Windows 8 A new kind of OS
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I really don't like this. It's kind of nice for like a smartphone or a small tablet, but for real computer use it's very unfriendly. But I could care less what Microsoft does. As long as I can still customize my KDE desktop the way I want it, I'm good.
So, we lose the start menu in favor of a full screen of cluttered desktop icons that double as bandwidth and processor devouring widgets streaming more unnecessary garbage to my system, sweet my years of wrestling with windows settings to maintain an efficient system and clean UI are a thing of the past!
Wasn't the rest of that adcopy pretty much just nonsense? Saying your OS is going to change the way html is implemented is retarded, web standards haven't been able to change the way html is implemented, so why would windows? And unless a web page is directly interfacing with my OS (which I don't want, howdy new security threats!), I don't see how it'll have full access to the power of the PC or some such garbage.
When computers pretty much come with a minimum of 2-4 gb's of ram and 2+ cores, don't tell me I can multitask or switch between programs, bringing it up makes me think you had some problems with that and that should be a thing of the past.
As far as goodbye COD and howdy casual games, really? Pretty much the html argument, they could build windows 8 with pop cap games, focusing the entire thing around casual gaming in a full blown conspiracy to make us all play bejeweled, and you know what? Developers are still going to make the games they are making for whatever the largest OS out there. So presumably, if a developer is making "hardcore" games and don't want to shoot themselves in the foot, they'll be making them for windows no matter what BS aesthetic microsoft is chasing (unless for some reason windows doesn't hold the gaming marketshare, but that again is consumer actions not because microsoft is encouraging casual games).
Wasn't the rest of that adcopy pretty much just nonsense? Saying your OS is going to change the way html is implemented is retarded, web standards haven't been able to change the way html is implemented, so why would windows? And unless a web page is directly interfacing with my OS (which I don't want, howdy new security threats!), I don't see how it'll have full access to the power of the PC or some such garbage.
When computers pretty much come with a minimum of 2-4 gb's of ram and 2+ cores, don't tell me I can multitask or switch between programs, bringing it up makes me think you had some problems with that and that should be a thing of the past.
As far as goodbye COD and howdy casual games, really? Pretty much the html argument, they could build windows 8 with pop cap games, focusing the entire thing around casual gaming in a full blown conspiracy to make us all play bejeweled, and you know what? Developers are still going to make the games they are making for whatever the largest OS out there. So presumably, if a developer is making "hardcore" games and don't want to shoot themselves in the foot, they'll be making them for windows no matter what BS aesthetic microsoft is chasing (unless for some reason windows doesn't hold the gaming marketshare, but that again is consumer actions not because microsoft is encouraging casual games).
Mouse and Keyboard beats Touchscreen in every-way possible for a computer. I don't want to touch the screen I watch fucking 1080i videos on: it will make it dirty and I'd have to buy a massive screen protector and ugh... Also I can see my arm aching if I have to touch my monitor for ages.
If they aren't actually upgrading the things that are important then I'll stick with 7. If they are making them worse (e.g I'm predicting high RAM usage and a fair bit of processor power for this app bullshit) then I'll have to go with what my initial thought was as soon as the guy started talking: "Guess it's time to finally dual-boot Linux".
If they aren't actually upgrading the things that are important then I'll stick with 7. If they are making them worse (e.g I'm predicting high RAM usage and a fair bit of processor power for this app bullshit) then I'll have to go with what my initial thought was as soon as the guy started talking: "Guess it's time to finally dual-boot Linux".
i liked some of that stuff shown in that video.
i liked the multitasking part.
one thing i always find im missing on windows older or other windows versions than the one i have is the drag the window to the edge of the screen and it resizes to fill half the screen. i love this feature and that windows 8 seems to be expanding on it in a good way.
i really dont like touch screen though. dont know about you but my fingers a dirty, oily etc. i dont want my screen covered in marks when im playing cod:MW 6.
i liked the multitasking part.
one thing i always find im missing on windows older or other windows versions than the one i have is the drag the window to the edge of the screen and it resizes to fill half the screen. i love this feature and that windows 8 seems to be expanding on it in a good way.
i really dont like touch screen though. dont know about you but my fingers a dirty, oily etc. i dont want my screen covered in marks when im playing cod:MW 6.
