a_bertrand Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Microsoft released a customer preview of its incoming Windows 8: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/consumer-preview You may download the ISO and run it in a virtual machine if you want to see how it look like. Honestly I doubt many companies will replace their windows 7 (or yet even older one) with the new Windows 8. The only benefit I can see is an unification of the interface / OS between tablet, phone and desktop. Sure it would be cool to have a unique OS to run all. Yet... honestly I don't care much about "touch" features on my desktop PC, nor I do care about "apps". What counts is office tools / developer tools. Where on my phone I would never install visual studio for example. For me Microsoft did an odd bet with this OS, and I don't really know how the public will react. The thing which hurts me more is the removal of the start menu... And the metro interface => totally useless to me. But please share your mind ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djkanna Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Take away Metro, you've got Windows 7 (with maybe a few improvements behind the scenes). I think the only way I will end up with Win8, is if I bought a pc that came with it pre-installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_bertrand Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yes I'm more or less with the same feeling... and I don't actually plan to buy any PC / notebook and even less tablets. For windows phone, Microsoft lost me as customer for the moment. I prefer Android and all the possible customizations even at the price of possible bad software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniko Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I have a Windows phone, and I think it's better than Andriod and iOS (+ all the others) and Windows 8 does look pretty cool. I think I'll be the first to buy it out of us three then :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_bertrand Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Well I hardly see how windows 7 phones are better than android. The interface is fixed and you can't customize it. If you don't like it, out of luck. The hardware is... not the same generation as you could find on android. The app market is smaller, and for example the only map software (not online) seems a bit lame. Facebook integration (which is nearly mandatory), sorry I don't care as I don't have and don't want facebook, nor I do own a XBOX nor want one. Even smart dial is not present nor it can be installed. Overall really, beside being able to develop with C# I don't see any advantage on windows 7 phones. BTW you can develop with C# on iphone and android too now (via a 3rd party tool). All that is my personal opinion and I fully understand that others do have another one ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniko Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 hehe Bert, I didn't know all that technical stuff (not the customization) but I find the phone really handy, as I have an xbox, and Facebook, so it suits me well! I also love the interface, so that maybe why I'm drawn to Win 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_bertrand Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 well different profiles, different needs ;-) Otherwise we would have only one kind and size of shoes! But for me I simply when I'm at work I want to work, not have a cute screen (even if actually I don't like much the metro style). So having the functionalities is for me more important... and Win 8 actually fail there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven1992 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 actully windows 8 is quite good i got it on my pc cracked atm and it got a bit better on it but i still would prefer windows 7 enterprise as that was easier for my computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_bertrand Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Why crack something when it runs for free? I doubt you have a cracked version of windows 8 as simply you can download it for free from microsoft. On the other hand, it doesn't require more resources than windows 7, and may be even a bit faster. Yet the metro interface is a pure pain, saying goodbye to the start menu is for me more than annoying, desktop widgets: too bad I use some, and... the new look and feel sorry I fell it worse than windows 7. So overall I don't see any advantages for me only drawbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven1992 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 hum maybe windows 8 just turned out to be a vista and not well i going back to windows7 enterprise cracked as they do a 90 day trial for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Most Important for me in an OS in priority order: 1# Usability/Design 2# Speed 3# Memory Consumption 4# CPU Consumption 5# Security (As i can always get external Security) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djkanna Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 hum maybe windows 8 just turned out to be a vista and not well i going back to windows7 enterprise cracked as they do a 90 day trial for it You could always go to your local shopping centre and buy a copy? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 You could always go to your local shopping centre and buy a copy? :rolleyes: Why pay for something when you can get it free??? :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djkanna Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Why pay for something when you can get it free??? :p Because buying it, helps the company from which you buy? Granted I don't think Microsoft needs your money, but if you apply the same thing to say for example an indie game, you're evil. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unreal Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Haven't seen windows 8 or experimented with it But i heard its turning out to be a vista and people are preferring windows 7 ( Thats not about metro why i have heard that ) I have metro on the xbox 360 and it's alright, I dont notice it all that much Until i know more, I will stick with my windows 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudinski Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 We've got Win8 Consumer Preview on a flower pot at work. Can't really speak for performance, as we're being quite brutal with the machine we gave it. But I like the improved task manager, a big thumbs up from me there. What I don't like is the whole metro thing, it's inconvenient to say the least. Being used to Win7, I can't find anything - something as simple as finding Word is complicated for someone who's been using Windows for the past fourteen years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayo Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I use windows 8 only because I couldn't be bothered to get my windows 7 disk from upstairs lol It's not bad to use but then it's not good from what I've seen if ur not using it touch screen it's kinda pointless and you may as well use windows 7 plus one thing that anoys me is I have 3 screens on my comp with the middle on my main if I want to get to the metro screen I have to hover the mouse in the bottom left of the middle screen and it is a pain in the ass to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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