[SeekAndFind]

[SeekAndFind]

SOMETHING NEW FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS:

Microsoft is pushing the fact that Windows 8 is based on HTML5 and the other languages that underlie the Web. This means developers can hit the ground running on day one to develop Web apps for Windows 8. This is a radical shift from Redmond’s typical modus operandi (software control freak)

[DonaldC]

I thought M$ was moving away from new OSes every few years in favor of periodic enhancement updates. Did they change their minds again?

[TomGuy]

If 7 was so great, why are they rolling out another version barely 2 years after it?

[answer: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$]

[longtermmemmory]

windows has conveniently had a “old style” skin option on the os systems.

I don’t like their phone os.

PS don’t forget you may not need to touch the screen. MS owns the kinect tech that registeres movement.

[Safrguns]

Jimminy freaking Christmas!!!.... Windows 7 barely on the market and their already making 8?????

PLEASE SOMEBODY!!! Stop the insanity!

Come on Microcrap!... try stabilizing at least ONE operating system before moving on to the next one!

[Psycho_Bunny]

It’s looks pretty nice....as long as they’re able to keep the line between the tablet features and the desktop features strong.

If they start blending blatant tablet features into the desktop portion, they’re going to have an immensely unpopular OS on their hands.

[tacticalogic]

While Microsoft says Windows 8 is backward-compatible, if I want to take advantage of the most revolutionary features -- namely touch and tablet functionality -- I'll need all new hardware and probably software, too. So where does that leave Windows users who want all the old desktop-oriented bells and whistles that shipped with Windows 7 with the new tablet-oriented Windows 8 OS?

The way I read this is that the legacy apps that run on the desktop / note book now will continue to run on that hardware under Windows 8. Applications will need to be ported to run on ARM (tablet / smartphone) platforms.

Yes, if you want the tablet / smartphone versions of those applications you're going to have to have different hardware - namely a tablet or smartphone. Duh.

[Uri’el-2012]

Microsoft revealed a little of what to expect from the next Windows operating system

It's Windows NT with this year's shade of lipstick.

[r9etb]

The author's worries about using Windows 8 on existing hardware, presuppose that a significant number of folks are going to be all hot to upgrade to the new OS.

Maybe there are some who will ... the sort of people who will line up at midnight to be the first to get it.

My strong suspicion is that by far the majority of people will not upgrade; they'll mope along with what they've got until it's time to get a new computer, and they'll go with whatever OS comes pre-loaded.

Just like they always have.

[DesertSapper]

I love the Metro UI on the WP7 phone. It will undoubtably work well on tablets too. However, I’ll be switching my new Win8 PC back to the “old” UI for desktop/laptop use.