It's the UI that I'm complaining about. They made the UI a little bit more shit in Windows 7 than it was in XP, now for Windows 8 they're totally fucking it over. I wouldn't care, if only Windows had easily-replaceable desktop environments like Linux does. Then I could still install Windows 8, dump this nightmare of an interface and replace it with something that doesn't look like Microsoft's failure of a phone, or their failure of a media player.megapenguinx said:
OMG. Looks like my earlier comment was missed entirely.
This is not the regular user interface of Windows 8!
This is the UI for tablet and touch screen systems. You will not have to worry about having a tablet style UI on your regular PC. Unless you want it. You will get an interface that is almost exactly like Windows 7. The only difference is that the explorer windows have an interface like a stripped down ribbon interface. Move along, nothing to cry about here.
This is not the regular user interface of Windows 8!
This is the UI for tablet and touch screen systems. You will not have to worry about having a tablet style UI on your regular PC. Unless you want it. You will get an interface that is almost exactly like Windows 7. The only difference is that the explorer windows have an interface like a stripped down ribbon interface. Move along, nothing to cry about here.
Interesting. That looks great for a tablet, but I'm not sure how I'd like that to run on my desktop.
Gaming and stuff should be the same. I mean you'll start up the game, and it should run normally, and touch features can easily be replicated with a mouse and keyboard.
I'll try the RC Beta if, and when, it's released.
Gaming and stuff should be the same. I mean you'll start up the game, and it should run normally, and touch features can easily be replicated with a mouse and keyboard.
I'll try the RC Beta if, and when, it's released.
no, just no. windows your THE gaming platform for pc's so please don't turn in some kind of stupid apple clone...
Looking at the video made me think one thing above all else: "DO NOT WANT!"
It seems annoying to use.
It seems annoying to use.
The ribbon is limited to stuff like Office in Windows 7 isn't it? Windows 8 has more ribbony goodness than ever.RAKtheUndead said:
Pics to elaborate:
These screens were supposedly taken from a very early build. One can only speculate and hope the Windows 8 explorer ribbon will be highly customisable so its presence can be made minimal.
Stop it, you're just making it worse! D: You're scaring the children! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!SpAc3man said:The ribbon is limited to stuff like Office in Windows 7 isn't it? Windows 8 has more ribbony goodness than ever.RAKtheUndead said:
Pics to elaborate:
These screens were supposedly taken from a very early build. One can only speculate and hope the Windows 8 explorer ribbon will be highly customisable so its presence can be made minimal.
Seriously, windows 8 just seems like a bad idea...the more people come into this thread and tell me it's not as bad as it seems, they just throw out even worse information. You'd have a better case by not telling me about windows 8.
If they do make it standard on laptops, I REALLY hope it's possible to disable all that crap and just get a clean windows look.
I had a hard enough time making my windows 7 machine look and feel like a windows 98 machine, although I still haven't been able to iron out everything..
I was pretty close to just install XP on it...
And I basically never use the machine anyways.. I'm usually on my desktop from 2007 : )
I had a hard enough time making my windows 7 machine look and feel like a windows 98 machine, although I still haven't been able to iron out everything..
I was pretty close to just install XP on it...
And I basically never use the machine anyways.. I'm usually on my desktop from 2007 : )
Oh hey! An OS designed for people with huge (is that 40"?) touch screen computers! Just what we all needed. I mean, who doesn't have one of those laying about?
Oh no, got confused with the one on the board. That's actually a tablet computer, when they show the touchscreen commands. Still touchscreens suck. Fine for a phone, but I want BUTTONS. I can PRESS, and FEEL.
Oh no, got confused with the one on the board. That's actually a tablet computer, when they show the touchscreen commands. Still touchscreens suck. Fine for a phone, but I want BUTTONS. I can PRESS, and FEEL.
