Windows 7: Rumor - Microsoft to Release Windows Blue, the First Free Windows Ever

Goodbye Windows 8

Hmmm...interesting... just GMTF away from Metro!

Blue. Makes me think of Cloud. Won't be available as a standalone OS. Makes me think of download. Perhaps this is an exclusively cloud OS.

Interesting read. I look forward to seeing if this "rumor" turns out to be fact.

Yearly upgrades? In my experience after two upgrades all hell breaks loose. Meaning at some point it will be recommended to purchase a new version because of breakage.

Blu-buntu - Windows for Avatar's Navi People!

There is nothing wrong with Metro, Windows8. Just cause 90% of the worlds population can't figure it out, makes the other 10% I guess, gurus.

Hi there
try and use W8 when you have large numbers of applications with many levels of menus and submenus.

If you want to scrol left about 20 KM to find anything --good for you but most of us don't work like that.

For Mobile phones / tablets or even desktops with very few complex applications installed it's fine --but just try installing something like Full adobe CS suite or Visual composer.

I'm not bothered about an extra click to get into the desktop - but in order to work productively I would need to totally clutter my desktop with commonly used applications as it's a real hassle scrolling the W8 GUI when there's no HIERARCHIAL facility.

As I said works fine for mobile phones / tablets / simple workstations -- not fit for purpose on desktops with complex applications.

If you haven't got any of these complex apps installed then you really don't know how HORRIBLE the W8 GUI is to use in these circumstances.

I don't mind it on a small laptop just running Office and a few programs like Winamp and VLC --but anything more complex -- forget it.



I rest my case.

Cheers
jimbo

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Hmmm, to my way of thinking, the first "free Windows" was the Wine emulator on Linux. Lots of 16 bit Gui apps ran fine on wine.