Have you actually tried to install Win8 on a tablet before? Else I do not need to argue with you, it's my review after trying, you don't believe it, why don't you try it out your self? For me I rather save all the storage for more useful purpose, personal opinion, we all do respect, I don't find your comment "meaningless", just you have a diff view that's it :)
hmm I don’t think ‘Windows 8’ will work well as a ‘tablet OS’ for a whole host of reasons. MS, if they want to get into the tablet business, need to start from scratch on a new OS for tablets only, not try to rehash Windows to fit the purpose; this may end up being a calamity for Microsoft!
Well seriously, after I watched the whole video, I'll suggest to take away the mouse and keyboard, this OS is not so much usable, you'll find you torturing your self to write in Words, click that small "Start" menu with your finger, hardly tab the "file" menu just to save the document. Yeah and you wanna' do "drag and drop" on this OS with just your fingers? Why the hell do we still need that mouse cursor there? hahaha ... this is a joke ... really!
@ngcheewei21 Yes, this OS is so much more usable for touch. A touch screen.....motion sensors whatever you like to think of will never be as practical as a mouse and keyboard. Not only are they cheap, but they work and do what they do at its best.
The best thing I've seen so far for a mouse is a software that actually can sense where you're looking at the screen and you can literally click anywhere you want as long as you look at it. But even then it doesn't sound as practical.
Win8 is like just picking up Windows 7 and just plug it with Windows Phone UI, then renamed it to Windows 8, not much of sincerity work.
Other OSes like Android, only 100MB+ in image, iOS were just merely few hundred MB, Win8 will take at least 16GB to install ... that will make me throw it directly straight into the drain.
@ngcheewei21 1.Android and iOS are not full-fledged OSs(Unlike Win8). The PC counterpart of iOS is the Mac OS which is a LOT different from the iOS you see in the iPad.
2.Win8 will take 16 GB? What are you,nuts? Win7 takes 4-5 GB. And as you said 'Win8 is nothing but Win7 plugged with a new UI'. Well I'm pretty sure a UI doesn't account for 10 GB of space. So how come the whole OS will eat 16 GB?
Well done Microsoft, naming a phone/table OS a full operating system. I'm sure the gamers, techs, and hobbyists will flock to this golden apple. Tablets aren't a replacement to notebooks. Good luck with this release.
@kostastsampiras You can get one from the Microsoft Store but its dumbed down a bit from the one at the handed out at the developer preview. and the "Consumer Preview" is supposed to come out on the 29th of feb.
this is wack IT IS NOT THE COURIER!!!! that was a true tablet and in my opinion a true contender to the Ipad ( Kudos to the kindel fire though) but I agree i dont think this will sell very well simpley because windows is in the Name the design of the Courier is soooooo much better then this trashtablet.
1: 20 GB to install is required, iOS requires 1 GB
2: Uses 230+ MB of RAM
3: People are not open to anything with 'windows' in it's name. Microsoft need a new name for the tablet version, like just calling it 'tablet' or something
@WhattanabeeCHHD In that respect u r definently right but in tablets i think people ( the general market) would reach for android or ios.i hope windows 8 beta shows some nice things l8er on
@nhking4 You're comparing a full operating system to a mobile one. Currently, the gap between the two is wide open. The iPad is fun, but it lacks practicality and compatibility because it's designed by Apple for a young demographic. There's no reason for the tablet and notebook not to converge, and unless Apple does something smart soon, I think Microsoft could do just that with the release of Windows 8 tablets.
I want a tablet that I can download things like .exe files on it and still run it. I hope that microsoft makes something like that. The tablets that they're coming out with now are cute little portable game toys and internet surfing gadgets, but I want a laptop without a keyboard.
@cameroncroggers1995 i am similar but i like all things Microsoft no matter what but i think what they are trying to do is achieve some form of uniformity that has made Apple so successful, i like Metro but a big change like this was always going to divide opinion
actually looks pretty good. I'm glad that windows is really taking some EFFECTIVE action into tablet, 10 years after gates predicted the domination of tablet 10 years ago...
so.. steve jobs dies and the pc market goes to hell. Im a microsoft fanboy all the way unless its xbox, and the reason i hate xbox is because of the metro look which is childish looking. Sadly microsoft is making windows look like it...
This confuses me. Is this just windows 7 on a tablet kinda with new features? Can it natively run any programs that can run on windows? Message me please.
This is what software should be all about: tons and tons of options! flexibility, my friends! Can't wait for a tablet with Windows 8. The fact that you can switch from desktop to metro, metro to desktop without any kind of monkey business is what we want. this is option and flexibility. it gives the user more freedom to perform tasks the way it fits better to his needs. thanks you, MS, for beating the crap out of you know who.
