Am I missing something about Win 8? Alot of hype for what? - Page 6

My opinion:

If you haven't tried it, keep your mouth shut. Sounds harsh, I know. However if you haven't tried it (And I'm not talking about giving it a whirl for an hour, I'm talking actual USE), your opinion is pretty much irrelevant and you have no place in the conversation.

Windows 8 is a great OS. Fact. It's faster in every aspect, more secure, and (fundamentally) easier to use. This is proven by the fact that people new to computers pick it up almost immediately. I apologize if you don't like it, that's fine. However, is it really necessary to continuously preach your opinion in hopes that it's going to start some massive anti-Windows 8 exodus? Sorry to break it to you guys, but you're in the minority. There was over 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in the first 4 days of it being released.

We appreciate your opinions, but quit preaching it like it's fact and like it's some sort of gospel. The way you're going about voicing your opinion is childish to say the least. You sit there and act is if your opinion is 100% correct and like it's the only opinion that matters. Get off your high horses.

The top reason for the hate on Windows 8 is the metro screen. Which works almost exactly like the start menu before it. However, it's one thing. One.single.thing. Is it really worth the energy to bash it constantly like anyone..you know..cares?

It seems online, on these forums (and on the Steam forums) in particular, anyone who likes and defends Windows 8 is deemed a troll. I am disappoint...

Than again, I see the same amount of immaturity coming from both sides...when it SHOULD be

"Hey, you like 8? Cool. I don't care for it myself but I'm not going to force my opinion on your relentlessly and act like you're a moron because you like it"

and

"Hey, not a fan of 8 huh? Yeah, a new OS isn't for everyone bro, it's all good. 7 works for ya"

I think 32oz has your answer for that.

...because...






I don't appreciate my posts being deleted when ones like ^that^ get to stay.

Sigh, don't be ignorant and read the damn post. You CLEARLY didn't, otherwise you'd see how ridiculous your reply was. Than again, you couldn't even read my name, so...well, heh, can't expect maturity from everyone.

*headdesks*

I think you need to take the advice of the last two words in Raven Dizzle's post.

I use windows 8 with classic shell (old start menu) and all smart corners disabled. I enjoy the new task manager, windows explorer, and the file transfer menu. With like 5TB of storage, I find myself throwing data all over the place quite often and the new file manager is a lifesaver. It feels nice and snappy overall and boots/restarts really fast. Basically, I just use it like windows 7 but enjoy all the new features and optimizations. Heck, I don't even think I had to restart my computer when I installed my GPU drivers.

I have a desktop, laptop, and a loaner tablet (hp slate 500) all with windows 8 and I have enjoyed the upgrade. You'd be surprised how much lighter 8 is than 7 on older devices.

edit: forgot to mention built in ISO mounting and compression/uncompression. no need for daemon tools/magic disc/7zip/winrar

Oh, so you were trolling me. Point proven, thank you.

You've never seen me say anything but truth, in a civilized way (as proven by the fact that those posts still exist). Sorry if you think that makes me angry. It doesn't. I am disturbed that you've seemingly been stalking me, however. o.O
Edited by Raven Dizzle - 11/9/12 at 4:05pm

Windows 8 here, no issues. Just put a start menu replacement on it. Works great.

Man, I smell thread lock coming.

As well it should, my friend. When it gets to a point where people are blatantly trolling and admitting it, it's gone too far.

Wow, this thread went wild quick

Don't get sucked into a row lads
It's only an OS!

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But on the bright side, I found a way to download the 32bit version! So I'm going to try again with my net-book