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JU_88 · 06-02-11, 05:03 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/m...et-prototypes/

First impressions? Looks like they want to transform the PC in to a GIANT IPAD.... NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

It looks great for Touch screen Mobile devices and Tablet PCs etc, but on a conventional desktop or laptop? Errr ....I guess we wait to see this 'other' version that is mentioned in the article.
They say it will work great with keyboard and mouse, but looking at that demo I gotta admit it is pretty hard to see how.

Still Id like to think we can (somehow) trust MS not to screw this up.

Also i do wonder what all my legacy 'Pre Windows 8' apps & games will look like? maybe a a bunch of ugly white text boxes? mmmm all the "personality" of a shopping list!

Though they dont explicitly mention it, I can only assume they will try to emulate Apples business model too by opening an Appstore for the PC
If so thats a double edged sword I guess.

06-02-11, 05:03 AM	#1
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Windows 8 unveiled, get ready for the: "OH NO WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?!" http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/m...et-prototypes/ First impressions? Looks like they want to transform the PC in to a GIANT IPAD.... NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! It looks great for Touch screen Mobile devices and Tablet PCs etc, but on a conventional desktop or laptop? Errr ....I guess we wait to see this 'other' version that is mentioned in the article. They say it will work great with keyboard and mouse, but looking at that demo I gotta admit it is pretty hard to see how. Still Id like to think we can (somehow) trust MS not to screw this up. Also i do wonder what all my legacy 'Pre Windows 8' apps & games will look like? maybe a a bunch of ugly white text boxes? mmmm all the "personality" of a shopping list! Though they dont explicitly mention it, I can only assume they will try to emulate Apples business model too by opening an Appstore for the PC If so thats a double edged sword I guess. Last edited by JU_88; 06-02-11 at 05:26 AM.