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[joystiq] Gabe Newell: Windows 8 is a 'catastrophe,' Adobe should try hat-based economy

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Valve head honcho Gabe Newell stepped away from his desk – or, pushed his desk away from him, since apparently it has wheels so he can maneuver it around the office – to discuss the future of open platforms, Linux and wearable computing at Seattle's Casual Connect conference last night. Newell even weighed in on Windows 8, calling it a "catastrophe," All Things D reported.

"I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space," Newell said. "I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. If that's true, then it will be good to have alternatives to hedge against that eventuality."



http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/25/gabe-newell-windows-8-is-a-catastrophe-adobe-should-try-hat/
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Our overlord speaks, everyone stop using windows NOW!biggrin.gif
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Gabe Newell, I love Steam and I agree with you that Windows 8 will fail. After using it for 2 weeks I took it off from all the PCs at my home. No one liked it that tried it and wanted Windows 7 back. Windows 8 is great for tablets but TERRIBLE for regular PC desktops.
 
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Well, it is.. It should have been a tablet only OS.
 
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Is steam even on tablets? Does anyone seriously game on a tablet? NO.
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And to think all they had to do was give people options. That's all people wanted from Microsoft.
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This is getting silly. Windows 8 is a huge improvement...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dylan View Post

This is getting silly. Windows 8 is a huge improvement...

...for tablets.

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you know what, gaben, if you don't do something about that keg you keep under your shirt, you will have a catastrophe.

also, isn't W8 designed for tablets? who plays hardcore games on a tablet?
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