anyone used windows 8 yet?

[U4EA]

They're not allowed to call it Metro due to trademark reasons. It's now called the "Windows 8 style UI". Srsly, no joke.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19108952

[Insensatez]

Also:

Microsoft always hits the nail when building the desktop of their new installment, into something more hideous than their previous OS.

Originallity is also not their thing, for decades.

[mjrpes]

Can't wait to not buy this.

[Eraser]

My fear is that if I want to buy a new laptop in the next two years, it's going to be loaded with that Win8 shite.

[+JuggerNaut+]

M$

This.

[scared?]

I'm still rockin' 32-bit winxp Shit is rock solid... haven't found a reason to upgrade yet.

MORON ALERT!!!...

[seremtan]

well what does anyone expect? MS have a track record of following a good OS with a shit one, followed by another good one

tl;dr - wait for win9

[SoM]

win9 will be more uber metro shit fo sho

[scared?]

My fear is that if I want to buy a new laptop in the next two years, it's going to be loaded with that Win8 shite.

U sure get scared easy...

It will be...that's when u bit torrent the lest BIE windows 7 and format...

[shaft]

lol poor ppl who have to torrent windows...

[bitWISE]

http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

Auto-boot to desktop and adds in a "start menu".

[Eraser]

lol poor ppl who have to torrent windows...

Actually, IMO it's one of the few good reasons to d/l software. The Win8 lock in is mandatory, cannot say no to it so you're paying for it nonetheless.

[Eraser]

http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

Auto-boot to desktop and adds in a "start menu".

Stardock, isn't that the company behind those nasty DRM rootkits from some years ago?

[scared?]

lol poor ppl who have to torrent windows...

I do it on principal....lol at immoral morons who stand for nothing...

[Captain]

principle

[seremtan]

if this is anything to go by, win8 might just suck walrus balls

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that Windows 8 is the worst computing experience I’ve ever had. As a desktop operating system, it’s annoying, frustrating, irritating, and baffling to use. I’ve tried on many occasions to explain exactly why it’s so awful to use day-to-day, and most of the time, smoke starts pouring out of my ears. I thought it would be better to get down exactly what the issues are and why you should avoid it.

from the rest of the article, it sounds a bit like 'android/iOS for desktops' i.e. shittingly shit

[GONNAFISTYA]

if this is anything to go by, win8 might just suck walrus balls

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that Windows 8 is the worst computing experience I’ve ever had. As a desktop operating system, it’s annoying, frustrating, irritating, and baffling to use. I’ve tried on many occasions to explain exactly why it’s so awful to use day-to-day, and most of the time, smoke starts pouring out of my ears. I thought it would be better to get down exactly what the issues are and why you should avoid it.

Fucking lol...

[seremtan]

all those things plus microsoft's move towards a closed platform with an app store (which they control and from whose app sales they take a cut) puts gabe newell's comments about win8 into context. does all that apply to business machines though? win8 sounds like a nightmare for productivity purposes. it's tragic that MS clearly seem to think the future is in tablet-style computing. tablets are ok up to a point, but an alternative to a desktop they ain't

maybe this is the kind of thing that will finally convince ubuntu developers to make an OS that non-geeks can use easily?

[GONNAFISTYA]

I have no proof, but my theory is that Windows 8 is a tablet-focused mess because Microsoft are simply cheap bastards and think they can kill two birds (tablet and desktop OS) with one stone.

[seremtan]

nah, i think they just looked at apple, noticed the huge piles of cash to be made from a closed platform, and thought "yeeeeaaahhhhhh"

[Doombrain]

nah, i think they just looked at apple, noticed the huge piles of cash to be made from a closed platform, and thought "yeeeeaaahhhhhh"

this

[GONNAFISTYA]

You're probably right but they're also probably thinking they can dump dev costs on a second OS.

[plained]

a closed system like that is for peoples own good/protection !

it creates lots of jobs for geniuses !!

the new red tape so to speak

[GONNAFISTYA]

a closed system like that is for peoples own good/protection !

ALL HAIL COMMUNISM!!

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