@robloxlover55 Windows 7 kills nothing. It's better then it's predecessor but not better then Snow Leopard or Lion.
Windows 8 is not out yet so we have yet to see how people react to and adopt it. If people don't like it then it won't matter if it's better then anything.
apps, apps, apps, apps. everything today is about apps. thats fucking annoying. i hate apps. i dont need apps for facebook ect. i just open the browser and go to facebook.com and now there is a desktop app? WHAT THE FUCK? i hope samsung will deliver it with win7 until win8 is released.
win 8 is crap. apps too. microsoft is like activision. they are getting worser. my opinion.
Dumbing down desktop computer to the level of a tablet is outright scary. (Yeah, I know the Metro can be turned off in Win8 DP... using a registry tweak.)
@TheOz1999 That's not the problem. Problem is that I'm afraid users are going to forced to use Metro in some ways, e.g. the start screen. I understand many things might be unfinished in the Developer Preview but there's no way to turn Metro off _completely_ other than doing a simple registry tweak but majority of casual users will not do that.
@deggis4 I really hope it's possible that you can fully turn it off in the control panel becuase otherwise Windows won't be an OS anymore - more like a mobile os(like iPad) good thing this i just in Alpha session and not the realese.
@pzdandrea does windows 8 includes already a player that automatically plays FLV or MP4 videos? or do we still need to download and install a codec pack?
this is a real big hit to other OS aimed towards tablets pcs.. no more honeycomp or gingerbread , this the real OS whick will be covering the whole world of pcs desktop ,tablet ,pad and laptop etc....
Yep MS copied ideas as did Apple, the Windowing environment was not created by Apple it was created by Xerox PARC in 1980 as was the mouse. So Apple people can get off their high, "I'm superior to you" horses and actually learn something about computing, rather than showing their ignorance,and perpetuating garbage for other Apple users to learn. Windows = choice, Apple = no choice
@markra i'm just wondering if you have ever owned or used an apple computer? They are far more user friendly with their navigation. Mac OS isn't built for a home, it is built for a professional environment. Mac
@markra Actually, Apple didn't "copy" Xerox PARC's work. They saw the value in a project Xerox saw as a useless toy & PURCHASED the rights from them. Many companies do steal from each other. MS did in fact steal when Apple hired them to write a WORD for their Mac Operating system. At that time MS had DOS only, they took what they learned from their project w/ Apple to build the first version of Windows, tested and distributed it overseas in secret. Seems you have some learning to do as well.
@genesishep Hmmm.... Apple BOUGHT rights from Xerox?
May be you're right! It explains why Xerox counter-sued Apple when Apple sued MS for copying the GUI "look-and-feel".
They heired MS to write some real-world programs while they fidgeted with some silly font settings. Apple was still was, and is, impotent in writing their own OS. Writing a shinny new shell on FreeBSD and boasting about network security?!? What a ripp-off!!!!
@nicknet18 Yes, bought...or rather secured rights by offering pre-IPO Apple stock at the time they toured the Xerox campus. Also, many of the original programmers of the Xerox project left to join Apple and continue their research as Xerox treated it as a nowhere project. So lets see, the original programmers ripped off their own work? Please, you truly have no idea what you are talking about. Back to school for you. NeXT was far more than a shinny new shell but I won't even go there.
ARRGGH! 11 minutes and not even a second to spare to show how touch screen keyboard works.. how write to eg. notepad or word. Any "smart" writing?? Thats more important to see thnt your damn finger clicking multiple times firefox close button
Those who say this is utter crap because of the Metro interface can still switch to desktop mode, gosh, take the time to take a better look. Don't know what the big deal is, appart from having a full os, with a touch-friendly interface available for tablets...
Windows is almost completely redone w/ Win8, so right now, many people hate it, but let's be honest, we all get used to it, the accustomed to it then, sometimes, like if not love it!
Ok, testing it now. For Desktop it's a Nightmare...
Testing it on a notebook with integrated graphics(128 MB) and the animations are pretty slow(it's alpha yet anyway)... And why do they think that ugly edges for windows is more beautiful than rounder a little bit? And in the "Start Menu" when u click to move to the right or left they should of done a smooth scrolling instead of jumping, it's kind of ugly comparing that all is animated in here...
@TheShawaal That is soooo stupid. God this is crazy. Why make a feature that is not supported by netbooks? Yet is works on a cell phone. Its just beyond me. Micro$oft better fix that thing fast. They are gonna have alot of angry customers. I know they can fix it.
