Metro Aside, Does Windows 8 Offer Enough To Want To Upgrade?
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Overall performance is better than Windows 7, while application compatibility is good enough for me even with pre-beta. I expect beta to be even better and will upgrade at least my main laptop when W8 comes out, possibly my other computers as well if there’ll be a well priced volume package. Considering getting a new W8 tablet next year as well.
the 16 bit apps aint working anyways because dance ejay works fine on windows 2000 pro 32bit  but windows 8 32 bit does not. Any fix on that please there is a file missing in witch windows 2000 pro works with and 8 does not also
Well, while waiting for the Beta, the more i try Windows 8 developper edition, the more it looks like an O.S a bit too much optimized for tablet and to some extent low end hardware.Unless, the Beta change dramatically that impression and manage to offer a full desktop/laptop mode, i will come to the conclusion that Windows 8 should have been the low end edition of a next gen Windows, with an upcoming edition optimized for laptop/desktop and other high end hardware devices.Think about Windows 8 would be a great O.S for tablet, convertible and netbooks/low end laptops.For desktop and high end PC, the current O.S, especially the Metro mode, is not really optimized/taylored .Let take the full screen Metro apps.If they work great on a small screen with a relatively low resolution, they will look awful on a big screen (like the Full HD 24″,i intend to buy very soon :)), unless they all offer a dramatically different experience depending of the size of the screen.Even on my current 17″ laptop, Metro apps do not look that great with the full mode screen.A possibility to have more than one Metro apps with a big enough/high resolution enough screen would be a must.
Thus i sure hope that Windows 8 is flexible and smart enough to significantly alter its behaviour depending on the form factor and the power of the device, it will be running on.
Otherwises, it will have a very mitiged success.Â
Thats the reason why I haven’t done too many reviews on the Windows 8 Developer Preview.
The Beta will be the real test.
I have for almost 20 years thought of the day when a real tablet would exist. Back in 1995 in college, I wanted a computer that I could bring with me instead of a paper bound notebook I had to carry. I envisioned buying soft copies of text books, being able to take notes, voice record the professor, and surf the internet between classes. In 2003 I thought that might be a possibility with Windows XP tablets, then when I looked at them, I realized they were a long way from my vission. But I thought that they had come a long ways from the Windows 95 laptops that gave me the idea to begin with. I figured by 2008 my dream would be a reality. It seems that it has taken years longer for my dream to become possible. The current tablets are close, but still not it. Still too much of a compromise. However windows 8 on a Ivy Bridge processor might fit the bill pretty good. Having the same apps as would be on my windows phonewould be a pretty cool addition.