Latest STEAM survey - April 2013

[KHlover]

JEMC said:

KHlover said:

JEMC said:

I agree, that's why I'll go with Win7 for my new PC I hope to be building this summer.

This "one fits all" aproach doesn't work, yet it seems that they aren't paying attention given that 8.1 won't resolve this. Win7 will remain in the top stop for many years to come.

Which were the results for the graphics cards?

I think you should use "ClassicShell" instead of installing Windows7. Classic Shell adds the start button+menu and boots to the desktop, so you won't EVER see the crappy new UI. Windows 8 boots MUCH faster than Windows7 (I upgraded from Win7 to Win8 and can personally confirm this), so you shouldn't miss out on it.

Thanks for that, I'll consider it, but in the end I'm not too happy to rely on 3rd party software just to be able to use something that should have never disappeared.

Besides I'm not too bothered for having to wait  5-10 more seconds (I'll go with an SSD) to boot. Usability and peace of mind comes first.

Oh, then it really doesn't make a difference for you. I have a regular HDD and with Windows 8 the boot time is about the same as on my father's PC with Windows7 and a SSD (maybe 10-15 seconds slower). I also don't have the benefit of a clean install (I upgreded from my ~2 years old Windows7 with all installed programs), which makes it even more impressive.