Windows 8 loses market share for the first time... sort of

[captaincranky]

Do you think Windows 8.1 will be adopted at a faster rate this holiday season compared to Windows 8 last year?

Rather sadisticly, I think more whining brats will have Windows 8.1 inflicted on them this holiday season.

The down side to that is, sadly, they won't know any better, and will likely be overjoyed by having Santa dump some craplet in their chimney, as long as it matches their junior high school uniforms.

 

[Scavengers]

No sir, you are wrong. Its a desktop OS on a tablet.

Dave

I can see your point of view, I only hope you can see mine. However we do seem to agree, that Desktop and Tablet OS should have been made independent.

I can Cliff, and I used to feel the same way. (feel free to go back in my posting history)
But it really is a hybrid OS. And while I am not one that sides with MS very often, the fact that it functions so seamlessly regardless of what it is installed on is really quite impressive.

Dave

 

[cliffordcooley]

I can Cliff, and I used to feel the same way. (feel free to go back in my posting history)
But it really is a hybrid OS. And while I am not one that sides with MS very often, the fact that it functions so seamlessly regardless of what it is installed on is really quite impressive.

Maybe my opinion of their next OS release, won't be it looks like a Crayola box with pastel colors for frame borders. I'm not holding my breath, but I will continue to wish.

 

[tipstir]

What Microsoft CEO should have done is this. Keep Windows 7 going on desktop even add some of the newer TCP/IP features. Which I have done using JASPER on 7, that boost Windows 7 to near Windows 8 TCP/IP features. He could have released SP2 for Windows 7 had that going on all desktops and laptops. Then rolled out Windows 8.1 on Surface RT, Surface Pro, Surface 2 an etc.. This would have been the smart way to go.

I see no reason to push everyone on Windows 8 or 8.1 era just because it has a tile feature and Software Store App. I use on my Windows 7 systems AllMYAPP app is an app store. That monitors all the apps and make sure they're up to date. I rather update them manually then automatically.

Again those of us on Windows 7 stay on it. Windows 8/8.1 just to demanding I really don't like the dual interface. On Android you have one interface. You can have desktop and icons like we have now in Windows 7. Just don't like how you can't use the tiles and file management at the same without shifting back and forth to get things done. The two interfaces are completely different in Windows 8/8.1. Needs to be rethink or just have apps made to use for it that covers everything out there. But it's not happening yet. Or still a work-in-progress. Bridge the gap as they say.

I only have one PC running the Windows 8 and a Windows tablet which I have as project builder because the Manufacturer has drop support for it. SKYTAB has some issues. I have fixed most on my own rebuilding the hardware. Not easy but can be done. That can run 8 which I did. Right now 7 on there. 8 uses more than the 2GB DDR3 on there plus 8 is making the Dual Core Atom 1.5GHz bog down. I am better off using Windows 7 U-64 on it.

 

[cliffordcooley]

8 uses more than the 2GB DDR3 on there plus 8 is making the Dual Core Atom 1.5GHz bog down. I am better off using Windows 7 U-64 on it.

It was my understanding that 8 was lighter on resources than 7.

 

[Scavengers]

8 uses more than the 2GB DDR3 on there plus 8 is making the Dual Core Atom 1.5GHz bog down. I am better off using Windows 7 U-64 on it.

It was my understanding that 8 was lighter on resources than 7.

And you would be right. One of the best features is called "page combining".
Instead of keeping many bits of identical pieces of information in memory W8 can remap everything that uses those files to just one copy. It is most noticeable when multitasking.

That and many other resource management improvements can be read about here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/10/07/reducing-runtime-memory-in-windows-8.aspx

Dave