TWRoO said:
Do you work for MS?
To answer your first question, I have to confirm something... I though Windows 8 was meant to be cross platform etc, in other words isn't windows 8 supposed to be a replacement to the Windows Phone OS? If not then I am guessing it is meant to share with WP8, so why would it improve WP7.5s marketshare?
Oh and Windows 8 will not be bundled with every tablet, people will still be using IOS and Android on those.
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Personally I don't see any advantages of moving to windows 8 on a desktop or laptop until I can use it with a touchscreen, and if MetroUI can't be turned off people using a mouse are gonna get pissed off (perhaps it can be turned off, but the last video I saw of it working [before Christmas] the Metro interface was defaulted to every time you go to the 'desktop')
Don't get me wrong, if I had the money I would love to buy one of those all in one touchscreens to act as a desktop, then maybe have a TV I could control with a tablet device in the living room and a smart phone to travel with... and having it all able to connect through Windows 8. 'twould be awesome. But it is going to take some time for Windows 8 to penetrate people's home devices before it will start to influence people's decisions about smart phone OS. You seem to be assuming a few weeks after W8 releases 90% of computer owners will have upgraded. I'm not even sure Windows 7 is beating Windows XP yet in terms of use (though it is probably mostly business computers holding it back, which won't have as much effect on what smart phone OS people choose... but it should still help show how slow the adoption rate is)
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Tis cool bro.
Windows 7.5 is just like Windows 8 PC. I have both so, I know. Yes WP8 is coming but not this year. Only Win 8 is coming this year.
Ipad is made by apple, so Tablets arent really afectin them.
Anroid however, I think are in trouble. This is Windows. And Androi tablets as they are now are in alot of trouble ainst what I'm running on my laptop as we speak. SAmsung, Acer etc will coose Windows 8 over Android. Thisisnt like Windows Mobile or a seprate windows touch. windows 8 is windows 8.
Also with a mouse metro is easy as pie. The scroll on the mouse is used nicely to scroll along the UI. And snap maultitasking is also esy wth mouse.Yes touch is te ultimate but mouse and keyboard is by far still amazingly easy and intuitive.
I can run like 10 programs with not a single load on Windows 8 while running a HD video in the background. On a 2.4ghz dual core pentium 4gb ram laptop. On the same laptop Win 7 cold manage about 6 programs but with loading and a SD video. But switching between the programs was not fluid nor loadless on Win7.
Also Win 8 provides me with easy snap together apps. Right now I write this coment with side by side snapped in People app. A notification cam through that someone wanted to Video chat like 20 secs ago. Instantly snapped in the app for that by simply clicking the notification that came up. And all the while keeping this IE10 open ad visible side by side.
The ability of Win 8 is unmatched for what can be achieved. specialy where multitasking and cross program intergration is concerned.
