windows 8, wtf?

[shadowstriker86]

seriously, just found out theres gonna be a windows 8. im not kidding, google it and you'll see it, it's retarded, you'd think they'd perfect one OS before makin a new one ya know?

 

[lissn]

I think they're doing it just to provide a steady stream of new versions every few years. Kinda like what Nokia does with Symbian OS, they can have up to three generations in product development at a time.

 

[Woem]

You could ask the same about Mac's Leopard vs Snow Leopard OS.

 

[Floppertje]

why would they? It works for C&C, generals still needs to be patched and we're 2 games and 2 expansions further...
besides, wouldn't you say they should've made vista better before launching windows 7?
So long as people are willing to pay, they'll just make crappy stuff so people will buy the next one in hopes that it will be better.

 

[Priddo]

They've been working on the next versions of Windows whilst working on the version still due out soon, more than once.

God that's horribly written, but hopefully you get what I mean.

 

[Dark Knifer]

So? Phone companies can make several new models at the same time, same with car companies, and microsoft definetly is at least the size of them, if not bigger.

 

[sneakypenguin]

So? Phone companies can make several new models at the same time, same with car companies, and microsoft definetly is at least the size of them, if not bigger.

Yes^
, hate to join the train here but I kinda figured this was common practice to always have the new iteration of things in the pipeline. Helps in keeping up with the joneses (apple/google)

 

[ravensshade]

seriously, just found out theres gonna be a windows 8. im not kidding, google it and you'll see it, it's retarded, you'd think they'd perfect one OS before makin a new one ya know?

you know it was to be expected windows 8 probably won't be the official name though

 

[lodo_bear]

I'm working on switching to Ubuntu. It has its downsides, but the updates are much cheaper.

 

[Space Spoons]

Well, it's not like anyone expected Windows 7 to be the last version of Windows ever, right? They're just thinking ahead. It's like how Square-Enix announced Final Fantasy XIV this year even though XIII is just now coming out in Japan and won't hit worldwide until next March.

 

[Ushario]

I'm working on switching to Ubuntu. It has its downsides, but the updates are much cheaper.

Ubuntu seems pretty good, and with more users it will get more support. It will never topple windows though

 

[Thaius]

You could ask the same about Mac's Leopard vs Snow Leopard OS.

Snow Leopard is basically a large upgrade to Leopard, not a new OS. They're both Mac OSX: the cat names are simply subtitles. In fact, upgrading from one to another is only like $20 or something. It's basically the next large step, not an entirely new operating system.

 

[Caligulove]

...well theres always a new OS.
its how things work.

you think thats bad, theres a new version of Ubuntu nearly every 6 months for me to keep up with

 

[Dr Faust]

Ubuntu seems pretty good, and with more users it will get more support. It will never topple windows though

It doesn't need to. And maybe it shouldn't. As an OS or program gets more popular, the incentive to find exploits and write viruses increases.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

Why would the planned future existence of Windows 8 surprise anyone? It would just be the next version of Windows. What, did you think Microsoft was just going to call it quits at designing operating systems with 7? Of course they are making a Windows 8 (or whatever they decide to call it), it's kind of what they do.

If they released it next year, THAT would be weird.

 

[achilleas.k]

...well theres always a new OS.
its how things work.

you think thats bad, theres a new version of Ubuntu nearly every 6 months for me to keep up with

Actually, it's exactly every 6 months

And I basically agree with what everyone else said. No one was expecting MS to stop releasing OSes. It's inevitable and expected. Has it even been officially announced yet? If not, then I don't see where the problem is.

Now had they announced plans to release a new OS and pushed it on developers and consumers less than a year after a current release, that would be a WTF move, and a completely different story.

It doesn't need to. And maybe it shouldn't. As an OS or program gets more popular, the incentive to find exploits and write viruses increases.

True, but thinking that the reason Windows has viruses and is exploitable is purely due to its popularity is a common misconception. Most of the time, the reason Windows installations are infested with malware is because everyone uses administrator accounts for regular usage.

... there I go off topic again.