Anyone got the trial version of Windows 8 yet??


Thoughts??


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Not yet, might free up a partition on my PC to have a butcher's though.

Windows 8 is about as relevant to me as the amount of penguin poop on the beach on South Georgia after low tide.

Thank f**k for that!

Same here.......all about macs imo.


Just curious really to hear feedback if it is an epic fail like Windows 7 was.


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Seriously? I'd take W7 over OS shite any day.

From everything I have read, seen or heard about Windows 8 I won't be touching it with a 10ft barge pole! I don't have a tablet or touch enabled device, don't want a tablet or touch enabled device & don't need a tablet or touch enabled device so why should I have to tolerate using an operating system so obviously geared toward tablets and touch enabled devices (despite the ongoing oratory from Microsoft that this is not the case) - BIG FAIL Microsoft! You just invented another Windows ME in my opinion.

Contrary to constructive reviews such as this, this looks to be a promising OS release for Microsoft. Initial reviews are very positive. It will run with both a touch and non-touch method of use to satisfy the different kinds of device that are already in place and those that are coming.

With a unified UI for Windows Phone, which was also applauded on it's release (though is struggling to gain ground in the Personal Market space due to lack of Apps) this will give a consistent experience across the desktop and mobile device.

There will always be a range of people who will berate Microsoft whatever is released, however rather like an unbadged car, if in a wild and wicked experiment, this release had been given to Apple who announced it as the next iOS at their snazzy conferences, I rather expect the crowd would have been on their feet applauding.

Time will tell, but I think the product will speak for itself once it is released fully.

Mike

Well that does explain alot


While you are at it, perhaps you should sell your PS3 and get a xbox


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http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b...r-preview.aspx

I assume you believe there will be no desktop? Rest at ease.

Windows 8 will offer a unified experience across PCs, tablets, phones and the XBox. Wait until they reduce the size of Kinect and bring that into the loop....Windows 9, perhaps.

It seems to be a strong opinion from someone who has not seen or worked with the dev preview or this consumer preview....

I think it'll be a game-changer. iPad and other tablets don't have the architecture yet to plug into corporate environments - Windows already has architecture and traction.

Let's not forget Windows came with tablet PCs long before the iPad. Yes, their design was too much PC and not enough consumer and I give Apple lots of credit for the shift they've driven, a huge change in the past 5 years. Thanks.

I think it'll make the merger of consumer and other IT very interesting.

Windows XP are still perfectly fine for me

Lots of people talking about Windows release's alternating between good and bad:-

Windows NT - good
Windows ME - bad
Windows XP - good
Windows Vista - bad
Windows 7 - good
Windows 8 - ?

Will be trailing Windows 8 next week.

Agree. For me it was the reason to switch from Mac to Windows.

You appear to have forgotten Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 2000, all of which were pretty good IMHO (though I didn't use 2000 very much).

yes but that breaks the good/bad/good/bad cycle...so you can see why it might have those omitted

I almost made an Apple shop employee cry when I told him that if I would buy a MacBook, I'd immediately install W7.

I've used both Windows and OS over the years and find Windows far easier and intuitive, and by and large, more stable actually.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I got a big thrill when W3.1 upgraded to W3.11

I also find Windows easier to use and cannot understand this fallacy about Macs being easier/more intuitive?? For the record I currently have a Macbook Pro and have tried desperately to like the OS, but alas.

Installing programs complicated - mount dmg, drag to APP folder, drag icon from app folder to launch bar, unmount dmg.

Real work in Mac requires use of the Terminal Window and a knowledge of code, with Windows you can happily resize partitions, make hidden files visible etc.. within the GUI

Launchpad, Mission control, Time machine, Finder etc.... all silly names for basic functionality

Tiling, maximising, cascading of windows not very straightforward

As a file explorer, Finder sucks Its not very powerful and I just prefer the folder tree structure to the multi-pane approach in finder

Etc.. etc.

Again I've got both so not looking to start a flame war

Too late!

I was apprehensive about switching from XP to 7, but had software I needed to run in 64 bit with mucho ram, so it was the sensible thing to do. Really pleased with 7, feels weird to go back to XP on a drone machine here. I don't think I'll change until necessary, as I did this time. Prolly be at Windows 11 by then . And then we'll hit the Singularity.