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disolitude on 05 December 2012
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sethnintendo said:
disolitude said:


There has been a crapload of sales articles presenting both sides of the coin. Last I heard is that Windows 8 upgrades are at 40 million in 3 weeks which is beating Windows 7 upgrades. Microsoft hasn't shed any light on surface sales, not does it matter if the device sells 5 million or 500K units, because of reasons explained above.

I've seen this talk before, the infamous Microsoft Windows doom and gloom. Honestly Windows 8 launch reminds me of the movie Groundhog Day. It's exactly the same day microsoft is reliving with Windows 8 as they did with XP. And look how that turned out. 

Lastly, ths I fail to see this whole "it's premium product only if it sells" argument. Britney Spears sells a lot of records...  

Spend some time with a windows 8 tablet and look at the interface and its capabilities and then compare it to the competition to see why Windows 8 is a premium product. 

Aren't they offering the upgrade at a pretty damn low discounted price?  So it would be no surprise if someone upgrades for a low price.  However, I see Windows 8 doing worse than XP lifetime.  I simply don't like the tiled UI.  However, I am not a pro users and I stuck with XP as long as I could (till I bought another computer that came with 7).  I view Vista and 8 in the same light (both shitty products that I will never use).


The upgrade is offered at 39.99 from microsoft direct or 69.99 retail. Windows 7 was 49.99 for Home Premium and 99.99 for Professional. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10272259-56.html

Unless you count people who bought Windows 7 in the last 6 months who get the 14.99 discount, pricing is on par.

Secondly, you can boot to desktop and even have the start button same way as on any windows 7 machine. Here is something for you to check out -

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/make-windows-8-boot-straight-to-the-desktop/6976

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/141702-how-to-bring-the-start-menu-and-button-back-to-windows-8

I've spent over a year now with different versions of Windows 8 and I can rip appart any argument where people say "Windows 8 sucks cause it's not old Windows. Old windows was better and faster". It really isn't and once you learn how to use it, Windows 8 smokes Windows 7 in every way, desktop, laptop or tablet. But for people who put personal preference and habbits ahead of functionality, you don't have to change how you're used to using Windows with Windows 8. With a few tweaks you will get all of the benefits of Windows 8 and the same interface you've been using for over a decade.