Reply to: Windows 8

[original PM]

I agree re Vista - had to buy a new laptop a while back (before windows 7 n 8) only one available has Vista on it....

it worked just fine - had some random stuff that was pointless but it was no worse than xp.

which when I finally get round to 7 and 8 I will probably find the same thing - takes a few days to get used to but once into it it will be fine.

and after 6 months I will want to do something I used to do on Vista/XP not be able to do so and shock horror I will google the answer.

[woohoo]

It's the perception that matters - Vista was slagged off so it got known as tulip - that prevented sales effectively because people did not want to buy something that became known as tulip. Same as Windows 8 - perception became reality.

Win 8 kernel is actually better and with Metro switched off using Classic shell it's ok.

Your definitely right, perception does matter, sometimes over substance.

[petergriffin]

I didn't expect that. Apology accepted

You two! Could you keep these husband/wife quality moments for yourselves please?

[AtW]

Again, not arguing it from a dumb user perspective. Just pointing out that technically it's actually ok to use and marginally better than Windows 7.

It's the perception that matters - Vista was slagged off so it got known as tulip - that prevented sales effectively because people did not want to buy something that became known as tulip. Same as Windows 8 - perception became reality.

Win 8 kernel is actually better and with Metro switched off using Classic shell it's ok.

[darmstadt]

I'm still at this level, another few years and I might work out a windowed GUI:

[AtW]

It's not another Vista. Vista was a total disaster.

Ballmer survived Vista, but not Windows 8...

[BigRed]

don't touch the screen

http://youtu.be/W9sPwuYciUQ?t=32s

I've got one of them, 'works' on Windows as well. I've not found any practical use for it. I was expecting it to be usable as a virtual touch screen with Windows 8, but the software isn't up to it.

[kingcook]

I was rude for calling you a nob, I apologise.

I didn't expect that. Apology accepted

[woohoo]

What a rude prick you are. Just because I suggest someone uses Windows 7?

I'd love to see you try to call me a "nob" to my face and not hiding behind the anonymity of an internet forum.

I was rude for calling you a nob, I apologise.

[scooterscot]

Meanwhile OS X users....

don't touch the screen

http://youtu.be/W9sPwuYciUQ?t=32s

[kingcook]

Because I've got a touch screen laptop, nob.

What a rude prick you are. Just because I suggest someone uses Windows 7?

I'd love to see you try to call me a "nob" to my face and not hiding behind the anonymity of an internet forum.

[woohoo]

There is now a general consensus that Windows 8 is tulip.

Sinofsky got fired for it and even Ballmer was not spared.

Lol.

[AtW]

I had to get used to the mac os but I didn't write it off because it was new to me.

There is now a general consensus that Windows 8 is tulip.

Sinofsky got fired for it and even Ballmer was not spared.

[woohoo]

Yep these are people using win 8 for the first time. I asked the poster why they had struggled, please remember they had been struggling for 3 days. So I asked why they struggled for 3 days.

I had to get used to the mac os but I didn't write it off because it was new to me.

[AtW]

So please tell me why?