Windows 8 gonna become a big fail?

Skybird · 03-14-12, 11:55 AM

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/h...indows-8/19027

Haven't tried it myself. But from the looks of Metro and what i read about it, I already hate it.

The essay reflects many of my own suspicions.

I find this surprising. One would assume that Microsoft has learned from the Vista disaster, but it seems they are going to fail even bigger this time. This is even more surprising when considering of what paramount importance W8 is for MS. MS could very well sell away its economic future here. The competition for typical office software is tough, there are free GNU alternatives for almost everything, and may people - although I cannot understand the reasonability in it - buy into this hype on cloud computing. MS simply cannot economically afford to suffer another Vista-scaled disaster with W8, I read over the past months repeatedly.

I for myself will certainly and most definitely stay with W7 for the next years to come. It does all that I want and need, and does it very well.

03-14-12, 11:55 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,618 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Windows 8 gonna become a big fail? http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/h...indows-8/19027 Haven't tried it myself. But from the looks of Metro and what i read about it, I already hate it. The essay reflects many of my own suspicions. I find this surprising. One would assume that Microsoft has learned from the Vista disaster, but it seems they are going to fail even bigger this time. This is even more surprising when considering of what paramount importance W8 is for MS. MS could very well sell away its economic future here. The competition for typical office software is tough, there are free GNU alternatives for almost everything, and may people - although I cannot understand the reasonability in it - buy into this hype on cloud computing. MS simply cannot economically afford to suffer another Vista-scaled disaster with W8, I read over the past months repeatedly. I for myself will certainly and most definitely stay with W7 for the next years to come. It does all that I want and need, and does it very well. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.