[thewazak]

“I think the world is different than it was 10 years ago..."
You think?
But you are not sure?
Jeeeeeeez!

Any article, Windows, Apple or whatever, that includes such deceptive comments, can't be taken seriously.

[djnforce9]

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The boot time is faster, because you're loading Metro first, but your boot time is the same actually..... You're just being tricked that its faster because of Metro. This was intentional....

You are right about boot up. If you click the desktop immediately upon seeing the start screen, you may notice processes are still loading in the background. I have Total Commander in my startup folder and the fact that it does not appear right away is a dead giveaway that startup isn't completed yet. I guess Microsoft figured that by the time you log in, see the Start Screen, and select a program, boot up will be complete. Gives you something to do while waiting which therefore makes it seem faster.

Then again, maybe it is technically faster but with an SSD, could you really tell the difference? I sure cannot as Windows 7 seemed to load almost instantly after the initial splash screen disappeared and my monitor changed resolutions.

On the other hand, shutdown times are a heck of a lot faster than Windows 7. About 3 or so seconds compared to 6-10 unless there are updates to install.

[ironrider433]

They already have people working on windows 10, 11, 12 and on because there is no "Magic Code Fairy" to wave a wand and make the OS appear from nowhere lol

[casscreate]

Overall, we think Windows 8 is a big change from Windows 7 from a UI and UX standpoint. We’ve been talking with developers over the past couple of weeks and have heard a had a lot of positive feedback on the UI/UX (these are serious iPhone developers building for Windows 8). Whether you like the new UI or not, you have to give MS some credit for trying something new. True, many people like the old ways of Windows 7, but does that make it good or have they just grown accustomed to it? We want the newest, latest, and coolest, and Microsoft is challenging themselves with that. Sure, there will be tweaks along the way, but their focus is on beautiful UX, not just functionality.

Code Blue is likely just an upgrade from Windows 8. There are things in Windows 8 they wanted to get out and couldn’t based on release dates, timelines, etc. As with any software build, things get cut. If the leap is Window 9, we'll be really surprised and very curious to see what the “Wow” features that make it Windows 9 will be. Hopefully it’s not like standing in a 4 hour line for an iPhone 5 and only getting a thinner phone and some small updated features.

[orlbuckeye]

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I hope and pray that Microsoft is now aware that a single OS is just not smart or viable for all current users with (keyboards and mouse) and touch users which Windows 8 is mostly designed for. The new Windows version MUST be designed and tailored for users like me (KB mouse). Microsoft at least must design two separate versions of this new OS, one for KB mouse users and the second for touch users.
If Microsoft is stubborn and stupid and if they still cater the touch users and forget about me then I will never use Windows again and immigrate to Linux.
I will never use Apple as I hate that evil company.
This is the last warning I give Microsoft.... take care of me and users like me or you will lose us permanently.

I just purchased a Windows 8 Acer laptop with a touchscreen and I only use the touchscreen to bring up the Charms Menu and everything elso I find easier to use the mouse and keyboard.

[orlbuckeye]

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If your statement "Metro.... wasn't made for desktops, but Win8 is... because Win8 IS Win7 with a Metro envelope." is true, why the heck didn't MS give user the choice to use it or not? Instead MS said "no choice," and non-Metro user have to rely on workarounds and/or third-party vendors. Tacky, at the very least.

I make my choice everyday when I click desktop and then click whatever the heck else I want to do with my desktop on win 8. You don't need a start bar to use windows. Half the time I can't find things with the start bar anyway. I can just type whatever program I need instead of hunt for it in accessories.

I feel the same way. I don't use the panels much either and don't miss the start button. I did use Start 8 when I was running Windows 8 on a virtual machine but in didn't like it and uninstalled it.

I tried something pretty neat with Windows 8 last night. My company offeres a juniper portal to be able to log into from home. On that site we can also run Juno to remote into our work PC's. Well of the issues with Juniper is it checks the machine trying to connect to out network to see if the virus definitions care current. That means it has to identify many virus programs that user may have. Well I use Norton 360 and when went to my account to download to the new windows 8 machine it download 360 2013 which is a new version, I tried to login to the portal using IE on the Windows 8 desktop and it said I didn't meet the minimum security requirements. Just by change I tried using Firefox and when I went to the site it installed all the components needed and up popped my login screen, I entered my work credential and the portal popped up. I then clicked start Juno button whic will allow me to run remote desktop and connect to my work machine. I got the message that i was connected so I clicked at the far left bootom of the screen and the the start shortcut appeared and I clicked it to go to the start screen, U had dowloaded an app from the Windows Store called remote desktop and I clicked on that panel. The screen popped up asking the name of the computer I wanted to connect o. I entered the name and then I was prompted to enter my username and password and my work desktop appeared in front of me. I was the first in the company to try this and I told the portal administrator and he wasn't even sure it could be done since he had done nothing to make it work with Windows 8.

[orlbuckeye]

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Maybe Microsoft realized that by abandoning the business community in favor of the fickle consumer community, they had made a big mistake? It is never a smart business decision to abandon a huge portion of one's customer base.

That is far from what they have done, What they have done is integrated the business comminuty and the consumer community. I love Windows 8 because I can shift between the to with ease and integrate them into the same ecosystem.

[LiveBrianD]

orlbuckeye, on 30 November 2012 - 07:18 AM, said:

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Maybe Microsoft realized that by abandoning the business community in favor of the fickle consumer community, they had made a big mistake? It is never a smart business decision to abandon a huge portion of one's customer base.

That is far from what they have done, What they have done is integrated the business comminuty and the consumer community. I love Windows 8 because I can shift between the to with ease and integrate them into the same ecosystem.

There are some things that just don't work that well. Different products work better for different purposes.

[karthiq]

Before i even read the news about win blue, i already had a feeling that MS wont wait three more years for the next version of windows.

[karthiq]

This could be more like what wp8 was to wp7.