Windows 8 is so ugly

cytherian · 11 Dec 2012

^ I agree. I do not like the 2D approach they've taken. GPU's and CPU's are plenty powerful enough for the devices that will be running W8, that we can have a little eye candy. I'm using Aero on Vista and W7, and I don't find it laggy.

The thing is, some folks have done their own personal shoot-out tests pitting W7 vs. W8 and found that W8 runs a little smoother/faster in some cases. With a W7 theme mod on W8, you should be all set to go. But that is, like Deacon White said, if you really need to get a new operating system. For an existing computer, W7 is more than enough for most people. If you have a large tablet device, well then W8 is probably the better choice.

Maguscreed · 11 Dec 2012

This all comes back to it being a tablet OS. In that medium it makes perfect sense.
I just hope win 9 at least brings back the desktop as we know it.
More than likely it'll be something else trying to force everyone into purchasing new touchscreen devices though...

cytherian · 11 Dec 2012

I'd hope that W8 customers wouldn't have to wait for W9, and could get a service pack that provides a "retro" desktop option if so desired. :)

mart44 · 11 Dec 2012

I don't think it is ugly. Maybe a bit of organisation of the tiles (shortcuts) is necessary but once that's done, I find the appearance and usage acceptable enough on my Desktop computer:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...tartscreen.jpg

Maguscreed · 11 Dec 2012

cytherian said:

I'd hope that W8 customers wouldn't have to wait for W9, and could get a service pack that provides a "retro" desktop option if so desired. :)

If I had the option to enable aero and put my files back the way I want them without jumping through hoops, it would pretty much eliminate my complaints.

gregrocker · 11 Dec 2012

So it seems the endless stream of gripe threads has now migrated to Win8. Over the years there has almost always been one going complaining about Win7, having to given up XP, etc.

This one is funny because it greets us every day with a title that sounds like "Yo mama is so ugly" jokes.

"Your OS is so ugly it looks like a Playskool Christmas toy, except the buttons work on that."

Maguscreed · 11 Dec 2012

gregrocker said:

So it seems the endless stream of gripe threads has now migrated to Win8. Over the years there has almost always been one going complaining about Win7, having to given up XP, etc.

This one is funny because it greets us every day with a title that sounds like "Yo mama is so ugly" jokes.

"Your OS is so ugly it looks like a Playskool Christmas toy, except that the buttons work on it."

Yo OS is so stupid the kernel is trying to pop corn.

Slartybart · 13 Dec 2012

I liked Vista, I didn't like Win 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0

- come to think of it I ddin't like Win ME that much.

Fantail said:

...Nobody realy liked Vista....

Maguscreed · 13 Dec 2012

Slartybart said:

I liked Vista, I didn't like Win 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0

- come to think of it I ddin't like Win ME that much.

Fantail said:

...Nobody realy liked Vista....

M.E. I remember by far being the least stable at the very least. It was a blue screen nightmare when it was working at its best.

DeaconFrost · 13 Dec 2012

I liked Vista as well, once all of my necessary drivers were released. Us TechNet subscribers had it early, and really had some rough times finding drivers. At least it improved a little after consumer release.