@excite236 What are you talking about? My netbook was manufactured early this year, and i am sure millions still use netbooks and a desktop like myself. Not everyone has money to buy a new technology every couple months. People have responsibilities. So microsoft should cater to us and make the feature work with the not so old and new. Like AMD for example, they look out for people who dont have money to waste, making their new chips work on older boards.
Maybe the Samsung slider pc will finally come out. Been waiting for that tablet for like 8 months now. Samsung slider pc with Windows 8 will be the greatest!
I think people don't quite yet realize how customizable this new UI is. With the Live icons and everything, imagine the possibilities. It's going to be a lot more powerful than simply changing colors or opacity. Like it or not, small form factor computers are dominating and the future. Desktops are fading.
actually the metro ui doesn't look so bad, but there are lots of full-control features such as the task manager and control panel that still require the classic desktop ui. hope that will change in the final release.
I see many users going back to Windows 7 from Windows 8 much like many users went back to Windows XP from Windows Vista. What Microsoft doesn't understand is that the avg consumer doesn't like major changes, they like things subtle. The Metro interface will not catch on. In fact it's quite counter productive when you are trying to work with it using a pc. What works on phones doesn't mean it will work on everything else and Microsoft has yet to understand this.
At first i thought this version of windows looked promising but after seeing this video and how it mimics a desktop, it just seems messy.. I realllllly really want this tablet! if only it were running osx. This tablet with wacom + OSX + zbrush = a dream come true.
I thought I will buy a Asus Transformer now, but when I saw this..Maybe I should wait for a year to buy my first tablet..Great!Oh it's not just a Tablet but a Desktop Tablet..(what??)
I hope microsoft office and other essential apps like Adobe PS5 will run smoothly here. And I hope, my favorite alt+tab shortcut key is still here..:D
The problem is not Micrososft, they have to many people to please if the just built windows 8 with metro alone all of you would be moaning saying great another tablet that i can't get real work done and then all of you would say fail before it was out the gate when they do add office you guys then moan that it's weighing down there progress and the should just make a tablet either way people who make comments here would moan and complain.
as long as it allowed me do all the thing I can do with windows 7 I welcome windows 8. The same windows for tablet and PC should means I can play my GOG games and big fish games and steam games on the tablet. right?
@Sodlig What is Ubuntu? Only 100+ people know it. lol!!!! WIndows known to a couple of billion people of the planet..My kid tried Ubuntu and could not use wifi with missing incomplete drivers.
I applaud Microsoft for at least doing something different though, even if I believe that something different is confusing, schizophrenic, and essentially a bad strategy.
Look at thos chins
ethanwwwwws 1 day ago
You can close apps, you do this by dragin them down to the bottom of the screen and they fade away. Then close.
tenchidbz 3 days ago
this is not that bad on a tablet! =D
zloadesf 3 days ago
ok. i take Android
HyeneCH 4 days ago
Have you actually tried to install Win8 on a tablet before? Else I do not need to argue with you, it's my review after trying, you don't believe it, why don't you try it out your self? For me I rather save all the storage for more useful purpose, personal opinion, we all do respect, I don't find your comment "meaningless", just you have a diff view that's it :)
ngcheewei21 6 days ago
microsoft and sony copy to much
thetwolegendbros 1 week ago
@thetwolegendbros Copy from what? Awesomeness??!!
NeofirenX 6 days ago
@NeofirenX nintendo
thetwolegendbros 6 days ago
actually thats not a god damn tablet ITS A GOD DAMN MINI PC
MrAben1995 1 week ago 2
can't wait playing battlefields on a tablet.
MrYevelnad 1 week ago
hmm I don’t think ‘Windows 8’ will work well as a ‘tablet OS’ for a whole host of reasons. MS, if they want to get into the tablet business, need to start from scratch on a new OS for tablets only, not try to rehash Windows to fit the purpose; this may end up being a calamity for Microsoft!
dom86juve 1 week ago
News:They redesigned the windows logo and now it looks like a piece of shit!
irmesia 2 weeks ago
Well seriously, after I watched the whole video, I'll suggest to take away the mouse and keyboard, this OS is not so much usable, you'll find you torturing your self to write in Words, click that small "Start" menu with your finger, hardly tab the "file" menu just to save the document. Yeah and you wanna' do "drag and drop" on this OS with just your fingers? Why the hell do we still need that mouse cursor there? hahaha ... this is a joke ... really!
ngcheewei21 2 weeks ago
@ngcheewei21 Yes, this OS is so much more usable for touch. A touch screen.....motion sensors whatever you like to think of will never be as practical as a mouse and keyboard. Not only are they cheap, but they work and do what they do at its best.
