Windows 8 the POS metro and OS. 7

[tweakboy]

Stick with 7

unless you have a touch screen and a blind guy using the pc, then hell love metro LOL
Really what is the point of this OS when if I were to install it first thing I would do is disable metro service.... What advantage will it give me then over 7 ? now bunch of bugs will come with Windows 8 and security issues with metro and desktop OS.

Anyhow if your going to use Metro and have a tablet install this OS. Other then that, Metro = Windows 8 Phone. if I want that Ill get a phone, and stick with 7 not worry about metro BS.

 

[MrChad]

Microsoft Windows 8 (32 & 64-bit) Review on ActiveWin
Windows 8 is the new XP
WinMetro 1.0 Beta XP,Vista,7

We get it already.

 

[snouter]

I have two MacBooks and an iPad and have also used Windows since well, DOS actually, and I find myself rather enjoying Windows 8.

I don't feel like a second class citizen with my mouse on my 3 year old hardware.

 

[corkyg]

Mr. CHad is spot on. Why regurgitate yesterday's news?

 

[happysmiles]

all to their own opinion

 

[Gunslinger08]

Microsoft Windows 8 (32 & 64-bit) Review on ActiveWin
Windows 8 is the new XP
WinMetro 1.0 Beta XP,Vista,7

We get it already.

Wow, is tweakboy an Apple employee or something? This goes beyond simple dislike. There is a fiery burning hatred for Windows 8 here.

 

[SAWYER]

old man yelling at the clouds

 

[hondaf17]

Wow, is tweakboy an Apple employee or something? This goes beyond simple dislike. There is a fiery burning hatred for Windows 8 here.

Agreed. Glad he tells us his opinion 3 times 3 different ways. Good for him. I will now start 3 threads saying how I like W8 3 different ways.

Might as well delete this thread.

 

[jhu]

It's actually not too bad. If you don't like the metro interface, you can just install something like classic shell, which gives you a start button as well as boots your computer directly to the desktop. I figure this Windows 8 upgrade is only $15 for the Pro version. That's a pretty good deal considering.

 

[dagamer34]

Start Screen looks awesome on my 60" HDTV. I'm gonna go buy the Logitech Windows 8 trackpad so I can get gestures, but man, it's awesome.

 

[wirednuts]

metro would be good for a car computer...

 

[dagamer34]

metro would be good for a car computer...

Oh my god brain melt....

All of the current in-car systems, even from high-end makers are a real mess. They charge $5000 for a system with the responsiveness of a snail when a $500 tablet run circles around them. That market needs a shakeup.

 

[tulx]

Stick with 7

unless you have a touch screen and a blind guy using the pc, then hell love metro LOL
Really what is the point of this OS when if I were to install it first thing I would do is disable metro service.... What advantage will it give me then over 7 ? now bunch of bugs will come with Windows 8 and security issues with metro and desktop OS.

Anyhow if your going to use Metro and have a tablet install this OS. Other then that, Metro = Windows 8 Phone. if I want that Ill get a phone, and stick with 7 not worry about metro BS.

I find the new UI fantastic! Like it much better than the old start menu. The new UI is much faster and efficient if you learn to use it properly (HOTKEYS!).

 

[hhhd1]

The new UI is much faster and efficient if you learn to use it properly (HOTKEYS!).

You can NOT say "efficient" and then in the same sentence require the use of HOTKEYS, that is needing 2 seperate input devices at the same time (keyboard + mouse) this is NOT efficient.

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

I find the new UI to be very nice and I don't even use hotkeys. I don't know what everyone's problem is; most likely get off my lawn syndrome.

 

[Gooberlx2]

I find the new UI fantastic! Like it much better than the old start menu. The new UI is much faster and efficient if you learn to use it properly (HOTKEYS!).

Speaking of:
list of hotkeys. Most are old and familiar, but it's nice to know the metro specific ones. The only hotkey I see missing is a "back" combination. Neither alt+left or backspace seem to work in every metro app. Like, engadget's app goes to the previous article, rather than back a screen.

But yeah, I'm liking it quite a bit. Just imagine the start screen as a massive, interactive start menu and everything is functionally the same to how I used win7.

 

[Gooberlx2]

You can NOT say "efficient" and then in the same sentence require the use of HOTKEYS, that is needing 2 seperate input devices at the same time (keyboard + mouse) this is NOT efficient.

:| Using hotkeys, in combination with a mouse, has always been the most efficient way to navigate and use pretty much every OS.

The combination of options is even better with laptops and trackpad gestures.

 

[teh_pwnerer]

Windows 8 makes no sense. Who wants to use their monitor as a touch screen. Dear god... a 27" display with finger print marks all over it. Shoot me now.

Keyboard and Mouse for life. Save the touchscreen for Apple fruitcakes or Android fanatics.

 

[adlep]

Windows 8 makes no sense. Who wants to use their monitor as a touch screen. Dear god... a 27" display with finger print marks all over it. Shoot me now.

Keyboard and Mouse for life. Save the touchscreen for Apple fruitcakes or Android fanatics.

Apple's OSX is perfectly fine - as an operating system for desktops and laptops. It does not force you to use touchscreen? So I am not sure what the hell you are blabbing about dude...?

 

[tulx]

You can NOT say "efficient" and then in the same sentence require the use of HOTKEYS, that is needing 2 seperate input devices at the same time (keyboard + mouse) this is NOT efficient.

I made macros for the hotkeys and bound them to my additional mouse buttons.

 

[C1]

Havent tried W8, but would like to.

Certainly lots of negativity about it. Reminds me of the flap/flak days with VISTA over XP when VISTA first came out.

I would be careful though. Leo Laporte today talked about his experience with W8. There is merit to it. MicroSoft (MS) has done something different than Apple in the sense that they are trying to employ one OS for both mobile and non-mobile application whereas Apple uses separate OSes. The reason given for MS's approach is recognition that users are supposedly trending away from non-mobile systems (I'll take his word for it). As VISTA essentially came together in WIN 7, it could well be that W8 could evolve to be the more suitable approach in a couple years. MS is not a trivial company, but has taken a great risk with its innovation.

 

[MadMan007]

You can NOT say "efficient" and then in the same sentence require the use of HOTKEYS, that is needing 2 seperate input devices at the same time (keyboard + mouse) this is NOT efficient.

Or, one could say it's more efficient because you're using the keyboard more and the mouse less. As Gooberlx2 implied, using hotkeys has always been the most efficient way, moving one hand back and forth between the keyboard and mouse is not efficient.

 

[MadMan007]

Oh my god brain melt....

All of the current in-car systems, even from high-end makers are a real mess. They charge $5000 for a system with the responsiveness of a snail when a $500 tablet run circles around them. That market needs a shakeup.

I think 'car PC ' systems are overpriced too, some of that is due to low volume, but the other part that I think is fair is that the good ones are designed as industrial systems. Those are more expensive because of validation and components for things like wider environmental operation ranges (temperatures in cars can get crazy), power supply quality and tolerance for high and low voltages, and so on.

 

[Farang]

I would say on the whole, Metro isn't a net plus for desktop users. That isn't the point--the point is to get people accustomed to Microsoft's tablet/phone interface so they can make headway into that market. Tying it into desktop encourages developers to create apps and makes it less scary for consumers to buy in.

Actually pretty brilliant strategy, albeit risky.

 

[cmdrdredd]

So is Start8 or Classic Shell the better way to go if I want the start menu and boot right to desktop?