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I'm not sure if saying that a Microsoft product is good for him really says much.By calling heatless a power user and saying it was good for him.
Win 8 on a tablet? Hell yeah. That is on my list of things to get.
Win 8 on my desktop? Was gone in 2 days. Sucked ass. Went back to 7.
This is true if you have a new Win 8 touch ultrabook. Which is quite a small minority if you ask me. There will be millions of people who will use it on a normal pc, laptop, or tablet.
Hybrid computing is a special case, not the standard. I'm not sure I'd want an OS designed just for that 1 case which ends up compromising all other scenarios (everything has compromises, but in Win8 they seem esp obvious).
^^^^^This +1,000!stop debating opinions you repetitive goons
How the hell do you disable the damn permissions restrictions on this OS. I have UAC disabled and I am admin account, but I still can't do shit. I can't edit any damn files on my C drive even after I give myself permission.
And why does the screen go black when you hit ctrl alt delete forcing you to sign out.
But there is no desktop with iOS or Android or the option to use one with a keyboard and mouse with native desktop apps. Use a Windows 8 tablet as tablet when that's the environment that works and a Windows 8 tablet like a laptop or desktop when that's what's needed. That's simply not possible natively with iOS and Android at the moment.
I agree with this. Ive been using the Win8 preview/consumer releases for a while now. I rarely used the start screen in windows 7 and I rarely use it in windows 8. Most of the things I need are pinned to the start bar and I usually just sleep my computers and end up never seeing the start screen. I feel that both the metro screen and the start menu are both inefficient. I dont think that people use that many programs that they need to go into the start menu all that often in the first place.
I agree with this. Ive been using the Win8 preview/consumer releases for a while now. I rarely used the start screen in windows 7 and I rarely use it in windows 8. Most of the things I need are pinned to the start bar and I usually just sleep my computers and end up never seeing the start screen. I feel that both the metro screen and the start menu are both inefficient. I dont think that people use that many programs that they need to go into the start menu all that often in the first place.
Uhm there is no iOS or android have no desktop because they were designed to be touch IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I can take my Transofrmer android attach a keyboard and have a desktop experience. I get a cursor, trackpad and a full keyboard, with USB and video out. I remotely connect to a desktop and I can do all my work JUST FINE. you both are out to lunch
So you can connect a mouse and keyboard and drive a touch UI, just like Windows 8. And sure a remote desktop is great, I use it all of the time with touch o login to both Windows 7 and 8 machines. If that works for you more power to you. However that's still not a local desktop.
When I am mobile I don't need a full desktop but I have access to. I need a mobile friendly OS. When I am sitting at my desktop I don't need a Mobile os. Corporations are ditching traditional desktop going to VDI or web based stuff. Do they need a half assed baked OS with a shity UI split personality.. NOPE.
RT is doomed. .
I shouldn't have to boot into special modes every time I want to install non-signed drivers.
Good job Microsoft pushing people towards Linux.
In other news:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2027738/windows-8-app-releases-grind-to-a-near-complete-halt.html
Not good for MS. Wonder how long they can keep lieing to the press
Microsoft fails to notice the death of the PC, posts record revenue figures instead
The Windows Division once more becomes the company's biggest money-maker.
B-b-b--b-b-b-but Windows 8 is hated by Interwebz Linux peopleZ. How can this b? lol @ fail, epic class.
It's kind of weird to res this particular thread, but the PCWorld article the thread Healer cites does have a point: the Windows Store is pretty moribund. It's been over three months since General Availability and there still isn't much reason to visit the Windows Store. In my mind, the entire point in grafting Metro onto the desktop was to give everyone access to Metro apps. OK, mission accomplished. Now, how about getting some apps out there? Microsoft should forget about spending billions to tell us how cool Metro is, and instead should invest a few billion in making actual cool Metro apps. What's the point in hyping Metro if there is nothing to do with it? Give folks a reason to use Metro and the hype will take care of itself.
It's kind of weird to res this particular thread, but the PCWorld article the thread Healer cites does have a point: the Windows Store is pretty moribund. It's been over three months since General Availability and there still isn't much reason to visit the Windows Store. In my mind, the entire point in grafting Metro onto the desktop was to give everyone access to Metro apps. OK, mission accomplished. Now, how about getting some apps out there? Microsoft should forget about spending billions to tell us how cool Metro is, and instead should invest a few billion in making actual cool Metro apps. What's the point in hyping Metro if there is nothing to do with it? Give folks a reason to use Metro and the hype will take care of itself.
. I rarely used the start screen in windows 7
I'm pretty sure that 41K number is globally available apps. Your local region likely has far fewer. For example, in my Store preferences I have "Make it easier to find apps in my preferred languages" set to "Yes." When I do a wildcard search using * as the search term my results show less than 22K apps available.I personally don't use the Windows store but if I did I would rather see some quality apps over quantity. Not saying there are loads of quality apps but quantity don't make it great either.
By the way, there are over 41k apps in the store and you can search them yourself without Windows 8. While the store growth is slow it is still growing.
I'm pretty sure that 41K number is globally available apps. Your local region likely has far fewer. For example, in my Store preferences I have "Make it easier to find apps in my preferred languages" set to "Yes." When I do a wildcard search using * as the search term my results show less than 22K apps available.
I agree that the Store will continue growing. I just think it's pointless for Microsoft to throw away buckets of money hyping "Touch! Touch! Touch!" when there's really not much there to touch yet. Better to spend that money getting actual apps into the store than to coax people into a store with empty shelves.
It also wouldn't hurt to acknowledge that the desktop is still alive and kicking in Windows 8. You sure wouldn't know that from any of the ads that I've seen.
You're right on the money. The advertising dollars being pissed away without something for people to see once they buy/use product is ponderous. The argument that its going to 'take time' to gain momentum is weak at best, that was valid while the iphone era was still in its infancy but MS doesnt have that luxury now, theyre late to the party and have to be smarter if they want to try and catch up.
Other appstores took time to get going too, sure, but the diff is they built up organically and didn't blow their wad to the tune of hundreds of millions before things were far enough along. MS is trying to take a shortcut and throw money at playing catch up but some things can't be bought or forced.
If you don't have a Windows 8 touch device then how do you know what's been pissed away?
I have a feeling that despite what either side says in this thread, Win8 will be remembered like Vista.
Vista was a very capable OS that brought real improvements over XP. Some bad initial experiences with drivers and with older hardware gave it bad word-of-mouth that stuck with it like a cloud for its lifespan. Nobody's opinion, informed or otherwise, kept people like me from using it to great effect.
Then Windows 7 came along with relatively minor improvements and refinements, and the collective cry was "FINALLY! So much better!" It was a love story for all the people who had stuck with XP. I couldn't help but observe that with exasperation.
So just wait - Windows 9 will follow quickly on the heels of Windows 8. It will have some relatively minor usability improvements, but still have Metro. Yet all the people making excuses about why they can hate Win8 while never having used it will embrace Win9 it like it's the best thing since sliced bread.
Won't stop me from enjoying Win8, especially at this price.
If you don't have a Windows 8 touch device then how do you know what's been pissed away?
Other app stores aren't Windows. I don't think Microsoft is a free to take money and kill competitors as you may think. Didn't they try that once before and end up in the biggest anti-trust tech dilemma of all time even to this day?