The best thing I've seen so far for a mouse is a software that actually can sense where you're looking at the screen and you can literally click anywhere you want as long as you look at it. But even then it doesn't sound as practical.
keenkennyny 2 weeks ago
Win8 is like just picking up Windows 7 and just plug it with Windows Phone UI, then renamed it to Windows 8, not much of sincerity work.
Other OSes like Android, only 100MB+ in image, iOS were just merely few hundred MB, Win8 will take at least 16GB to install ... that will make me throw it directly straight into the drain.
ngcheewei21 2 weeks ago
@ngcheewei21 1.Android and iOS are not full-fledged OSs(Unlike Win8). The PC counterpart of iOS is the Mac OS which is a LOT different from the iOS you see in the iPad.
2.Win8 will take 16 GB? What are you,nuts? Win7 takes 4-5 GB. And as you said 'Win8 is nothing but Win7 plugged with a new UI'. Well I'm pretty sure a UI doesn't account for 10 GB of space. So how come the whole OS will eat 16 GB?
Dude....your comments are meaningless.
NeofirenX 6 days ago
why is windows making a mac?
ZetumHarp 3 weeks ago
Well done Microsoft, naming a phone/table OS a full operating system. I'm sure the gamers, techs, and hobbyists will flock to this golden apple. Tablets aren't a replacement to notebooks. Good luck with this release.
iamp3rfection 3 weeks ago
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Sublime570 3 weeks ago
where you buy that tablet and how much?????
kostastsampiras 3 weeks ago
@kostastsampiras You can get one from the Microsoft Store but its dumbed down a bit from the one at the handed out at the developer preview. and the "Consumer Preview" is supposed to come out on the 29th of feb.
SuperCheeseybread 3 weeks ago
how much is one? because here in Brazil has not , this country is shit .
frankeverton 3 weeks ago
this is wack IT IS NOT THE COURIER!!!! that was a true tablet and in my opinion a true contender to the Ipad ( Kudos to the kindel fire though) but I agree i dont think this will sell very well simpley because windows is in the Name the design of the Courier is soooooo much better then this trashtablet.
Timetraveler19 1 month ago
too complicated. just buy a 11inch notebook for 250box.
ronwyl 1 month ago
3 reasons why windows 8 tablets won't sell:
1: 20 GB to install is required, iOS requires 1 GB
2: Uses 230+ MB of RAM
3: People are not open to anything with 'windows' in it's name. Microsoft need a new name for the tablet version, like just calling it 'tablet' or something
nhking4 1 month ago
@nhking4 To a standard buyer imports the fluidity and speed, not the hardware specifications.=)
umbeumbe1 1 month ago
@nhking4 Meanless (Microsoft Windows 8 will go on sell as the Windows 7 users over 90% in OS market share in the world)
WhattanabeeCHHD 1 month ago
@WhattanabeeCHHD In that respect u r definently right but in tablets i think people ( the general market) would reach for android or ios.i hope windows 8 beta shows some nice things l8er on
nhking4 1 month ago
@nhking4 You're comparing a full operating system to a mobile one. Currently, the gap between the two is wide open. The iPad is fun, but it lacks practicality and compatibility because it's designed by Apple for a young demographic. There's no reason for the tablet and notebook not to converge, and unless Apple does something smart soon, I think Microsoft could do just that with the release of Windows 8 tablets.
Fagottron 3 weeks ago 24
@Fagottron Microsoft has the tendency to remain on top as Microsoft's history has proven before. It's the circle of life.
treavorsucks 3 weeks ago
I want a tablet with some serious power under the hood like that one and the OS looks really elegant
tuvok449 1 month ago
I want a tablet that I can download things like .exe files on it and still run it. I hope that microsoft makes something like that. The tablets that they're coming out with now are cute little portable game toys and internet surfing gadgets, but I want a laptop without a keyboard.
jerryfinsternumber9 1 month ago
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InstallingWay 1 month ago
@cameroncroggers1995 i am similar but i like all things Microsoft no matter what but i think what they are trying to do is achieve some form of uniformity that has made Apple so successful, i like Metro but a big change like this was always going to divide opinion
Norch321 1 month ago
metro is created to be use whit the finger no by mouse!!
juancristobalkille 1 month ago
Ok but is this slate posses an : Three-axis gyro Accelerometer Ambient light sensor
Which is important to new software
veskopolo 2 months ago
will it play cod black ops? or crysis?
