A look ahead: 2012 is Microsoft's turning point

[Ravi5kumar]

Metro UI is another vista. But it is worse than ever before! I don't want to convert my PC to a tablet!

 

[whs]

Vista was a good system. But this Metro is ridiculous for the desktop.

 

[Ravi5kumar]

Vista was a good system. But this Metro is ridiculous for the desktop.

Yeah, Metro UI is ridiculous for the desktop. I am asking you a question : Will we be able to remove the Metro UI in Final Windows 8?

 

[FredeGail]

Metro UI < Itunes sync function

 

[whs]

Vista was a good system. But this Metro is ridiculous for the desktop.

Yeah, Metro UI is ridiculous for the desktop. I am asking you a question : Will we be able to remove the Metro UI in Final Windows 8?

Hopefully, we'll have to wait for the Beta to know for sure.

 

[C32C3]

Vista was a good system. But this Metro is ridiculous for the desktop.

I agree with you, Vista is a good OS. As I listened to all of the complaints against Vista I was bewildered. The only problem I experienced was with a few softwares that did not have upgraded drivers for it.

I have Vista Ultimate x64 on my backup pc and I also have a backup image of it on this pc.

I have no idea what Metro is but since I am not interested in anything but desktops at the moment I really don't care.

What is getting my attention is the Asus UX21 Ultrabook. Because its deput is relatively new I will wait until its more fully developed before deciding whether to purchase one or not. However, I am in NO HURRY. The desktop is all I want, all I need.

 

[Ravi5kumar]

Vista was a good system. But this Metro is ridiculous for the desktop.

Yeah, Metro UI is ridiculous for the desktop. I am asking you a question : Will we be able to remove the Metro UI in Final Windows 8?

Hopefully, we'll have to wait for the Beta to know for sure.

Oh. Ok.. Thanks!

 

[JerometheGiraff]

Metro is to dumb down society. I hear it everywhere, and it is everywhere.

 

[whs]

I like this Metro better:

 

[C32C3]

Metro is to dumb down society. I hear it everywhere, and it is everywhere.

MS is investing millions into the development of a new OS in order to "dumb down society"?

 

[JerometheGiraff]

MS is investing millions into the development of a new OS in order to "dumb down society"?

Is is that hard to understand ?

 

[whs]

Most money can be made with the morons - they are less critical.

 

[M1GU31]

only reason i haven't tried windows 8 is because i hate how that interface looks like a tablet it irrates me just looking at it, I mean just look at it EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

 

[C32C3]

MS is investing millions into the development of a new OS in order to "dumb down society"?

Is is that hard to understand ?

Yes, it is hard for me to understand. Please enlighten me.

 

[legacy7955]

Most money can be made with the morons - they are less critical.

Yep, if you train em right you are correct. Easily led, easily manipulated.

Marketing sharks in the fish bowl of properly trained morAns.

 

[JerometheGiraff]

Yes, it is hard for me to understand. Please enlighten me.

You mentioned, why would a company spend millions to dumb down people. The answer is in your face, they spend millions to do it because they have the money to do it, and it's a goal that they must achieve because your software is in most of the worlds computers and people use your software (OS) on a daily basis. You can make people dumb without actually telling them they're dumb. Microsoft is huge company they don't work for your best interest like Google they work for the Governments best Interest.

In North America alone excluding Mexico there 350 million people, there is no way in your most wonderful dreams that the government cares for all of us. Whatever your society security number says who you are, you are. Not your name.​

 

[whs]

Microsoft is huge company they don't work for your best interest like Google they work for the Governments best Interest

Now that is a theory you really have to explain. How does Google work for our interest and MS for the goverment?

 

[noobvious]

And Metro is going to be everywhere

God save the PC, please.

+1

 

[noobvious]

I suspect that these new GUIs are designed to "soften the blow" of having to move to a "Cloud" OS.

I say screw the cloud. I want my stuff on my devices.

 

[whs]

I suspect that these new GUIs are designed to "soften the blow" of having to move to a "Cloud" OS.

I say screw the cloud. I want my stuff on my devices.

Absolutely. For my data the cloud is no solution and I don't think the cloud will get much use from desktops.

But for running some heavy hitter applications from a phone or a tablet, it may be ok.