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returntothepit >> discuss >> Windows 8 by Alx_Casket on Jun 2,2011 12:08am
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toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 2,2011 12:08am
A first look at the new "Windows 8" user interface.


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My mind is full of



toggletoggle post by ArrowHeadNLI at Jun 2,2011 12:14am
"These apps are fullscreen, and beautiful"

NO THEY FUCKING AREN'T


Windows for retards. Just what we need, a windows ME we need to buy a touchscreen for.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 2,2011 12:18am
Truth, a new-hardware push has never been so apparent with an OS since the mouse was invented.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jun 2,2011 12:24am


BRING IT BACK



toggletoggle post by Spaldino is HARDCORE RADIKULT at Jun 2,2011 1:13am
ONLY DOS IS REAL



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jun 2,2011 3:19am
you nowadays DOS faggots need to learn to code in assembly



toggletoggle post by Spaldino at Jun 2,2011 3:40am
ONLY PUNCH CARDS THAT OPERATE A COMPUTER THE SIZE OF A LARGE APARTMENT THAT CAN ONLY DO BASIC MATH CALCUATIONS IS REAL



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jun 2,2011 7:22am
im going to stick with vista thank you

haters gonna hate



toggletoggle post by severnli at Jun 2,2011 7:28am
microsoft: pissed at apple's profits



toggletoggle post by arkquimanthorn at Jun 2,2011 9:40am
relax gents, the classic mode is still there. right now i'm happy with windows 7 so i don't care if they don't release another OS for 10 years again. i can already see that no IT admin would want to bother with windows 8.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jun 2,2011 10:09am
win7 rules.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jun 2,2011 10:12am
also, I would love a touch screen and tiles are a great idea to convey a ton of information at a glance. This is something that android gets and microsoft get, but apple doesn't. Win8 looks very tablet oriented. For a desktop, not do much.



toggletoggle post by Sinistas   at Jun 2,2011 10:16am
I think that's really what they're going for - a single OS that can scale to both tablets and PCs. Considering that Win Mobile 7 has gotten good reviews, I don't think it's a terrible idea.



toggletoggle post by arkquimanthorn at Jun 2,2011 10:20am
you guys are right about the tiles and scalability. maybe they can do it right.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jun 2,2011 10:25am
it's not a "think" thing, that is what they have said they are going to do.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 2,2011 10:57am
Need more features described, solely from the vid I posted it looks like Win7 tablet edition with the Metro UI from windows phone 7.



toggletoggle post by the_taste_of_cigarettes  at Jun 2,2011 2:02pm
Multibillion dollar company = Can't afford a fucking lapel mic? Dude sounds like he's a million feet away.



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jun 2,2011 3:21pm


BRING IT BACK



toggletoggle post by xmikex at Jun 2,2011 3:38pm
So the only upside I see here is that it cuts out some typical Windows-isms. By which I mean it doesn't look like half a dozen splash screens are going to try and load all at once on startup. With the bare bones structure I'd like to believe that transitioning between running applications won't be like trying to negotiate with a guy in a pickup truck to let you cut into his lane.

The rest of this is pathetic. If I'm going to buy a computer it's because I want a computer, not a cellphone and that's exactly how this is built. I don't care if there is an ergonomic thumb keyboard, it still eats up real estate that I assume I need if I'm using a computer and not (as previously mentioned) a cell phone. These "apps" look like absolute shit. I'm 29 years old and I need a computer to do things. For the millionth time: I'm not impressed that you can toggle back and forth between some vague bar graph screen and videos of my grandson playing softball. Show me a way to actually improve the quality of my life and make things easier, not just simpler.

In all fairness to Microsoft though, it took Windows a handful of generations to finally be smart enough to rip off Apple's OS. And since Apple hasn't drastically changed their OS in a while (what does that tell you), they've got no new ideas to steal.



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jun 2,2011 4:43pm
xmikex said[orig][quote]
And since Apple hasn't drastically changed their OS in a while (what does that tell you), they've got no new ideas to steal.


They're too busy innovating in the field of "making mice worse".



toggletoggle post by xmikex at Jun 2,2011 6:40pm
Im pretty happy with the mouse that came with my iMac. I made them give me a wired keyboard though because the wireless one that comes standard is a flimsy POS.



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