PAKISRULEZ 2 months ago
@PAKISRULEZ it will say fu when you try
RDilus 2 months ago
@PAKISRULEZ too bad they use intel's crap on-board graphic :P so no you can't
pote2639conan 2 months ago
@PAKISRULEZ Probably not. :P
Doesn't have a dedicated GPU... I think. :P
dev21012 1 month ago
i still think Windows XP is the best Windows OS.
shughes0589 2 months ago
not as powerful as a laptop so what's the point with the desktop windows..keep it all metro!!
anitatime 2 months ago
Landscape only? (because position of home button)
aderbalnunesm 2 months ago
thats cool 4 a tablet..... not desktop
dluv4u2 2 months ago 2
super computer/tablet cost?????
spacekamil2345 2 months ago
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This is a Windows Phone operating system, but not Windows 7
DiagtoolsLTD 2 months ago
This is a Windows Phone operating system, but not Windows 7
DiagtoolsLTD 2 months ago
actually looks pretty good. I'm glad that windows is really taking some EFFECTIVE action into tablet, 10 years after gates predicted the domination of tablet 10 years ago...
firelegSC 2 months ago
Can't wait to install this to my iMac!
rolih6 2 months ago
I'd rather have Windows 7. I'm not looking forward to this OS.
Titanz91 2 months ago
Sooo im confused now... the Windows 8 tablet PC is different than the Samsung 7 Series tablet PC right??? Or what....
MusicianZombie 2 months ago
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Peter Griffin is the narrator. You can see him in the reflection.
MODGNAR 2 months ago
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MODGNAR 2 months ago
Now if this runs on (or something like) the transformer prime then well that'll do.
Jeahavee 2 months ago
هههههههههههههه ويندوز حلوو
ham4id 2 months ago
@ham4id Sorry, i dont speak squigly line.
Grubbyashes 2 months ago 6
@Grubbyashes He just said "hahaha beautiful windows" in Arabic. though I understand you frustration :)
Sazad93 2 months ago
@Sazad93 lol thanks
Grubbyashes 2 months ago
@Grubbyashes this is the arabic language, show some respect
codniknamehahkdashus 1 month ago
I am really shaky on the metro thing. I think they should revamp the whole desktop and everything, focusing on improving stability and convenience.
RedSandStudios 2 months ago
A lot of power under the hood ? My computer runs i7(overclocked) to 4.5-4.8Ghz
Thebeaner123456ify 2 months ago
@Thebeaner123456ify Its a tablet. It is a lot of power.
mick0473 2 months ago
@Thebeaner123456ify i7? You're out of date. 2600's are out.
zomgwtfbbqbagel 2 months ago
A Computer on every desk and in every home, running microsoft software
baponksmoker 2 months ago
@haddybabe you're ignorant...
dhaoracle 3 months ago
microsoft- now trying to put a pc os on a tabet
Randomguy578 3 months ago
Dude, I thought you're a priest :D
kermitek91 3 months ago
ponte haser poquito ejersisio
rodolfogoncor 3 months ago
@rodolfogoncor Y tu a aprender a escribir en español. Troll.
sylcom 1 month ago
so.. steve jobs dies and the pc market goes to hell. Im a microsoft fanboy all the way unless its xbox, and the reason i hate xbox is because of the metro look which is childish looking. Sadly microsoft is making windows look like it...
cameroncrogers1995 3 months ago
this will be the death of the ipad because ipad does not support java or flash. ipad is going to be for kids.
I cant wait to use this for work. outlook at work and now outlook at home. fuck ipad.
snoo333 3 months ago
Amazinggggggggggggggggggggg
MohammadProductions 3 months ago
i wish i will be able to use autocad like pc
RaymondSerway 3 months ago
hmm, maybe something that's finally actually worth switching away from linux for... still highly unlikely
TheBird1888 3 months ago
Hate it.
mlopinto2k1 3 months ago
this looks absolutely disgusting. I am not going to be using windows 8.
weeblerbob 3 months ago
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This confuses me. Is this just windows 7 on a tablet kinda with new features? Can it natively run any programs that can run on windows? Message me please.
yo123babybree 3 months ago
Splendor
admad132 3 months ago
Stupid! I dun like the interface!
coolcatevan9 3 months ago
Does this have Zune on it?
Starstreakauthor 3 months ago
@Starstreakauthor yeah,,,,,,
bonds911 3 months ago
Looks cool but it still needs another 2-3 years imho :/
clouds5 3 months ago
nice my boss has one and plays everything flash vids, etc finally i can watch videos other than youtube vids
xparta300 3 months ago
Windows Aids
brainspanker 4 months ago
a windows 7.5 phone and a windows 8 tablet -- im ready to sell 1 of my kidneys!!!! :p
iceonfire007 4 months ago
This is what software should be all about: tons and tons of options! flexibility, my friends! Can't wait for a tablet with Windows 8. The fact that you can switch from desktop to metro, metro to desktop without any kind of monkey business is what we want. this is option and flexibility. it gives the user more freedom to perform tasks the way it fits better to his needs. thanks you, MS, for beating the crap out of you know who.
limafilho27 4 months ago
What keyboard is he using in this video? I want one!
