Windows 8

[Gimli]

Have any of you tried out the Windows 8 Consumer or Developer previews yet? What are your thoughts? I've just installed it and so far it hasn't been a really good experience.

The native Windows 8 Metro apps are great, however as soon as I installed custom software, namely Google Chrome and Skype, my whole PC started bugging; First I couldn't see what I was typing in all text fields, then, when I tried going to the settings app, my PC froze on a nice Windows 8 logo screen..

A lot of people have been complaining about the new start menu. Personally, I think it looks and works great and I like it. Once you get used to it, it should take less time to find a program you want to start rather than having to scroll through a huge list.

The app store is absolute rubbish and has been very poorly adapted to PC users. At first I didn't see the invisible scroll bar at the bottom of the screen, so I had to keep pressing the arrow buttons to see more categories.


Also, I can't understand the idea behind the startup logo at all. It looks like a logo designed for an OS for kindergarten age children. I guess a fish is the closest Microsoft can get to Leopards and Lions. The official logo, on the other hand, looks quite nice, but I haven't seen it anywhere yet..

Posting this message before it crashes again..  :lame:

[Zaila]

told you that you should have stayed with Windows 7... :roll:

[Gimli]

Nah, I'm staying with Windows 8! The invisible text problem seems to have disappeared after I installed my graphics card drivers, so hopefully it won't come back..

[Devin]

Windows 8 by reviews sounds as shite as Samsung's Bada OS.

[Gimli]

Okay, if it doesn't let me install a normal version of MSN I'm definitely going back to W7...

What kind of rubbish is this:

[Julio.]

lol

I was gonna triple boot with XP and 7, but on my XP there is n immovable fragment, so I cannot shrink the partition as much as I'd want to, so I'll just stick with XP and Windows 7 for now.

[Devin]

Can't get MSN for Bada either.. So its just as crap.  :redface:

[Gimli]

Turns out that you can still use the normal MSN!

[Nathan]

As a pro user, and due to the circumstances of my job, using Windows 8 just limits me, as well as my workspace. The constant pressing of the Windows key to get back to the menu with apps is annoying as heck and honestly, I prefer Apple's Lion movement and the use of spaces (and I know that it originated from *nix).



EDIT: Also, the fact that Windows 8 will come in two flavors (Win8 and Win8 Pro), I am going to be forced into buying licenses for the Pro version due to the lack of group policies and domain join.

[Teddy]

EDIT: Also, the fact that Windows 8 will come in two flavors (Win8 and Win8 Pro), I am going to be forced into buying licenses for the Pro version due to the lack of group policies and domain join.
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Microsoft has done this since at least XP...

Anyways; I'd have to agree with Xcasio here, that new msn looks like crap. I guess the layout of everything will take some getting use too; I'll give the dev preview a feel I suppose in a few hours.

[Aldo]

As a pro user, and due to the circumstances of my job, using Windows 8 just limits me, as well as my workspace. The constant pressing of the Windows key to get back to the menu with apps is annoying as heck and honestly, I prefer Apple's Lion movement and the use of spaces (and I know that it originated from *nix).



EDIT: Also, the fact that Windows 8 will come in two flavors (Win8 and Win8 Pro), I am going to be forced into buying licenses for the Pro version due to the lack of group policies and domain join.

Why would you pay for this shit? It looks like fucking Ubuntu which is free.

To me buying something from Apple is just saying "Look I have money you don't trolololol"

[Gimli]

The consumer version is an improved dev version with many bug fixes, don't install the dev version :conf:

As for OS X, that's purely a matter of preference. I've always had to use Macs at school and still hate them to this day. But please don't start a Mac vs Windows debate here...

[Teddy]

The consumer version is an improved dev version with many bug fixes, don't install the dev version :conf:

Thanks for the tip :P Downloading the ISO now

Why would you pay for this shit? It looks like f**king Ubuntu which is free.

& Ubuntu is linux, so its pro... if you know what your doing ofc 

[Aldo]

Ubuntu is linux, so its pro... if you know what your doing ofc 

Linux > Windows > Android > Apple's shit OS' like iOS, Lion etc.
Post Merge: May 07, 2012, 02:35:36 amIf windows follows it's patter
Good OS, Bad OS, Good OS, Bad OS

Windows 8 will be shit

[Nathan]

Why would you pay for this shit? It looks like f**king Ubuntu which is free.

To me buying something from Apple is just saying "Look I have money you don't trolololol"

I posted that picture from a Late 2008 Apple Macbook. The upgrade to Lion was $29.99... I really doubt that says I have money.

Microsoft has done this since at least XP...

Unfortunately. If only it was one size fits all... and disable/enable things you need or dont need.

The consumer version is an improved dev version with many bug fixes, don't install the dev version :conf:

As for OS X, that's purely a matter of preference. I've always had to use Macs at school and still hate them to this day. But please don't start a Mac vs Windows debate here...

/me being a typical mac-user: WINDOWS SUCKS! COME AT ME BRO!1!!1

Jokes aside, I'm better than that. I know for sure Windows exceeds in the enterprises (such as the one I work in). At my work place, we have around 30-40 servers that handle a lot of data and for sure 30 of them run Windows Server. The other 5 run Mac OS X Lion Server, and lastly we have one *nix server. Obviously, we were taught more on Windows-based computers. Our current hardware manager insists we use Windows and hates Mac fully (but uses an iPhone, what a hypocrite). Sadly, I, being only an analyst, cannot argue nor get him to see both sides, and it's not the salary difference ($150k/year hardware manager vs $45k/year analyst).

Aside from that, how is the multiple display support on Win8?