Why are you not excited about Windows 8?

[boss.king]

I wasn't sure how Metro would work on a desktop. Actually, I didn't like it. But I'm working on converting one of my apps into a metro app (From a WP7 app) and so I figured I'd use it. I spent about 2 hours downloading and installing all the tools/IDE's I needed, and once I started to actually use it, I'm finding it's rather nice. Even though I jump between Metro and the desktop a lot, it's not bad. After using it for about a day, consider me converted - and more excited for Win8 than I have been for any Apple iProduct in years.

Sorry OP, not quite the reaction you wanted, but ....

That's good to hear. Make no mistake, I'm expecting a bit of a transition period and a learning curve (probably more so for others than myself, and I'll be the tech support) but you have that with any new product. I think it's worth it for the sheer leap MSFT is making into releasing a completely unified experience across all it's products. I can also see MSFT has put a lot of thought into putting the tools people use first and foremost, which is never a bad thing

 

[AppleScruff1]

Sure. They can make a complete mess of things all on their own.

Is this your unbiased opinion?

 

[boss.king]

Is this your unbiased opinion?

Trick question?

 

[roadbloc]

Sure. They can make a complete mess of things all on their own.

Yeah, because Lion isn't a total mess at all is it?

 

[SactoGuy18]

I think before everyone dismisses Windows 8, how about actually using it first? The Consumer Preview beta edition is coming out at the end of this month, and given that it's pretty much feature-complete, we can find out if the radically different Metro interface is actually viable by most users.

 

[AppleScruff1]

Yeah, because Lion isn't a total mess at all is it?

But it's ok if Apple does it.

 

[h00ligan]

If things don't change drastically it won't be well received. The adoption in enterprise will be almost nonexistent.

It's awkward right now, and as mentioned by a previous poster the kb and mouse interaction is poor.

I'm glad they are innovating but they need to increment it better.

 

[boss.king]

If things don't change drastically it won't be well received. The adoption in enterprise will be almost nonexistent.

It's awkward right now, and as mentioned by a previous poster the kb and mouse interaction is poor.

I'm glad they are innovating but they need to increment it better.

Enterprise adoption of almost any OS is nonexistant to start with. Enterprise is the slowest adopter of anything new, but the compatibility mode with anything that works with Win7 should ensure that this is not an issue

 

[ixodes]

I'm neither excited or disappointed.

First off it's not even finished yet. Given Microsofts record of running quite long on projects, I'm not forming an opinion till it's out & I've tried it.

If at that point I like it, I still won't abandon the very satisfying experience and efficient work flow provided by SL 10.6.8.

If windows 8 is exceptionally late to market, I'd hope that by then, Apple would have accomplished the refinements I want in Leopard.

Just like I waited patiently for a few revs before I migrated to Snow Leopard, I'm taking the same approach with Lion.

First & formost I've used Apple for years & hope they continue to keep it relevant. My only concern is the iOS influence I'm seeing & wonder if they will merge the two operating systems as some have predicted.

 

[h00ligan]

Enterprise adoption of almost any OS is nonexistant to start with. Enterprise is the slowest adopter of anything new, but the compatibility mode with anything that works with Win7 should ensure that this is not an issue

It's a given the enterprise is slow, I meant it will be much slower than normal. It doesn't have to do with compatability...it has to do with retraining for usage, as things sit.

I think as technologists or technology fans it's easy to forget how simple most people are with technology. Look at the office ribbon.

 

[chrono1081]

But it's ok if Apple does it.

Yeah, because Lion isn't a total mess at all is it?

If you think Lion is a "mess" you must never have had to deal with Vista in a corporate environment.

 

[[DL]]

This will almost certainly get me thumbs-down, but I just watched a demo of the CES 2012 thing, and I'm impressed. Probably not going to buy it, but it looks really cool.

 

[Mr. McMac]

If you think Lion is a "mess" you must never have had to deal with Vista in a corporate environment.

