Windows 9 Will Unify PC, Xbox, Phone, and Tablet OSes

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whatever said:

thx1139 said:

whatever said:

 

The only significant different in performance is boot and shutdown.  Otherwise the differences are negligible.  It's certainly not easier to find things.  Windows 7 is very stable, so that's a non-issue.

The new interface just sucks for PCs, which is why nobody is buying it.  I've got 7 on my laptop and 8 on my wife's laptop.  I can't stand working on her machine, even though it's a touchscreen.

As for Windows 9, we'll see. 

The search in Windows 8 is just plain great. I want to find an app I dont use much. I simply hit start and type a few letters and find it nearly immediatly rather then navigate through menus starting at start menu.  Windows 8 is also more stable. Other things like copying files are faster. Explorer is also easier to navigate for commands you dont use much with the ribbon. There are many other improvements over 7, but if the only thing you care about is the Start Menu then I can see your issue. To me the start menu is a relic of the past that I have never missed.

Windows 7 search is the equally easy.  Windows 7 is also stable, I've never had any issue with it.  I haven't noticed any changes in file copy times, so if it is faster, it not enough to be noticeable.  I prefer the Windows 7 explorer.  It sounds like you haven't used Windows 7.

So why would I upgrade to a completely new interface that makes me do everything differently, and more tablet like, when that is not what I want at all?  This is why Windows 8 bombed.  Most people weren't interested in either having to learn the new interface, or having to work around it.

I used WIndows 7 from Beta until the Beta of Windows 8 came out.  Its part of my job as a software developer.  As for completly new interface. Most of the time when I am working with my laptop I am in development tools on the Desktop and virtually no difference then Windows 7 and what has been changed are really all improvements. Use metro apps mostly when I am using my tablet, but also very handy to have my data and information available through Onedrive if I need to look at something.  

I still dont understand the oh it is so jarring to switch so I use an iPad and a Windows 7 machine.  Ok tell me that isnt jarring difference.