AwesomeNinjaFish 4 months ago
This thing is more than a tablet! This is a computer!!!
Thetrutv 4 months ago
"Traditional methods". So Piratebay.
I'm happy there's a store though, this will sit lovely with my WP7, and very soon upcoming my Xbox metro look!
Grymligast 4 months ago
When Microsoft Said Windows 7 Kills Snow Leopard Windows 8 Epicly Kills Snow Leopard & Lion!
So Fuck Macintosh. im Switching back to PC! :3
robloxlover55 4 months ago
@robloxlover55 Windows 7 kills nothing. It's better then it's predecessor but not better then Snow Leopard or Lion.
Windows 8 is not out yet so we have yet to see how people react to and adopt it. If people don't like it then it won't matter if it's better then anything.
thedarkone2134 4 months ago
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apps, apps, apps, apps. everything today is about apps. thats fucking annoying. i hate apps. i dont need apps for facebook ect. i just open the browser and go to facebook.com and now there is a desktop app? WHAT THE FUCK? i hope samsung will deliver it with win7 until win8 is released.
win 8 is crap. apps too. microsoft is like activision. they are getting worser. my opinion.
XxAggroFanxX 5 months ago
Dumbing down desktop computer to the level of a tablet is outright scary. (Yeah, I know the Metro can be turned off in Win8 DP... using a registry tweak.)
deggis4 5 months ago
@deggis4 Obiously, you can still access the normal classic desktop from metro (looks very similar to Win. 7)
TheOz1999 5 months ago
@TheOz1999 That's not the problem. Problem is that I'm afraid users are going to forced to use Metro in some ways, e.g. the start screen. I understand many things might be unfinished in the Developer Preview but there's no way to turn Metro off _completely_ other than doing a simple registry tweak but majority of casual users will not do that.
deggis4 5 months ago
@deggis4 I really hope it's possible that you can fully turn it off in the control panel becuase otherwise Windows won't be an OS anymore - more like a mobile os(like iPad) good thing this i just in Alpha session and not the realese.
TheOz1999 5 months ago
This is the first windows I liked.
pzdandrea 5 months ago
@pzdandrea Why?
Thetrutv 4 months ago
@pzdandrea does windows 8 includes already a player that automatically plays FLV or MP4 videos? or do we still need to download and install a codec pack?
softpctips 4 months ago
this is a real big hit to other OS aimed towards tablets pcs.. no more honeycomp or gingerbread , this the real OS whick will be covering the whole world of pcs desktop ,tablet ,pad and laptop etc....
awqad 5 months ago
shit due to name of that - "Winows".
yourCOLDpalms 5 months ago
Yep MS copied ideas as did Apple, the Windowing environment was not created by Apple it was created by Xerox PARC in 1980 as was the mouse. So Apple people can get off their high, "I'm superior to you" horses and actually learn something about computing, rather than showing their ignorance,and perpetuating garbage for other Apple users to learn. Windows = choice, Apple = no choice
markra 5 months ago 28
@markra I assume you're referring to the X Window System which was developed for UNIX and UNIX-like systems?
PCGamerNET 5 months ago
@markra This need WAY MORE THUMBS UP (Tweeted)
Jeahavee 2 months ago
@markra i'm just wondering if you have ever owned or used an apple computer? They are far more user friendly with their navigation. Mac OS isn't built for a home, it is built for a professional environment. Mac
latsu15 2 months ago
@markra Actually, Apple didn't "copy" Xerox PARC's work. They saw the value in a project Xerox saw as a useless toy & PURCHASED the rights from them. Many companies do steal from each other. MS did in fact steal when Apple hired them to write a WORD for their Mac Operating system. At that time MS had DOS only, they took what they learned from their project w/ Apple to build the first version of Windows, tested and distributed it overseas in secret. Seems you have some learning to do as well.
genesishep 2 months ago
@genesishep Hmmm.... Apple BOUGHT rights from Xerox?
May be you're right! It explains why Xerox counter-sued Apple when Apple sued MS for copying the GUI "look-and-feel".
They heired MS to write some real-world programs while they fidgeted with some silly font settings. Apple was still was, and is, impotent in writing their own OS. Writing a shinny new shell on FreeBSD and boasting about network security?!? What a ripp-off!!!!
Happy learning, Genius!
nicknet18 1 month ago
@nicknet18 Yes, bought...or rather secured rights by offering pre-IPO Apple stock at the time they toured the Xerox campus. Also, many of the original programmers of the Xerox project left to join Apple and continue their research as Xerox treated it as a nowhere project. So lets see, the original programmers ripped off their own work? Please, you truly have no idea what you are talking about. Back to school for you. NeXT was far more than a shinny new shell but I won't even go there.
