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Imaginedvl on 07 October 2013

The same things you found in Windows 7... The only thing is the removal of the Start menu and the addition of the Metro UI. I'm using Windows 8 and 99% of the time I'm in desktop mode which is identical to Windows 7.

So
> 99% equivalent to Windows 7
> - Start Menu
> + New Start Screen (like it or not, matter of preferences, I like it)
> + Having a Windows Tablet I can buy apps that works on my desktop AND on my tablet (even with an ARM CPU)
> + If you do not like the Metro UI you can avoid it like 99% of the time
> + People saying that you absolutely need a "touch screen" seems to spend the majority of their time in the Metro UI because, as I said the desktop is 99% identical to Windows 7 and DOES not require a touch screen



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think-man on 08 October 2013
Imaginedvl said:
The same things you found in Windows 7... The only thing is the removal of the Start menu and the addition of the Metro UI. I'm using Windows 8 and 99% of the time I'm in desktop mode which is identical to Windows 7.

So
> 99% equivalent to Windows 7
> - Start Menu
> + New Start Screen (like it or not, matter of preferences, I like it)
> + Having a Windows Tablet I can buy apps that works on my desktop AND on my tablet (even with an ARM CPU)
> + If you do not like the Metro UI you can avoid it like 99% of the time
> + People saying that you absolutely need a "touch screen" seems to spend the majority of their time in the Metro UI because, as I said the desktop is 99% identical to Windows 7 and DOES not require a touch screen

Well I really gotta get used to it, I may download it onto one of my computers. Since I'm joining the IT workforce next year chances are will probably be using it.



 

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KHlover on 08 October 2013
Scoobes said:
KHlover said:
kowenicki said:

Seems like an appropriate place to post the latest one of these....

 

 

8 growing nicely, will be well over 20% after the holidays I reckon.  Even 8.1 (not out yet) has way more than Linux. lol

Anyone thinking Linux will have any meaningful impact on the PC gaming market in the next 10 years (ever?) has to be mad. Linux may be great for users who either need a set amount of tasks done as efficiently as possible or just like to have total controler over even OS level stuff, but from the viewpoint of a "regular" user it's still far away from being an alternative.

Did you miss the Steam OS announcements? There's definite potential there if Valve can push it appropriately.

Call me a heretic, I don't think SteamOS will change anything. Until it is 100% compatible with all games released in at least the last 10 years I certainly won't change from Windows.



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Barozi on 08 October 2013

Well I was happy with 7 but suddenly Homegroup sharing stopped working, then 80% of my files couldn't be copied from one HDD to another (which didn't make much sense).

Got myself Windows 8 and downloaded the 8.1 Preview and everything worked again just fine. (Though maybe a new Windows 7 install would've done the same. Idk.)
But seriously it has the exact same content as 7 and added the optional Metro part with apps. Obviously more useful for portable purposes but definitely not redundant.



PureDante on 08 October 2013
petroleo said:
The first thing I felt when I use windows 8 is the lack of freedom, I know Win 7 is not Linux but still I can go to regedit, cmd, powershell, control panel, create bat files, customize my environment with ease, but then again I know how to use all of those tools and even more. The thing with windows 8 is that MS is forcing you to use this O.S. the way they want to.


....Why in the world would you purchase a product if you don't like the OS, or "what they're forcing you to use." It's like going to McDonalds and being upset with them for forcing you to order things from their menu. It's just silly.

Windows 8 is fine and practical, but its designed strictly for tablet users in mind, and not for "old-school" (mouse + keyboard) PC users. If you enjoy/use/need Office  and prefer a touch-interface, its great for productivity. If you're a normal person, you use Windows 7. 



All of this, of course, is just my opinion.

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walsufnir on 08 October 2013
think-man said:

I've mucked around on it a few times and didn't liked it, maybe it's because I don't like change but I found every little task much harder to do on Windows 8.

 

I'll give it another chance but I wanted to know what is good about it? are there any users that prefer it over Windows 7 or other Windows OS?


I think it's good to be able to install classic shell. A must-have. And then it's like Win7, mostly.



Saviour on 08 October 2013

To me windows 8 seems alot easier to use than windows 7. since u hav alot of shortcuts to perform different task like cliecking on corners of screen u can do alot more without touching keyboard, the inclusion of power menu on start icon etc. But particularly i use windows 8 because it runs games alot smoother than windows 7.



think-man on 08 October 2013
walsufnir said:
think-man said:

I've mucked around on it a few times and didn't liked it, maybe it's because I don't like change but I found every little task much harder to do on Windows 8.

 

I'll give it another chance but I wanted to know what is good about it? are there any users that prefer it over Windows 7 or other Windows OS?


I think it's good to be able to install classic shell. A must-have. And then it's like Win7, mostly.

Yeah I'm gunna look into that, I'm building a new PC soon so I'll have a gamble and put on Windows 8



 

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Alby_da_Wolf on 08 October 2013

If it's really faster AND the old UI can be restored when not using touch devices, then the only question remaining is its compatibility with older SW and peripherals. When I'll upgrade my PC, I'll decide according to the answers to these questions. But basically, using Windows almost only as a gaming console, and doing all the rest with Linux, I won't have many reasons to drop Windows 7. With my last upgrade I had to drop XP due to some HW incompatibilities (that it hadn't with the previous HW, while previously I had to drop Win 2000 only due to its extended support expiring, otherwise I'd have skipped not only Vista, but XP too). Well surely, unless I delay its purchase, I'll find Win 8.1 on my next laptop, but as I have personally assembled all my desktops except the first, I'm the absolute ruler of every HW and SW that go in them.



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t3mporary_126 on 08 October 2013

+ You can download a free awesome Pokedex app that beats any free one in the iOS store currently.

+ Windows/Start Key + Q enables a lightning fast search on your computer that is better than using the start button...

- Except you have to guess if its under app or files, which might make you worry if it found the program you wanted or you typed the name wrong.

+ You can also right click on the files to select open locations for them which can be quite useful.

+ Having moving tiles in News and Sports sections is cool. Its like the news are generating for me without me looking for them.

+ And you can sync your calendar events to your smartphone and a notification will pop up in your upper right corner of the desktop app screen. And setting calendar events will automatically set it onto your phone.