Posted on 08/08/2014 10:17:45 AM PDT by Signalman
Windows 9 is going to strip out even more of Windows 8 than we thought: It will kill the Charms Bar. Considering that it will also add back the Start menu, and allow Metro apps to run as windows apps on the desktop, when it's done it may be an operating system you can love.
WinBeta reports that in Windows 9, currently code-named Threshold, the Charms Bar is going to be killed, as least on traditional PCs. That's good news. Although Charms works fine on tablets, on traditional PCs it's always been confusing and awkward to use. It's one more sign that Microsoft will be aiming Windows 9 more at desktops and laptops rather than at tablets.
Combine this with the ability to run Metro apps in their own windows on the desktop, have Metro apps include title bars and controls like traditional desktop apps, and boot directly into the desktop, and you have a version of Windows that looks and works more like Windows 7 than Windows 8.
The other news about Windows 9, according to Neowin, is that Windows 9 will have virtual desktops, which are available on Mac OS X and Ubuntu, as well as via some Windows third-party software. With virtual desktops, you create desktop different environments and can switch among them. So, for example, you might create one desktop for when you're working remotely with a work VPN, your company's enterprise apps, and so on; another for gaming; and others as well, and then switch instantly among them.
Virtual desktops aren't nearly as important as the other changes, which are all pointed at making Windows 9 an operating system designed for traditional PCs rather than tablets.
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As a network admin this burns my ass. You get used to doing things and finding things to where it's second nature, just like driving a car. Then MS moves shit around.
Imagine Ford switching the gas pedal to the left foot. Grrr....
Well, yesterday I picked up a new machine (new for me!), a Dell Optiplex GX520, and grabbed a Windows 7 disk with it.
So I installed my SATA WINXP drive on it and then re-partitioned and installed Windows 7 on it...
But Windows 7 doesn’t want to activate.
No. They’ve said plenty of stupid things about political issues, and I’ve said that it just makes it easier to torrent their products rather than have money going to a Dem’s slush fund.
I just don’t pretend like I didn’t hear them say it. Apple people would rather shoot their ears off and plead deafness.
If you have time I'd love to hear you explain why you like it.
Genuine question. I'm still looking for a phone I don't hate.
Really? I wonder your crashes had to do with a driver for your hardware? In 10 years I’ve only had a handful of freeze-ups and only one “kernel panic”. No viruses.
I’ve had a whole lot of “glitches” where things just aren’t perfect. The screensaver and the audio settings have had nagging gotchas on and off for years.
The Linux desktop experience isn’t perfect but it is fast, stable and secure.
And where Admin stuff, and things admins needed to work on, were stashed in Se7en, W8 [wait] has moved or locked in some illogical location.
Windows 8, don’t use a Tablet OS to do a desktop’s job.
People are buying Laptops, Tablets and Smart Phones these days. The Desktop has passed its peak. Besides Laptops, Tablets, Smart Phones affordability and port ability compared to a traditional desktop.... Apple, Google, Samsung have the online stores where people create millions of Apps, Music, Movies, TV show and books for their Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones. Microsoft reacted too slow to this. Yes they had an online store, but it was too restrictive, expensive and not user friendly. However, they have come a long way. Nevertheless, they are still behind the Apple, Google, Samsung and even new player... Amazon online stores.
Like you said Microsoft was late to the Smart phone market, and I believe they are falling behind fast. They may have a good product, but it maybe too late? Apple, Google and Samsung have saturated the market. So there customers are use to their operating system. Moreover, all of them are releasing new smart phones and Operating Systems ever year. Where is Microsoft? Finally, there is new player.... Amazon and their product is good and very affordable.
Still running 7 on all mine and have no plans to change unless forced to do so..
Win 7 is nice. It was finally a decent 64bit windows OS.
I tired windows 8 preview and almost died, it was horrible.
I have a laptop with a bad hard disk. I’m thinking about replacing the hard disk and putting LM17 on it.
You can load 2 different operating systems on one machine you know... right?
Replace Apple, Google, and Samsung with Lotus, WordPerfect, and Ashton-Tate, and we've heard it all before.
NEVER expect a “preview” version of an OS to work as the final release of the OS. Nobody can ever expect the same functionality and problem-free operation, as with the release to production.
For what it is worth, Vista after SP1 was a remarkably stable OS. I had it on 4 home devices and on my office desktop for years. No real issues at all.
Win 8 is Win 7 built to accommodate touch technology devices. It has worked very well on my touch tech devices and several of my colleagues use it without problems on their non-touch desktops and have since the beta.
ME, yes that OS was crap and 95 was pretty buggy for some things but 98 took care of most of those issues.
[ NEVER expect a “preview” version of an OS to work as the final release of the OS. Nobody can ever expect the same functionality and problem-free operation, as with the release to production. ]
The underpinnings of the OS worked fine, the interface was just intolerable....
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