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looks amazing! apple are screwed now that all these tablets with windows and USB ports are coming... GOOD BYE IPAD!
insideoutsider056 5 months ago
looks amazing! apple are screwed now that all these tablets with windows and USB ports are coming... GOOD BYE IPAD!
insideoutsider056 5 months ago
ARRGGH! 11 minutes and not even a second to spare to show how touch screen keyboard works.. how write to eg. notepad or word. Any "smart" writing?? Thats more important to see thnt your damn finger clicking multiple times firefox close button
hvasdf 5 months ago
Press your finger on the screen and hold it to right click in Windows n00b.
furquanatique 5 months ago
Those who say this is utter crap because of the Metro interface can still switch to desktop mode, gosh, take the time to take a better look. Don't know what the big deal is, appart from having a full os, with a touch-friendly interface available for tablets...
BitterSweetCold 5 months ago
Bring back Windows 98 SE please.
F12011cm 5 months ago
Excellent touch response at 5:00 lol
coolthing76 5 months ago
Tried Windows 8 Preview, all I can say is UTTER CRAP! Microsoft is clearly shitting their pants over iFad but they're making all the wrong moves.
SnepKaunt 5 months ago
hey dude.. what keyboard is that?
AbzeRd 5 months ago
Windows is almost completely redone w/ Win8, so right now, many people hate it, but let's be honest, we all get used to it, the accustomed to it then, sometimes, like if not love it!
Kirby3065939 5 months ago
me da lastima que una empresa de mierda como microsoft copie todas las ideas de linux, no tienen verguenza
SuperTheking07 5 months ago
Ok, testing it now. For Desktop it's a Nightmare...
Testing it on a notebook with integrated graphics(128 MB) and the animations are pretty slow(it's alpha yet anyway)... And why do they think that ugly edges for windows is more beautiful than rounder a little bit? And in the "Start Menu" when u click to move to the right or left they should of done a smooth scrolling instead of jumping, it's kind of ugly comparing that all is animated in here...
aliancemd 5 months ago
Lo voglio!!!!
stefanostv 5 months ago
Can someone tell me why the Metro style apps does not work on my 10.1 inch MSI WIND U160DX Netbook?
TakingShapeCreations 5 months ago
@TakingShapeCreations Because it has resolution of 1024x600..........Metro tiles only Support 1024x768 and higher
TheShawaal 5 months ago
@TheShawaal That is soooo stupid. God this is crazy. Why make a feature that is not supported by netbooks? Yet is works on a cell phone. Its just beyond me. Micro$oft better fix that thing fast. They are gonna have alot of angry customers. I know they can fix it.
TakingShapeCreations 5 months ago
@TakingShapeCreations netbooks came and gone were you living under a rock... future is in the touch my friend.
excite236 5 months ago
@excite236 What are you talking about? My netbook was manufactured early this year, and i am sure millions still use netbooks and a desktop like myself. Not everyone has money to buy a new technology every couple months. People have responsibilities. So microsoft should cater to us and make the feature work with the not so old and new. Like AMD for example, they look out for people who dont have money to waste, making their new chips work on older boards.
TakingShapeCreations 5 months ago
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@TakingShapeCreations netbooks came and gone where were you living under a rock... future is in the touch my friend.
excite236 5 months ago
Maybe the Samsung slider pc will finally come out. Been waiting for that tablet for like 8 months now. Samsung slider pc with Windows 8 will be the greatest!
grudge702 5 months ago
I think people don't quite yet realize how customizable this new UI is. With the Live icons and everything, imagine the possibilities. It's going to be a lot more powerful than simply changing colors or opacity. Like it or not, small form factor computers are dominating and the future. Desktops are fading.
mmx25 5 months ago
Can't decide between getting a Samsung Series 7, or waiting for the first Ivy Bridge tablets!
#whitewhine
TheJK9000 5 months ago
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greob 5 months ago
@Andy0n7 sux?
and by sux i mean alot
dewakaputo 5 months ago
98 good
2000 bad
xp good
vista BAD
7 good
8 guess what?
Andy0n7 5 months ago
actually the metro ui doesn't look so bad, but there are lots of full-control features such as the task manager and control panel that still require the classic desktop ui. hope that will change in the final release.
i still prefer the classic desktop btw.
utubearenazis 5 months ago
what was wrong with with the start menu, desktop and explorer being the main shell?
