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Windows 8 Consumer Preview
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Microsoft released Windows 8 beta called "Consumer Preview" (I bet they'll make some fancy name for alpha versions next year).
    If you do not have Windows Tablet (and are big fan of web browsing only!) - do not bother.
    It looks like it'll take 2-3 years and one more version for Microsoft to understand that you can't work touching your monitor :-)

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/download

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  • MihuelMihuel

    @Vitaliy_Kiselev "It looks like it'll take 2-3 years and one more version for Microsoft to understand that you can't work touching your monitor :-) " A few days ago, in good spirit, we came with a friend to the same conclusion. We imagined ourselves as that of work in the recording studio sound. A good laugh.

  • KihlianKihlian

    Beyond that, I hate screens full of fingerprints ;-P

  • zigizigizigizigi

    It was my first encounter with an Android tablet when I realised that this so called "operating system" doesn't even have a built-in file manager to browse a USB flash drive that made me scared of this point-and-porn future ;)

  • andyharrisandyharris

    I believe there should be counselling for anyone who has to spend any time working with Windows professionally.

    Ubuntu Unity implementation is flawed but interesting, Apple is getting less reliable, but overall Windows (7-8) is looking dated and perhaps only destined for a corporate future.

    Special help should be available for those that find themselves either in the registry or have to work out the differences between 'server' versions.

  • PechentePechente

    The preview looks horrible so far. I need to move my mouse around the whole screen to do something and only one half of my 27" screen is used. Microsoft completely flawed the user experience by trying to mix at least two contrary design languages (Aero and Metro) with each other. This OS is far from being intuitive.

  • chauncychauncy

    I have no idea why they are doing such a radical facelift when windows 7 works so well. Seems like they are trying to make one grand os that will work on tablets and phones and pcs.

    I really hate the whole concept of win 8. Being a msft-centered developer for 15 years, they constantly do unneeded new technologies, throwing a hole bunch of tech crap at the wall and see what sticks.

    They are having trouble, I think, shifting down from a pre-year 2000 we-know-best and will-tell-you-what-is best because we are microsoft and rule the world to a customer responsive company.

    It's just hubris. It's annoying. They're running a little scared because their tablets and smartphones can't compete.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @andyharris

    No OS crap here, please.

    @chauncy

    Don't be so radical. For existing Windows tablets it is very good option. Even Windows 7 tablet is very useful thing.

  • kavadnikavadni

    I wonder how many of the new features will be in the kernel. I do hope it's good

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    One thing I know for sure is that it is very fast to startup and go out of hybernate.

  • 5thwall5thwall

    Loaded it up on my 2 or 3 year old Dell. Made it run very slow (not that I was surprised by this). The part that surprised me is that the computer won't reboot. Just hangs on the firmware screen. Strange, gotta figure that out tomorrow. Overall, didn't like the experience. To me, not so intuitive and kind of disjointed. Finding settings felt odd, but I figured it out after awhile. I'm open to seeing where they go with it. Looks pretty. But will probably go back to Win 7 to get it working again.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    As I remember they had some talks about UEFI bios requirements. May be this is an issue.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    More videos:
    http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/windows/videogallery2.aspx

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Btw, code words is already present.
    It is consumer oriented OS. Not creator oriented, worker oriented, nope.
    Consumer oriented. Make it easy to purchase games, music, movie blockbuster.
    And, of course, you must do it via... Microsoft Store.
    You can't even write Metro application and install it. Only buy via store.

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