Win 8 is a great system...on touch technology platforms. It is not, however, very good for platforms absent that technology.
They made the same mistake here that they did with Vista, they released an OS made for hardware that is not in wide use at the moment.
I did not have any issues with Vista but I was running them on machines that were up to speed for the OS.
Right now I have Win 8 on one compatible platform; no real issues.
The bottom line is don’t upgrade just because there is a new OS. Understand the issues before committing.
Using Window systems reminds me of the good doctors who never jump onto new products and are never the last to use a product after it has been used by others.
My new computer is headed into its first year in a couple of months with Windows 7. I could have had Windows 8 when I bought the computer, but having survived other Window new launches, I said no.
There have been some problems with my W7, but most seem to be due to the internet providers pushing too much bs on their log in screens with long running Java Scripts.
My latest Windows update and the newest internet connections for now seem to have by passed Java scripts forced on us by the various internet providers.
i don’t buy pcs with chinese spy chips in them.
Most of the equipment I deal with that has Windows runs on a WinXp platform, and slowly migrating to Win7.
I’ve run into one customer with Win8. I absolutely hate it. Nothing is intuitive or patently obvious aside from using the internet. Trying to make any changes or install software on it is a nightmare compared to all previous versions of Windows.