Windows 8 unveiled, get ready for the: "OH NO WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?!"

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just leave W7 well alone...I haven't had it that long

I have it for 2 months now.

The best thing would be, having two separate monitors, one laxing flat on the desk and the other for wieving. Or one touch-pad on the desk. Dont worry, the geeks will find a solution to it better then the people at MS

[the_tyrant]

i have an hp touchsmart laptop, and my mom has an gateway touch screen desktop

its better than you think, i love the touchscreen

[Skybird]

If they follow by their 2-2 rule (every second version of Windows is a good one, the inbetween versions are bad ones), after XP was good and Vista was bad and Windows 7 was good, Windows 8 may go bad again.

Tradition is tradition.

A touchscreen is nice for painting software, really, but else I do not understand the hype about it. but I also do not understand the hype over ipads, smartphones and the like, so maybe I am just living in the wrong age. I just think it is stupid to spend so much attention to things like this.

Windows 7 user over here since 3 months. And a very happy one. I refuse to bother myself with just another OS again that soon. Ask again in 8 years or so.

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by Skybird

If they follow by their 2-2 rule (every second version of Windows is a good one, the inbetween versions are bad ones), after XP was good and Vista was bad and Windows 7 was good, Windows 8 may go bad again.

Tradition is tradition.

A touchscreen is nice for painting software, really, but else I do not understand the hype about it. but I also do not understand the hype over ipads, smartphones and the like, so maybe I am just living in the wrong age. I just think it is stupid to spend so much attention to things like this.

Windows 7 user over here since 3 months. And a very happy one. I refuse to bother myself with just another OS again that soon. Ask again in 8 years or so.

Good observation that

[the_tyrant]

Originally Posted by Skybird

If they follow by their 2-2 rule (every second version of Windows is a good one, the inbetween versions are bad ones), after XP was good and Vista was bad and Windows 7 was good, Windows 8 may go bad again.

Tradition is tradition.

A touchscreen is nice for painting software, really, but else I do not understand the hype about it. but I also do not understand the hype over ipads, smartphones and the like, so maybe I am just living in the wrong age. I just think it is stupid to spend so much attention to things like this.

Windows 7 user over here since 3 months. And a very happy one. I refuse to bother myself with just another OS again that soon. Ask again in 8 years or so.

well you see, the theory behind that is, the first operating system of every major version is bad

from NT 4, there was 2000 (version 5) xp (version 5.1), vista (version 6), and 7 (which is actually version 6.1)

now we don't know yet if windows 8 will actually be version 6.2 or version 7
if its version 7, there is a good chance that it will be mediocre, with poor features and stability. however, if it's version 6.2, than it will probably be quite good

[NeonSamurai]

Microsoft has always been doing stuff like this. Every version comes with some good ideas, and a lot of asinine ideas and changes to existing stuff that no one wants.

Like Windows 7, it has several good innovations and several changes that make me wonder what the <censored> <censored> <censored> they were thinking.

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

well you see, the theory behind that is, the first operating system of every major version is bad

from NT 4, there was 2000 (version 5) xp (version 5.1), vista (version 6), and 7 (which is actually version 6.1)

now we don't know yet if windows 8 will actually be version 6.2 or version 7
if its version 7, there is a good chance that it will be mediocre, with poor features and stability. however, if it's version 7, than it will probably be quite good

If it's version 7 it will be mediocre, and if it is version 7 it will probably be quite good? Make up your bloody mind...

Anyway, Microsoft doesn't seem to be doing logical numbers. Every time they went beyond *.1 the numbers started going everywhere, like with NT 3.5 and Windows Me (AKA Windows 4.9). I doubt we'll be seeing a straight forward version like Windows 6.2...Oh, does that mean we can start taking bets on the new version number?

Anyway, you're partially right, but every other Windows release has been terrible even if it's from the same series as the previously good ones (See Windows Me). I guess we'll see how bad this one turns out soon enough...

[Wolfehunter]

I was never interested in touchscreens. For home use I don't see any value. There are applications I can see its value to use that tech. But for me I have no need of it. I'm conferrable with keyboard and mouse.

When computers can understand voice commands better and responds with a simulated personality touchscreens will be obsolete.

Also screen is expensive to replace when damaged. Keyboards are cheap. Money will dictate what changes the market. Most business will use the tradition cheap method.

[AVGWarhawk]

Looks like the Windows 7 Mobile on my wifes phone. She touches 'tiles' to navigate to the apps. Not that bad really.

[Anthony W.]

I went bankrupt on medical bills, and Windows 8 was my idea

[Castout]

I'm happy with 7 so I don't see why I should migrate except for better security and better application(games) performance environment.

[the_tyrant]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

If it's version 7 it will be mediocre, and if it is version 7 it will probably be quite good? Make up your bloody mind...

yeah, thanks for the reminder, fixed

I hate the windows numbering system

why is Windows 7 actually windows 6.1?
I feel cheated