jcee Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 At first it doesn't seem right, but as he gets into it, it just gets better and better.. And if you can proper customize the look it'll be a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gayle Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Happy with 7 TBH, no need to rush 8, we dont want another Vista on our hands. Hopefully they take their time with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FA23 Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 that looks like it will be awful to use on desktops, seems nice for touch devices tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcee Posted June 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Your desktop apps won't be going away, of course. If you're running Windows 8 on a desktop PC, you can head into the familiar Windows desktop and run your usual apps in windowed mode. It's a bit unclear exactly how this will work, and this is a pretty early look at the OS, so things could change, too. But, as Microsoft's Director of Program Management mentions in the above video, you'll be able to use Windows 8 across all machines, desktop, laptop, and tablet. You can go back to the old desktop if you don't like it, good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 My tv/monitor is about 4 feet from my chair so the touch screen will be useless for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtis Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 oh sh*t its on ms' actual account, thought it was a fan thing before I watched. this is what I was saying they need for tablets, apart from running actual programs cos the buttons are still small ill wait to see how it runs with keyboard & mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.Man Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 i need to learn how to use linux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revs Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 looks noice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Martinez Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 need to learn how to write java Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 not sure if i like it, seems like a suped up mobile OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skola Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 basically tablet sales are eating into pc sales microsoft are worried that the ipad and other android tablets are gonna make microsoft and windows irrelevant to the casual computer user so they have come with this looks pretty good and a smart move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtis Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 yea thats all good, but theres no point running actual windows programs cos of the small buttons n navigation is optimised for mouse use and battery life aswell, that Acer dual screen ting with windows 7 gets a max of 2 hours I read somewhere, dnt even think it was intensive use need something light, they added ARM support in windows 8 so theyre deffo goin for the tablet market and youd also have to turn it on and off to save battery, that whole windows loading thing is long. unless they did something magical thatll give it huge battery life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faisal Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 I like the Metro-sporting look on the UI. Their usability efforts will come through, hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Edgar Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Am I the only one that is not fazed by this whole touchscreen UI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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