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Will you buy Windows 8 ?

  • Yes and give reasons

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  • No and give reasons

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[Poll] Will you buy Windows 8 ?

64K views 679 replies 485 participants last post by  pokerapar88 
#1 ·
I haven't seen a poll run on this subject, it will be nice to have some numbers to look at.
 
#5 ·
Yes

The under the hood enhancements and new features far outweigh the MetroUI that still needs some tweaking.
 
#8 ·
I'm not going to buy it, but i'll give it a try
msdnaa ftw!
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#13 ·
Personally I think Windows 8 is a step in the right direction, I will probably get it, but I doubt it will be on my main rig, maybe a HTPC. The Consumer edition loads incredibly fast from a 7200RPM HDD, it really is not too difficult to get used to. It idles using less than 500MB of RAM, which leaves more room for 4GB systems. It still needs some tweaking to be desktop friendly, but IMO it is great for tablets, touchscreens and HTPCs.
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#16 ·
Where is the maybe option?

If I can get it from MSDN-AA/ACM for 20 dollars, probably.

If I have to pay near full price...not a chance in hell.
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Originally Posted by WakaFlockaFlam2 View Post

i dont use old software, no mater how bad new software is.
My, what a phenomenally well indoctrinated consumer you are.
 
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#19 ·
Nope, not when the personal folders, , video's , music has advertisements in them, and connects you directly to Microsoft's marketplace to buy from them. Next we will be charged a gold membership every year to use the product we already paid in full for, sound familiar?
 
#20 ·
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Originally Posted by Deceived View Post

Don't want apps on my desktop, Don't need apps on my desktop.
The OS should just be called Windows Tablet.
lol use the consumer edition, you get a standard desktop, if you want it. xD
 
#21 ·
I voted "No" for all the reasons I've been giving in other threads. I wrote a review of the Developer Preview and have the Consumer Preview installed on my Laptop.

As it is Windows 8 works like a badly glued together of Metro for touchscreens and an updated Windows 7. The kernel improvements are very welcome, such as the improved boot times, file copy operations, etc. Some are just annoying such as the unnecessary ribbon in the explorer while Windows 7 has it right, but the reason I won't be buying is that this is conceptually flawed and still needs a lot of work, which I presume will be done in time for Windows 9.

If they don't bring the Start Menu back and integrate the Metro applications with the Windows x86 environment (i.e.: Metro applications not needing their own sidebar / taskbar and being able to reside on the taskbar just like any other application, and having a proper API that can detect when being used on a desktop or in 'Desktop mode' and provide a close button just like any other Windows application), then I won't buy it. I prefer to buy an extra copy of Windows 7 until the release Windows 9. They are using desktop users as guinea pigs to kickstart their tablet and smartphone sales and I don't like feeling disrespected like this.

The OS is annoying and not efficient to use as it is. Some simple things as shutting down the computer now take twice the amount of clicks to get done just because they decided to mess around with the UI. Using fullscreen applications on a multitasking desktop or laptop is an aberration and expecting people to use keyboard shortcuts or use the mouse like a touch control interface is not intuitive at all. With Windows 7 you have visual cues and there is a balanced use between keyboard and mouse, with Windows 8 they are trying to make the mistake "one size fits all".

Anybody who has been using Microsoft OSes for some years will tell you that this is not ready. The amount of changes in the interface from the Developer Preview to the Consumer Preview alone clearly shows that conceptually this Metro + Windows bonding is still far from being ready. Just look at what happened with gadgets: with Windows Vista you have to have them on the sidebar, with Windows 7 Microsoft got rid of the sidebar and you can now run them wherever you want on the desktop. It's the same with Windows 8: the Metro apps have to reside in their own environment and on their own sidebar / taskbar on the desktop, instead of the general taskbar. This alone tells that they have not yet sucessfully merged the two Operating Systems that are clashing together in Windows 8.
 
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Originally Posted by JieMan View Post

Nope, not when the personal folders, , video's , music has advertisements in them, and connects you directly to Microsoft's marketplace to buy from them. Next we will be charged a gold membership every year to use the product we already paid in full for, sound familiar?
Or we should not pay for XBL and let it go down for a month like PSN?
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I have never had an issue with XBL, which is why I was happy to pay for it while I was using it. My roommate on the otherhand, using PS3, could not do much (I guess he wanted multiplayer) while the PSN was down.
 
#25 ·
Since I'm in IT and everything I can't turn down new software. Especially if I have to put it on 500+ computers eventually. Maybe the Professional & Professional Plus version will work better than the Home Edition (Consumer Preview). Less frills?
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#26 ·
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Originally Posted by stu. View Post

Windows 7 has worked out quite nicely for me, and I see no reason to upgrade any time in the near future. I probably will not be upgrading my OS again until I need to do so for DirectX.
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