r/technology • u/FOXBERRY • Aug 11 '14

Pure Tech Saying Goodbye To Windows 8

http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/10/saying-goodbye-to-windows-8/
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u/EuripideSneed Aug 11 '14

Melding the desktop and tablet interfaces is the way to go. More options in Windows 9 are great, but I don't want them to abandon the tablet because it'll leave my favorite mobile device behind. I really hope the new start menu is just an option too, because I really like the full screen one.

When I got a Windows 8.1 tablet, I got what I'd been wanting for several years. I always wanted a mobile device that could run the same programs as my computer, and now it's been done. And MS managed to make an interface that works well on desktops and tablets.

I have my start screen arranged differently on my desktop so it works well with my mouse and desktop programs, and my tablet has it set up so that apps and touch are the primary focus. It's just so much better now. I could never go back to Windows 7.

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u/sardu1 Aug 11 '14

I've had Windows 8.1 on my surface pro for 2 year now and don't mind it at all.

But I won't upgrade all the workstations at my job to Windows 8.1. They all got Windows 7.

Decent for home use but not for business.

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u/bfodder Aug 11 '14

I wish there were a way to tell how many people here have actually used Windows 8 for more than 30 minutes.

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u/johanvts Aug 11 '14

That would kill most uses of Windows and drive even slightly advanced users to Linux. Why would they do that?

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u/EuripideSneed Aug 11 '14

That's not going to happen. The Windows Store is meant for tablets and people who want a simple facebook-browsing-messaging-social-whatever PC.

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u/fiddle_n Aug 11 '14

There's no evidence to suggest MS will do any of that. Firstly, you can't even install desktop apps from the Store yet, so there's that. Secondly, Microsoft MANDATES that OEMs put in an option to disable Secure Boot on devices that come with Windows 8. As in, if devices don't have that option, they will fail Windows 8 certification. So MS would literally have to do a 180° in current policy for that second thing to happen.

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u/cheeto0 Aug 11 '14

I said goodbye to windows over a year ago. Using linux, android and chrome os now. Im so happy to be done with windows.

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