TS Community: Share your thoughts on Windows 8, win a copy

I've tried Windows 8 (64 bit) in Virtualbox and on a HDD, it wasn't a rewarding experience either way, but may well be for mobile devices?
 
I've been using it without much issue for some time now and I switched over to the Release Preview when that came out. There are definitely things I like and dislike about it so I'm still on the fence. I'm forced to test some of this stuff because of my job so I think by this time next month I should have a pretty good handle on what is still good, what has gotten worse, and what's better since Win7.
 
Windows 8 seems to be geared primarly towards tablets and touch screen. In doing so they have forgotten their business desktop user, which is a large portion of their market. I would not upgrade to Win 8 in our small business, the support required would be too expensive, even if Win 8 were free. I would however consider using it on a tablet, but Win 7 is so user friendly, intuitive and stable, it would be a backward step to upgrade to Win 8 on a desktop. I will wait on Win 9 which will have a menu, or MS will be the PC equivalent of Nokia.
Alternatives will gain ground, Ubuntu 12.04 have also removed the traditional menu and lost ground to Linux Mint. PC-BSD is a more stable user friendly and free system, based on FreeBsd which is little known but is a very viable replacement. The reason we stick with Windows is that we are framiliar with the windows enviornment, if we are forced to learn a new system then free alternatives begin to look extremely attractive, given the current economic circumstances. So MS give the customer what they want the start menu.
 
So you want to buy a new car, and you look at the new MS version, it has no doors, the start button is in the trunk, the steering wheel is in the engine compartment, there are other controls, but no one knows where they are. How long will you spend on the test drive? How much are you willing to pay for the new MS version?
 
I like th improvements Windows 8 brings to Desktop, simplified graphics, file and task management. I am amazed on the boot speed and really like the new login options and the integration with Live account.
The Metro UI Start is not wrong on first look but I do not like the new Metro apps. They are just not fit for the desktop computer and are simply not ql...
 
I've been using Windows 8 for around 2 weeks, and I love it, its has everything I want, Speed,low resources usage, supports all my hardware, all my apps, all my games run, I love the metro interface, its fresh and looks great, feel just like my windows phone 7 interface and xbox 360 interface.... Bills boys are on to something here!.
 
I down loaded W8 beta - hated it. I thought Metro was the stupidest thing I ever saw so I removed the partition and went back to 7. I've since down loaded the latest preview and have been using it since it was first released. I'm now starting to get use to it and like it over 7. Basically, Metro is your start button. You can easily stay on the normal desktop or toggle back and forth. I only used 7's start button for the run command. I can easily do that now while in Metro - just start typing. All of my games and applications like Office are either on my desktop or in the task bar- just like it was in 7. What's the big deal? There are many reasons to upgrade to 8 when it's fully released. It's just a matter of getting use to it like anything new. MS is trying to bridge the gap between the PC and Smart Phone. I find it a good fit between the two. I for one will be buying the new OS like I did for every other major OS since the first release of WINDOWS 95!
 
I wont buy windows 8 for desktop because this new interface is always fullscreen. You can't for exemple see 3 or 5 windows simultaneously, which make it a non-windows experience. They should call it "Screen 8" or something like that.
Imagine.. wow, your calculator look great on your 30" inch monitor of 2560x1600.
hmmm yea, that's what I call money well invested...
 
Looks like a duff release from Microsoft - touchpad users may want it - but desktop users are unlikely to want it unless there is a transition mode.

Microsoft however will probably take the view as they did with Office 2007 when they changed the menus that they know best and you have to live with it. It appears they improved it a bit with Office 2010 though - but I still prefer the old look and feel.

If the apps are available my new platform will either be Linux or Android - and if I am feeling rich maybe OSX
 
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I wont buy windows 8 for desktop because this new interface is always fullscreen. You can't for exemple see 3 or 5 windows simultaneously, which make it a non-windows experience. They should call it "Screen 8" or something like that.quote]

one of the reviewers on ExtremeTech refers to it as "Window 8" for that exact same reason. lol
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Over all Windows 8 seem to be a descent OS. I think my not so literate end-users will be able to use it with little to no added training. I am looking forward to the ribbon. the metro start menu not so much. do not like opening a full screen to get to an icon and don't like a ton of icons on my desktop. I only wish with windows 8 is for Microsoft to add a classic mode.
 
I wouldnt even take a free copy of Windows 8 thats how bad it looks. It looks like they took out a lot of features that smarter than average noob computer users used, trying to make it simple but failing. They got rid of many good features and added stupid things like Metro. Its like designed for tablets and ported over to PC's.
 
Like LNCPapa, I'll be using Win8 on one of my machines. If this is the future then best to jump in and get to grips with it. I'll no doubt have a few customers asking for Win8 builds- or bringing in sick machines already running it - diagnosing faults is hard enough without having to compound it by going through a crash course in navigating an OS.
 
I have installed win8 release preview on my desktop (feeding onto my tv display).
I understand what people are saying about win 7 vs win8, however, the two are not much different under the hood and if you think of the Metro interface as a really really big start menu then it all seems to fit ...
I too have only 2 items on my desktop - keeping the clutter to a minimum.
I will be buying win8 as everything just works for me straight out of the box (even the unknown devices under win7's device manager are now listed as recognised items with drivers ...
In fact, this post was made using win8 ...
 
Have been using Win 8 since the CP. The Release Preview is much smoother and more stable an experience as compared to the CP. Still the fundamental issues with Windows 8 remain the same - the whole experience feels entirely disjoined with the Metro UI close to unusable with a KB&M interface. It's presence is not integrated well into the rest of the desktop experience at all. On a positive note, the OS does boot much faster than Win 7 , latches onto Wi-Fi much quicker and is on the whole more efficient experience than its predecessor.

Overall , Win 8 I feel is just a first step but is nowhere close to bringing about a seamless integration of mobile and PC devices, a future that I believe is inevitable but still a bit far off.
 
First prize: a copy of Windows 8.
Second prize: two copies of Windows 8.
 
Omnimo (the Rainmeter Skin) is as close to Windows 8 as I plan to get. The forced Metro interface is analogous to the forced integration of schools of the Civil Rights Era in terms of response. Alas, if he analogy holds true it puts myself and many others in a rather sad position. Instead of a copy of Win8, a set of WinXP Pro Licensees would be much celebrated. (I assume those who want/like 7, self-included already have it)
 
I have tried Windows 8 and whilst I don't like how they have changed the main desktop, I think the UI has some potential. I tried it on a laptop with a touchscreen (fujitsu lifebook), quite an old model, and it worked flawlessly. Much better using the touchscreen than the actual keyboard buttons. I will probably upgrade, but I would like to see Microsoft develop the desktop a bit more for power users.

Oh yes, I think Windows 8 works much better with eyefinity as well. I haven't tried games yet but it was much less of a pain to set up than in Windows 7.

So yes, free copy would be sweeeet.
 
Amongst all the Windows version window 8 makes me crazy. It's like you are just expose to window os. Where to start and end really a big headache. I have tried it twice installed on my laptop but don't know how to use it. I try to install edius 6 on window 8 preview cannot install. So I just format my laptop and install back window 7, maybe for the time being win 7 is better.
 
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