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Windows 8 Migration: Why, When And How
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mikeawbd 
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Posted 01 July 2012 - 10:02 AM
No businesses will switch to Windos 8. 8 will be just like Vista. An OS with promise, but is basically a beta test you pay for. Some may buy tablets with 8 if it can be made to work with the majority Windows 7 machines, but that's it. Windows 8 seems like it will be a step backwards in ease of use for the desktop environment, which is what most businesses use.
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Posted 01 July 2012 - 10:32 AM
My place of employment is still stuck on XP, and I think 8 will be really disruptive. While I've read about some of the improvements, hiding features isn't progress, it's anti-intuitive. Basically MS is asking users to commit to memory where things are - seems similar to the day of DOS when users really had to know their stuff.
In my desktop environment at work where we all us desktops, nearly all the touchscreen features of Windows 8 will just be useless.
Basically what I'm saying is that there should be a Windows 8 version for tablets and desktop/laptop with touchscreens and a version without touchscreen design and features (much like the current Windows 7).
In my desktop environment at work where we all us desktops, nearly all the touchscreen features of Windows 8 will just be useless.
Basically what I'm saying is that there should be a Windows 8 version for tablets and desktop/laptop with touchscreens and a version without touchscreen design and features (much like the current Windows 7).
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Posted 01 July 2012 - 02:54 PM
mikeawbd, on 01 July 2012 - 10:02 AM, said:
Windows 8 seems like it will be a step backwards in ease of use for the desktop environment, which is what most businesses use.
That seems odd to think, since the ONLY difference is instead of a start menu (a static list of programs on your machine in text form) you have a start screen - both accessed the same way, except a start screen can group apps of a nature, show real time data (which means maybe you don't even need to open the app unless there is a reason), and be programmed with HTML5.
Hmmm... everything is the same, but the "my programs" area is smarter and more detailed".
Yeah, sounds disruptive.
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 03:21 AM
Get you a non touch monitor and you will be fine. The desktop app does basically the same thing your current desktop is doing. You will not even notice the difference except for the old start button on bottom left that is missing which most people never use anyway.
After using all the windows 8 previews, I don't I want to go back to windows 7. The Metro UI is great and it is going to be the reason why windows 8 will succeed. Users will have some problems at first because of the drastic change but in 3 to 6 months of use it will be the love of everyone.
After using all the windows 8 previews, I don't I want to go back to windows 7. The Metro UI is great and it is going to be the reason why windows 8 will succeed. Users will have some problems at first because of the drastic change but in 3 to 6 months of use it will be the love of everyone.
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 10:36 AM
After installing W8 on a clean PC for the family while rest of our desktops and Notebooks W7, All our 3 kids including the 6yr old now set shcdule to take turns on the W8. They love the active tiles, they can app updates w/o opening the app, they love the social apps integration with their hotmail account. My wife also got into the act. Now 2 W7 desktops 2 notebooks are having no love at our house. FYI: All I showed them was the power of the four corners of the screen and the MS keybard button. In terms of organizations' adoptions, I can speak for mine, it was mostly devices drivers issue, but most of what is done on the floor will benefit greatly with the active tiles because they are touch screen based. we went through hell trying to configure any tablet for Remote access to the floor, can someone say W8...
People do not generally respond easily to change, but this is one change I strongly belief will get its adoption faster than other MS OS, would be close to WIN-95 adoption from Win-3.1
People do not generally respond easily to change, but this is one change I strongly belief will get its adoption faster than other MS OS, would be close to WIN-95 adoption from Win-3.1
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 10:37 AM
After installing W8 on a clean PC for the family while rest of our desktops and Notebooks W7, All our 3 kids including the 6yr old now set shcdule to take turns on the W8. They love the active tiles, they can app updates w/o opening the app, they love the social apps integration with their hotmail account. My wife also got into the act. Now 2 W7 desktops 2 notebooks are having no love at our house. FYI: All I showed them was the power of the four corners of the screen and the MS keybard button. In terms of organizations' adoptions, I can speak for mine, it was mostly devices drivers issue, but most of what is done on the floor will benefit greatly with the active tiles because they are touch screen based. we went through hell trying to configure any tablet for Remote access to the floor, can someone say W8...
People do not generally respond easily to change, but this is one change I strongly belief will get its adoption faster than other MS OS, would be close to WIN-95 adoption from Win-3.1
People do not generally respond easily to change, but this is one change I strongly belief will get its adoption faster than other MS OS, would be close to WIN-95 adoption from Win-3.1
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 10:38 AM
After installing W8 on a clean PC for the family while rest of our desktops and Notebooks W7, All our 3 kids including the 6yr old now set shcdule to take turns on the W8. They love the active tiles, they can app updates w/o opening the app, they love the social apps integration with their hotmail account. My wife also got into the act. Now 2 W7 desktops 2 notebooks are having no love at our house. FYI: All I showed them was the power of the four corners of the screen and the MS keybard button. In terms of organizations' adoptions, I can speak for mine, it was mostly devices drivers issue, but most of what is done on the floor will benefit greatly with the active tiles because they are touch screen based. we went through hell trying to configure any tablet for Remote access to the floor, can someone say W8...
People do not generally respond easily to change, but this is one change I strongly belief will get its adoption faster than other MS OS, would be close to WIN-95 adoption from Win-3.1
People do not generally respond easily to change, but this is one change I strongly belief will get its adoption faster than other MS OS, would be close to WIN-95 adoption from Win-3.1
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Posted 06 January 2013 - 11:26 PM
Installed Win 8, spent 20 minutes looking for the way to boot my PC in Safe Mode, gave up, uninstalled it, revert back to Win 7. If Microsoft, in all it's wisdom, decided to hide something as important as Safe Mode booting somewhere in a sub-folder behind a sub-folder behind a sub-folder, that 20 minutes will be the only experience I have with Win 8. Never again, NEVER! Have a nice day!
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