Apple is going to start coming up against this as well.....The stuff they build now will be “good enough” for years....10 years ago, things changed so quickly and new value was indeed added with each upgrade....Now, not so much.
This entire idea that you can build an OS on a desktop, then port it to a mobile device, is a failure.
Whether they like it or not, a desktop computer and a mobile device serve different functions. Sure, some are the same, like email for instance.
But as far as powerful CPU speeds, memory, and high end display, a desktop is a desktop, a mobile device is a toy.
I decide to buy a new laptop recently before they all had secure boot, and it came with winblows 8, and boy does it suck big time. With Secure Boot turned off in bios, No matter what I tried it would not let me install Linux, or a different version of winblows. I Took it back and exchanged for one with Win7, formatted and installed Ubuntu. Screw Winblows.
Not only do I hate the new way of doing things in widows 8, but I can’t get firefox to work with it without crashing all the time. And I hate all the other browsers.
I think it’s too many new OSes too soon. Only serious tech dweebs upgrade the OS on a machine that’s already working, new OSes are for new machines. As the technology jumps slow down people hold onto PCs longer new OSes will take longer to get traction.
If you have to use Windows 8 on a desktop, take a few minutes to learn some keyboard shortcuts like WIN+X, and you’ll need the old standby, ALT+F4 to close a window.
Just a few of these will help you maintain your sanity.
It’s okay if you run it on a tablet or phone, but it really sucks on a something without a touchscreen. XP is about as far as I go with windows, because the OS’s keep “obsolete-ing” the motion control and CAD/CAM software that I run.
Just took delivery of a new toshiba laptop a couple days ago, first new comp since early vista. My initial impression of W8 was, this really sux. After a few days my opinion hasnt changed
lol!
They never quit, don’t they?
Keep telling the same “it’s failed” story in hopes someone other than the loons buy it.
meanwhile, its usage keeps going up.
It’s terrible. It came with a new notebook I got about a month ago.
It gets frequent BSOD’s while using Chrome or Firefox with just basic web page browsing. No viruses, no malware, no spyware, clean system that just doesn’t play well with basic internet surfing. More complex internet apps seem to work great though.../boggle
The Metro interface is a clunky mess at best on a notebook/desktop platform and couldn’t compete with Android on a tablet. Legacy apps that worked fine on Vista or Win7 have more problems working on 8 than old 95/98 apps had working on Vista.
I actually had to google how to do basic computer things like closing a program and properly turning off the computer. The only good thing about Metro is the search function is great...which ironically never worked properly on previous versions of windows.
Decided I had to go back to windows 7 but unfortunately since you don’t actually get install discs anymore I can’t just install a windows 7 with license I have unused on an old computer, so will probably have to go to grey market sources for the install disc and use on of my legitimate licenses.
I want to smash Windows 8 far more than I ever wanted to smash Vista, and I don’t think any amount of “service packs” are going to solve some of the problems.
This is highly topical for me, as I just started using a Windows 8 tablet today. I can run all my office apps and I’ve got all that one-touch connectivity.
Very nice!
I haven't seen them do that much with Windows 8, so I guess even they realize it is a turd.
I’ll be staying with Win-7 Pro 64-bit, until they carry me out in a bag, feet first. Plenty of OEM CDs, a couple of Upgrades, and Win-Xp Pro to upgrade from, if needed. Bite it, 8!
I think this is the most important one on the list. Windows 7 is a solid, fairly usable OS. Windows 8 offers no compelling reason for anyone to upgrade from Windows 7, and anyone looking to upgrade from XP or Vista has likely already gone to Windows 7.
Someone upthread mentioned Mac/OS X -- for better or worse, Apple has decided to go with smaller, more frequent, and cheaper upgrades. That means fewer bells and whistles with each new version, giving the (correct, IMO) impression of incremental upgrades rather than anything to specifically crow about. It's quite possible to skip an upgrade or two and still be using most of the latest and greatest stuff (though I do need to do the Lion -> Mointain Lion update at some point to get full benefit of Mac/iPhone synchronization).
“You think you hate it now, wait til you use it.”
I am happy with Windows 8 except it has disabled all of my built in card readers on all of my computers.