NeoRatt said:
This was a Windows 8 preview not just a gamers preview... The XBox Live stuff was not the focus. The focus was showing the new Metro style UI to Windows which essentially replaces the traditional start menu and desktop. And it is slick. Takes some getting used to and they really can't do it justice yet, but it will be excellent once it is fully ready. Also, for those that say it is only for tablets and phones... Within two years it is predicted that there wil be no such thing as a PC that ships without touch capability... I wouldn't doubt if MS makes this a logo requirement of a Windows 8 PC because they really pushed the interface at their BUILD conference last week. |
I can see laptops and tablets merging as one device. I actually believe that kinect eye-tracking is much bigger on desktops, laptops and even tv compared to touch capability. Biggest advantage of windows 8 is retro windows 7 (users are familiar with this). Metro UI looks kinda okey, but it hasn't been succesfull on smartphones and I doubt it will on tablets. Microsoft really has to force this to consumers with Nokia. If that fails it's over. Furthermore we still have to wait a year. By that time Google and Apple will also release their yearly OSs. Metro UI is different compared to Apple and Google, that's what I like about it. It's more organised instead of selforganizing.
