Windows 8 launches October 26
Just when you'd gotten nice and cosy with Windows 7, certainly the finest version of the operating system in many a year, Windows 8 swaggers in, clad in a shiny but questionable new interface. Microsoft announced yesterday that it'll launch on October 26.
Just when you'd gotten nice and cosy with Windows 7--certainly the finest version of the operating system in many a year--Windows 8 swaggers in, clad in a shiny but questionable new interface. Microsoft announced yesterday that it'll launch on October 26, available only in upgrade form or in a new PC.
Along with the new Metro interface, Windows 8 boasts faster startup times, Xbox Live integration, a new app store, PIN and picture authentication options, a revamped File Explorer, native USB 3.0 support, and more stuff detailed over on Wikipedia.
If you're running Windows XP, Vista or 7, you can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for only $39.99, which seems awfully reasonable.
Look, here's a demo of the recent Consumer Preview build, running on a tablet and a laptop:
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replyAlice O'Connor posted a new article, Windows 8 launches October 26.
Just when you'd gotten nice and cosy with Windows 7, certainly the finest version of the operating system in many a year, Windows 8 swaggers in, clad in a shiny but questionable new interface. Microsoft announced yesterday that it'll launch on October 26.-
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I haven't really been paying any attention to Windows 8. All I want to know is - will there be a traditional desktop option that basically looks and feels like Windows as we know it, or are we stuck with metro?
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On top of that they shoehorn ribbon onto Windows Explorer and don't address enough of the issues with preference panes and control panel menus. It is ridiculous, they oversimplify some things while adding complication to the others, all without thought behind efficiency and streamlining getting actual tasks done.
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Looks interesting, not sure if I'll upgrade when it releases, but there is plenty of time for more videos and discussion in regards to it. I wasn't liking it at first until he got to the desktop and then I was like okay looks better. So could be good, also could be a nightmare to teach others how to use it.
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I can honestly say it doesn't look like anything that would help improve my 'computing' experience over the traditional Windows OS like XP or Vista. The most frustrating thing about Windows 8 is by the time you've learned how to get the most out of it stupid MS is going to come out with another brilliant idea to make you learn how to do everything over again.
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Looking at that screen shot gave me a nightmare.
I am so not interested in this new OS.
They'd have to pay me to adopt to this new crap.
What MS failed to understand is this. Early adopters tend to be either bleeding edge technophile or gamers, BUT there are no games for PC M$ made sure of that, everything is on consoles. So whats the incentive to switch?! I don't see it.
Also business are SLLOOOWWW in adopting new OS. They'd rather go MAC than fuck with another Windows OS and this Windows 8 looks crazy enough to warrant buying Apples, in droves.-
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there were more than a few red flags in that post that should make you question the logic of the individual
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The only proper response:
L-O-Fuckin-L! You're nuts.
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For $40 I may bite the bullet, but only if 8 becomes "THE GAMING OS" other than that I'm fine with 7.
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Note that the $40 upgrade price is only good until 1/31/2013
http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/windows-8-pro-upgrade-cost-40-special-promotion-143592
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Where's my like button when I need it?
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Did they announce the release date yet for the Slate tablets? I want to get my mother one, she's all happy with Win7 and never calls me about computer problems anymore :/
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Nice, I'm looking forwards to this and I'm kinda excited about metro. If the whole "tablets are the future consoles" and the "tablets are the future PC's" pan out everyone will be a PC-ish gamer! Kinda scarey to thik that Sony and Nintendo would have apps rather than consoles...
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the first thing what I will do if I even install win8 on a test partition is: - disable metro
All of the other things tell me Win8 is a waste of time to switch to, i rather wait for patches and service packs and test it so i can recreate the behavior and feel of win7 tweaked as the feel of XP, so basically, no im not going to get win8 for a long long time.
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