From my understanding, this is the idea. They seem to be pushing for one look across all platforms. For those of us used to the Xbox360, Metro was actually quite familiar. It is also my understanding that there is a desire to move to a more "touch screen friendly" interface. If you have ever used a Win 7 or earlier OS with a touch screen you know that it preforms fair at best.I am one of the folks who is in the beta and I like it but I don't. To me the new main window that they use instead of just going to the "desktop" looks more like something from a Windows phone. The idea of installing apps etc. is cool but again... ideal for phones. I had a really hard time trying to figure out how to get to certain things or to change specific settings. It's a learning curve for sure for anyone who is used to the typical "start menu" world. Now all that said, it does seem a little less resource intesive but I haven't had the opportunity to really test out some of more more memory hoggy stuff on the box I installed the beta onto.
I was a Mac girl for the longest time (still am technically) until I decided I needed a laptop instead of a desktop and had no choice (financially) but to go with a Dell. I was actually shocked at how much I liked Windows 7 (and still do). While I'd still prefer a Mac over Windows any day, my final answer is that I have no plans to upgrade any time soon. I'm good with Win 7 until I can afford one. LOL!
And y'know that's actually an excellent point that I forgot to mention... we just recently got an Xbox and once we did, the Win8 interface made a lot more sense to me. I like the integration between it and the Xbox as well.
I like the direction that it is going. From what I remember back in the late 90's when Windows was trying to make a Tablet PC they seemed rather adamant about it running the same OS at a desktop or laptop. It is an approach that I agree with simply because I hate to "switch languages" so to speak between my phone, computer, tablet, etc. Back in the late 90's the technology was not simply not up to the task. Fast forward 12-14 years and it looks like one OS to rule them all might actually happen.
That is exactly what is going on. I'm just not convinced that desktops or laptops really work with touch screens. The angle of the screen is all wrong. Of course, future hybrid devices, like the surface, may make things better.
As they sit, desktops are really not ideal for touch. I do however foresee monitors that will sit on your desk at about a 10-20 degree angle that will be much better suited for it.
The last date I heard for XP support terminating was April of 2014.
Depends on your definition of obsolete. XP has been obsolete since main stream support ended in 2009. It has extended support (commercial customer support only) until 2014.
The PCs on our computer saws are still running Windows 98. It does make for some "interesting" issues. Just recently we had to switch from using floppy disks to USB thumb drives. No big deal, change a couple line of code and add a USB port to the front of the control panel. Well.....Windows 98 does not support thumb drives. Thankfully, I found a patch after several tries.
LOL yeah I bet!
It seems to be a pretty common theme. For the most part the software becomes just like any other mechanical component.
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Why isn't there a more accessible OS besides Windows for the average person? Why are we at the mercy of Microsoft? The last time I downloaded SP2 for XP it crashed the whole computer (total reload was required!
I have disabled automatic updates and have had no problems since.
Even at work, SP2 caused problems...SP3 was no problem!
*ahem* OSX *ahem*Why isn't there a more accessible OS besides Windows for the average person? Why are we at the mercy of Microsoft? The last time I downloaded SP2 for XP it crashed the whole computer (total reload was required!
I have disabled automatic updates and have had no problems since.
Even at work, SP2 caused problems...SP3 was no problem!
