Windows 8 Consumer Preview is now available

[Rainbird]

superchunk said:

Superman4 said:
Wow, complete garbage OS just like Windows Phone. Tiles are ugly and who the hell wants to be touching their screen all day? My PC screen sits at least arms length in front of me and I have no plans to mount it in my desk so I have to look down all day. The desktop OS works great, all they need to do is make it faster with some better organization. Windows 8 will not be going on my PC ever.

Man you have no imagination. Think out of the box.

Imagine a larger screen that is at a tilt, like an architects table. You're not looking down but at a variable tilted display your hands and head angle are fully comfortable with.

Plus, Win8 has a setting to turn off the Metro UI and there is no mandatory need to use a touch screen. So in reality you get exactly want you say you want. :P

Well, not that, but you can use the traditional desktop like you normally would. The start screen is there to replace the start menu though, so there's no way around it.

I am loving Windows 8 though, and I'm definitely getting me an ultrabook that I can flip between a laptop and a tablet!