Interesting, where is Lion used in the corporate word? Please explain...

 

[SuperCachetes]

...Because Windows 7 "Just works?"

In all seriousness, I have Win 7 at work, and on one desktop at home, and then on my MBP's Boot Camp partition. It's the first Windows release in forever that I'm not itching to replace due to being buggy or outdated.

I'll admit that I don't know enough about the new UI, and I'll check it out eventually - but right now, I've got no reason to rock the boat.

 

[LostSoul80]

"Excited" is excessive for any operating system.

Windows 7 is actually a good OS, and I'm pretty curious to see how Windows 8 turns out to be.
From what I can see now, it looks defenitely cool.

 

[*LTD*]

Yeah, because Lion isn't a total mess at all is it?

No, it isn't. Of all the OS X versions released by Apple, this one is art.

And it's really helping Mac sales.

 

[nyki]

metro ui colors & fonts and the new start menu. I think it's a huge improvement over the vista/windows 7 style. It a bit awkward that they currently have elements from both the old and new ui.

The thing I'm most interested to see is how they're going to handle tablets. Windows 8 is supposed to be both a desktop and tablet os. The dev preview already has some interactions that are focused on touchscreen use (swipe to unlock, start meny scrolling), but I'm curious to see how it ends up being optimized.

 

[roadbloc]

If you think Lion is a "mess" you must never have had to deal with Vista in a corporate environment.

I wasn't on about Vista. Nor was I on about a corporate environment. Nor was I stating that Vista wasn't a mess. Vista was a mess, a bigger mess than Lion. But that doesn't make Lion not a total shambles of an OS when it comes to OS X. I can only hope that 10.8 is good.

 

[*LTD*]

But that doesn't make Lion not a total shambles of an OS when it comes to OS X. I can only hope that 10.8 is good.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/19#conclusion

 

[boss.king]

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What exactly is that supposed to prove? That 12 people like it? I take it those are anonymous votes too?

 

[0000757]

I for one am excited at will probably be a new, revolutionary OS.

 

[Schtumple]

I will only start being excited by Windows once it's a completely new from the ground up OS that has no ties to the old system.

That's that, you can give me arguments about the UI being new and other old stuff being thrown out, but that's not the point. Revolution beats evolution.

 

[juliusaugustus]

because they replaced the start menu with a boring web browser that has bland two tone color user interfaces more bland than Windows 3.1. I don't like how they are forcing uefi and locked bootloaders. I don't like how they are limiting the usage of Windows desktop apps on ARM. I personally think that the Windows touch user interface didn't need a major overhaul just some minor refinements I have used several Windows tablet nothing touch unfriendly about them. In fact the onscreen keyboard is great it can be resized, the handwriting recognition is simply the best their is, using aero snap to move windows around with your finger is simply very intuitive, hovering a digitizer pen over one of the microsoft office apps brings up the ink menu and you just start drawing on documents, snipping tool is amazing, and the list goes on.. But windows touch lacked consistent inertial scroll, having to tap multiple times to open things in windows explorer (really frustrating I can tell you that). But hey things could change and I'm hoping microsoft eases some of their restrictions.

 

[maflynn]

I'm excited with win8 with the following exception and it really is a show stopper. The Metro UI, perhaps when I download the public beta when it becomes available, I'll change my mind but I don't see a touch interface working successfully on a desktop OS. Playing with the developer preview, while incomplete and a bit rough around the edges, certainly confirmed that.

 

[MissRachel]

I'm "excited" to see the touch interface on Windows 8 because after using 2 different tablets running Windows 7 I can say that 7 sucks as a tablet OS (imo of course). When the iPad first came out, I was one of the people hoping that it would run a full version of Mac OS X and now I can see why that wouldn't have worked out so well...

Still, I don't think we'll be buying any Windows computers any time soon, and I'm not really looking forward to learning how yet another version of Windows works. My school still uses Windows XP.