NousDonnons 5 months ago
I really dislike it so far
Virtualmix 5 months ago
Microsoft has nailed it. Same great experience across all "3 screens"
bufbarnaby 5 months ago 12
@bufbarnaby lol
fckdsht 5 months ago
@fckdsht hah
fckdsht 5 months ago
Fantastic...OSX is toast !
bufbarnaby 5 months ago 42
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I see many users going back to Windows 7 from Windows 8 much like many users went back to Windows XP from Windows Vista. What Microsoft doesn't understand is that the avg consumer doesn't like major changes, they like things subtle. The Metro interface will not catch on. In fact it's quite counter productive when you are trying to work with it using a pc. What works on phones doesn't mean it will work on everything else and Microsoft has yet to understand this.
SteelCity1981 5 months ago
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SteelCity1981 5 months ago
Since it appears the actual desktop was an after-thought, I hope they plan on supporting Windows 7 for the next 15 years.
No interest in a tablet or touch-screen PC.
ryanz4 5 months ago
do not know if want.
tomfrankly 5 months ago
At first i thought this version of windows looked promising but after seeing this video and how it mimics a desktop, it just seems messy.. I realllllly really want this tablet! if only it were running osx. This tablet with wacom + OSX + zbrush = a dream come true.
TheMidwestbear 5 months ago
can you install zune?? i would be sad if it's not availalbe for this build...
chltmdwp 5 months ago
i wish there was a way to have a black backbround for amoled screens~ Also Tellme voice recognition would be a big plus
chltmdwp 5 months ago
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Windows>Macintosh
WilliamRodg 5 months ago
Windows>Macintosh
WilliamRodg 5 months ago
Windows>Macintosh
WilliamRodg 5 months ago
just another microsoft's piece of crap
ok, now, I've seen it.
VCaesar 5 months ago 2
@VCaesar Another sycophantic twat who would know a good product if it sat on his face and wiggled.
HTHAMMACK1 5 months ago
I thought I will buy a Asus Transformer now, but when I saw this..Maybe I should wait for a year to buy my first tablet..Great!Oh it's not just a Tablet but a Desktop Tablet..(what??)
I hope microsoft office and other essential apps like Adobe PS5 will run smoothly here. And I hope, my favorite alt+tab shortcut key is still here..:D
bobocop24 5 months ago
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OK people this will beat the shit out oh the iPad
imre1205 5 months ago
20 000 views in a day? I guess Anandtech must be doing something right...
ImSpartacus811 5 months ago
lol look at this piece of shit operating system on an awful tablet. WATCH OUT APPLE. REDMOND IS COMING
jonny290 5 months ago
@jonny290 apple is an overpriced crap...
imre1205 5 months ago 30
The problem is not Micrososft, they have to many people to please if the just built windows 8 with metro alone all of you would be moaning saying great another tablet that i can't get real work done and then all of you would say fail before it was out the gate when they do add office you guys then moan that it's weighing down there progress and the should just make a tablet either way people who make comments here would moan and complain.
SuperBlackcat28 5 months ago
as long as it allowed me do all the thing I can do with windows 7 I welcome windows 8. The same windows for tablet and PC should means I can play my GOG games and big fish games and steam games on the tablet. right?
himmelsturmerIX 5 months ago
ipad the past,win8 the future
TheVersio 5 months ago 3
uh wtf where is quake diablo and halflife 2... thats what a PC is for not this feelgood mac crap
zillabunny 5 months ago
damn, I hate how some menus look like a cell phone
alekz8a 5 months ago
Finally, a tablet that CAN replace the desktop!!!!!! This is exactly what I want from Windows 8! Keep up the good work guys!!
Zincoontrin 5 months ago
It feels like KDE with methmouth!!
TheTrueKiwii 5 months ago 2
Microsoft is failing bigtime, I believe/hope this will be the end of another mainstream corporation. Linux is the future and current.
Sodlig 5 months ago
@Sodlig the only way i would ever run a linux OS, is if they got support from all of the game developers out there....doubt that'll happen..
R4gN4r0k478 5 months ago
@Sodlig but yeah, i generally like linux OS' more than Windows, and especially mac OSX... but Windows 7 is pretty damn good
R4gN4r0k478 5 months ago
Ubuntu > Windows
Sodlig 5 months ago
@Sodlig What is Ubuntu? Only 100+ people know it. lol!!!! WIndows known to a couple of billion people of the planet..My kid tried Ubuntu and could not use wifi with missing incomplete drivers.
nooneknowsnothing 5 months ago
I applaud Microsoft for at least doing something different though, even if I believe that something different is confusing, schizophrenic, and essentially a bad strategy.
savedfaves 5 months ago
I know it's beta software, but it would be nice if he would even acknowledge that it takes 8 swipes for some things to work.
savedfaves 5 months ago