Why should I upgrade to Windows 8?

[Dude]

I appreciate all the replies guys, I really do, but judging from the majority of your posts, seems like I should just stick with 7, for now, atleast, maybe not till Microsoft decides to shove 8 on everyones throats when they retire 7.

Anyway, I was then wondering what are like the major differences Win 7 and 8 has, i mean ofcourse aside from the start menu interface that really does take time to get used to. Any other specific things that 8 has and 7 doesn't that boosts performance? Any detail and info would be great. Yes, I can just read up on it or whatever, but I prefer hearing these kinds of things from knowledgeable users who have at least tried it.

Thanks again guys!


P.S.

I'm thinking of installing a copy of it on one of my work computers. just for kicks. lol.

You should post on the eight forums also and ask. Installing a copy on one of your work computers is a good idea. Nothing better than trying it to see for yourself.

I love windows seven and still use it at my house. I use eight at work and have got over the learning curve of something different, and find it to be quite good.

 

[synth]

Btw, one more thing that bothers me, is the search bar, i mean, in windows 7 you just have to tap the windows logo and then type at once, its one of the small things i liked about 7 which got its idea from mac os x (spotlight). Is there a similar way to do this in 8? I mean I know what happens when you tap the windows logo on your keyboard on windows 8.

 

[rvcjew]

its the same as 7 you just hit the key then start typing it acts the same way.

 

[synth]

Ah, now I am intrigued.. How about app support? And btw im not really into doing things while its still "trending" you know, like in 7 anf vista, I never jumped on them when they frst came out, stood by xp till I was forced to buy a new laptop 2 years ago.

 

[MrA2Z]

Windows phone 8 apps cannot be developed without windows 8. MS shove it on developers throats and they don't have any other choice. I installed it on virtual machine but it is very slow. So I decided to buy Windows 8.1 and going to install it as dual boot for app development. I am not going to leave Windows 7 anytime soon.

 

[synth]

Windows phone 8 apps cannot be developed without windows 8. MS shove it on developers throats and they don't have any other choice. I installed it on virtual machine but it is very slow. So I decided to buy Windows 8.1 and going to install it as dual boot for app development. I am not going to leave Windows 7 anytime soon.

Ah, just like ios apps can't be developed without OS X. I see. Well, as for me, I'm not into developing APPS. I'm trying to study web development, PHP, SQL, CSS, all that stuff.

 

[Stanton2]

If you are happy even with windows XP you should use XP , there is no particular reason to migrate to windows 8 if you like your win7 and have no problems with it.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

...And finally you will need a Microsoft Account (sooner/later) to use 8.1

That alone kills 8.0 and 8.1 for me (there are several other reasons, as well). M$ requires one to enable all cookies, not just theirs, to get and use an account and that just isn't going to happen on any computer of mine. It's my darned computer and I will be the one determining what cookies gets put on my computer.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I appreciate all the replies guys, I really do, but judging from the majority of your posts, seems like I should just stick with 7, for now, atleast, maybe not till Microsoft decides to shove 8 on everyones throats when they retire 7...

There will be something else out by the time Win 7 retires.

 

[Bongo]

And finally you will need a Microsoft Account (sooner/later) to use 8.1

That's only if you want to use the Microsoft store to get apps.

I am using 8.1 without the need of Microsoft account. During the installation when it asked for your Microsoft account make up a fake e-mail address and password and once it checks and finds it's not valid it give the option to create a local account.

Jerry

 

[pcunite]

If you need to for some reason make sure you get something like classicshell its what i use on my laptop and makes it like 7 again for the most part. i haven't touched the start screen for months.

I recommend ClassicShell too.

 

[whs]

I have used Windows 8 since the first trial pre-versions were out. I thought it was kind of fun and I even made about a dozen little tutorials about those early versions.

When MS offered the RTM version for $40, I installed it in a virtual partition and eventually upgraded that to 8.1. It is still fun for playing around with it but I would not use it for my daily work. I still run my 6 PCs with Windows 7 and Vista. And I have a little stack of Windows 7 OEM licenses in case I have to buy a new PC (one of the Vista laptops seems to be on it's last breath).

And then there is always Linux. I run a lot under Mint Mate and find that more convenient than Windows 8.1.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

...I still run my 6 PCs with Windows 7 and Vista. And I have a little stack of Windows 7 OEM licenses in case I have to buy a new PC (one of the Vista laptops seems to be on it's last breath)...

LOL! While I understand that you live in two places and have a wife, you still make me look cheap. I just have the one desktop and a little 15" notebook. I also have one Win 7 Ultimate retail license and one Win 7 Home Premium retail license I haven't used yet. The desktop has another Ultimate retail license so it could be used on another machine without having to beg, plead, cajole, and/or lie to M$ to move it to another machine.

 

[whs]

LF, it is actuall very similar for us.

In Germany I have 1 desktop for myself and 1 laptop (Vista) for the wife.

In Florida I have 1 desktop for myself and 2 laptops for the wife. One of those laptops is dedicated to control a Silhouette Portrait paper cutting machines for her crafts. That dedicated laptop I sometimes use also for teaching at the computer club. It's a nice Toshiba with an i5, 6GBs of RAM and a Vertex II SSD.

In NY we have 1 laptop (Vista). But we are not too often in NY.

Then, of course, I run a bunch of virtual systems (Linux and Windows 8.1) on my desktops - ususally from a USB3 attached SSD.

 

[Superluigi6]

Well, you mentioned that you are a gamer...

You can play Xbox stuff on Windows 8, so if you have an XBOX and Windows 8, you can connect the accounts. I'm sticking to Win. 7 (hate the whole Metro thing) but do whatever you want to.

 

[x BlueRobot]

If you are happy even with windows XP you should use XP , there is no particular reason to migrate to windows 8 if you like your win7 and have no problems with it.

XP's support is ending in April 2014.