[Softpedia] Windows 8 Beta Roadmap Leaked
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interesting... may have to check it out if it is a "public" download
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I think it's wise to make it a public download as I see, otherwise - torrent should be the choice
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If givin the choice between waiting for the beta to go public, and grabbing a leaked copy of the beta from a torrent site... I'll wait for rtm release and go from there.
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RTM is right around the corner.
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Other than the tablet friendly skins, anything in Windows 8 to get excited about?
Yea, storage spaces/pools, faster bootup and shutdown, ability to take full advantage of UEFI, and possibly bring back hardware audio, built in ISO mounting, etc is not muchOriginally Posted by axipher
Better driver and hardware support, not much else form what I've seen.
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I'll just wait until they get it all figured out, and working correctly. No real reason for them to upgrade, except to try to trick the average consumer that will buy whatever is new.
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Windows 7 was optimized Vista to get away from the negative stigma. Windows 8 is bring a lot of nice new features into the fold.
That.Originally Posted by sticks435
Yea, storage spaces/pools, faster bootup and shutdown, ability to take full advantage of UEFI, and possibly bring back hardware audio, built in ISO mounting, etc is not much![rolleyes.gif]()
Windows 7 was optimized Vista to get away from the negative stigma. Windows 8 is bring a lot of nice new features into the fold.
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There are a lot of people that like to get the newest stuff. I see that you have a lot of older parts in your sig rig but many people like to stay up to date with everything.
It supports ARM, Bulldozer, and new features. Everyone likes new features.Originally Posted by losttsol
Other than the tablet friendly skins, anything in Windows 8 to get excited about?
There are a lot of people that like to get the newest stuff. I see that you have a lot of older parts in your sig rig but many people like to stay up to date with everything.
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Windows 8 does bring a ton of new features to the table as mentioned in this thread and in my mind, is most definitely an upgrade from Windows 7.
I'm just hoping on getting a "Student Upgrade" with my old college email address.
I think aside form the Metro UI, the appearance hasn't changed at all and that's what confuses a lot of people. Everyone is used to seeing changes in the appearance of Windows with new versions.Originally Posted by Higgins
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That.Originally Posted by sticks435
Yea, storage spaces/pools, faster bootup and shutdown, ability to take full advantage of UEFI, and possibly bring back hardware audio, built in ISO mounting, etc is not much![rolleyes.gif]()
Windows 7 was optimized Vista to get away from the negative stigma. Windows 8 is bring a lot of nice new features into the fold.
Windows 8 does bring a ton of new features to the table as mentioned in this thread and in my mind, is most definitely an upgrade from Windows 7.
I'm just hoping on getting a "Student Upgrade" with my old college email address.
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Won't happen. I tried to get another copy of windows that way with my alum email, and they have completely changed the verification system now, so that it checks a Database of known enrolled students.Originally Posted by axipher
I'm just hoping on getting a "Student Upgrade" with my old college email address.
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I'm still enrolled until I finish my Industrial Electrician apprenticeship because my college is still my active sponsor haha.Originally Posted by sticks435
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Won't happen. I tried to get another copy of windows that way with my alum email, and they have completely changed the verification system now, so that it checks a Database of known enrolled students.Originally Posted by axipher
I'm just hoping on getting a "Student Upgrade" with my old college email address.
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Runnning it over here. Gotta run the installer in compatibility mode for Windows 7:Originally Posted by axipher
Awesome, I'm loving the Dev Preview now, I wonder what changes the Beta brings.
So far my only gripe with Windows 8 is that I can't install the Asus Xonar program, just the base driver.
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Oh wow, thanks so much, I'll be re-installing Windows 8 on my Desktop tonightOriginally Posted by hokeyplyr48
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Runnning it over here. Gotta run the installer in compatibility mode for Windows 7:Originally Posted by axipher
Awesome, I'm loving the Dev Preview now, I wonder what changes the Beta brings.
So far my only gripe with Windows 8 is that I can't install the Asus Xonar program, just the base driver.
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