated it with Halo 4 as well as with movies and music etc.

However, besides this, Win 7 is better, especially for program based applications (like, I need my 7 as a sound engineer and a graphical designer, so no need for 8).

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[the real dutch]

mike, you can install it along side windows 7, maybe you like it, maybe not
maybe ill change my mind when it is released and i have a touchscreen monitor
likely not

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[Coin]

[color=#FFFFFF]So following the microsoft philosophy

98- godtier

Millenium- UGHWHATTHEHELLtier

XP-Godtier

Vista-Donotwanttier

7-Godtier

guess what 8 is going to be

i went from 98>xp>win 7. i pity da fool who chose the other path. he's out there, somewhere, gently rocking and swearing blind that 'Honestly, i love using macs, they're so easy to use'

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[Aingar]

[color=#FFFFFF]So following the microsoft philosophy

98- godtier

Millenium- UGHWHATTHEHELLtier

XP-Godtier

Vista-Donotwanttier

7-Godtier

guess what 8 is going to be

Problem is: Microsoft plans to stop developing any new systems, 8 is supposed to be the ultimate OS, applicable to virtually every machine with processing power sufficient to run Win95.

We're doomed (propably, hope not)

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[Junes]

[color=#FFFFFF]So following the microsoft philosophy

98- godtier

Millenium- UGHWHATTHEHELLtier

XP-Godtier

Vista-Donotwanttier

7-Godtier

guess what 8 is going to be

Basically this. Every second Microsoft OS was an utter flop so far. 98 really wasn't my generation. XP and 7 are win, I use both. I don't expect this sequence to change for the next few OS. Waiting patiently for Win 9 and enjoying XP meanwhile...

[Ipuvaepe]

Got the Windows 8 Dev Preview first day of release (wow that was a while ago). Threw it on one of the PCs laying around, booted, puked, put 2008r2 back on.

If you don't want to break your skull via facepalm, do not try Windows 8 Server/Server 2012

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[jarianslake]

I've had the preview for a couple of days now, and so far I actually like it.

I have a windows phone and an xbox, so it is completely integrated with both of them, and I actually like the UI, I think it's really clean and looks nice. I am a big fan of the Metro styling motifs of the new windows products, I think it gives the whole OS a nice look.

Granted I have not tried to run anything fancy, it does run FL, so for right now I'm pretty happy :D

[r3vange]

Problem is: Microsoft plans to stop developing any new systems, 8 is supposed to be the ultimate OS, applicable to virtually every machine with processing power sufficient to run Win95.

We're doomed (propably, hope not)

[color=#FFFFFF]
So you are saying that I could slap the 8 on my Pentium III and it will all be flowers and birds singing? What the actual bullmanure Microsoft? You might as well go back to the 8-bit architecture...Or perhaps that's what the 8 stands for. Talk about milking deceased the cow

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[Hielor]

Problem is: Microsoft plans to stop developing any new systems, 8 is supposed to be the ultimate OS, applicable to virtually every machine with processing power sufficient to run Win95.

We're doomed (propably, hope not)

Uh, what are you smoking? That's not even remotely true.

[color=#FFFFFF]
So you are saying that I could slap the 8 on my Pentium III and it will all be flowers and birds singing? What the actual bullmanure Microsoft? You might as well go back to the 8-bit architecture...Or perhaps that's what the 8 stands for. Talk about milking deceased the cow

Don't listen to him, he's spouting nonsense.

[Coin]

windows 95 = apple 87

we are all doomed. dooomed. DOOOOMED i say.


or not.

every 2? 5? years, processing power doubles. right now, your computer has wayyyy more processing power than was used on the apollo missions, and the phone you threw away five years ago could run PIII games (Doom on a Razr).

basically, win 8, like vista and millenium before it, is only marketing. MS needs to show the world that it is actually doing things... and win7, an actually decent operating system, is basically vista with about three/four years of advanced testing.

there is no way MS could afford to completely test the product before coming to market, so they don't. they realise an-almost-finished version that, in construction terms, is like the builder selling you a house with a tarpaulin roof; it'll keep the rain out, but thats about it.

everytime we send back the statistics about crashes etc to ms, it helps to improve their next product which we will benefit from in time/gives them advanced real-world testing data for free*


*please delete as appropriate

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