More Than 3 Out of 4 Enthusiasts Reject Windows 8

Night Hawk · 13 Mar 2013

Haa. That's a good one! whs Tell her to keep up the good work!

PaulGo · 16 Mar 2013

Windows 8 In The Path of Danger Failure

...Of course, the new Windows 8 is packed with a lot of new features, but other than the new looks & that touch interface there’s nothing innovative at all in it. In fact, it has only made the once easy user platform into a mess with all those live tiles system.

For instance, the “Metro design language” is suitable for the Windows Phone but Microsoft was wrong to think that it will improve the desktop experience. In fact, it has turned the PC into a big smartphone.

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SIW2 · 16 Mar 2013

Yep.

Desktop users seem to be rejecting a mobile phone ui being thrust at them.

The cost of touchscreen devices puts people off.

Bottom line, there are penalties to 8. Metro annoyance and higher cost in dollars.

People won't mind the phone interface being thrown in - if there is no penalty. That means - it needs to be an option , and they don't want to pay extra dollars either.

JoBo · 16 Mar 2013

In January I built a new PC with a 240 gb SSD, quad core i7 cpu, Asus mb and 16 gb of ram and bought a "system builder's" copy of Win8

What a friggin mistake getting 8 was, I hate it. I've installed "Classic View" but that's just a stop gap. I wonder what it would cost me to "upgrade" to Win7?

whs · 16 Mar 2013

It costs you $100 for a license. Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Newegg.com

Element7 · 16 Mar 2013

I only ever tried using windows 8 on display models in PC shops and didnt like it. Windows 7 is still my favorite.

SIW2 · 16 Mar 2013

Maybe ask MS if you can change it.

They might - I understand they normally do within 30 days - it has been longer, but you could say you were trying to like it, so they may.

There is a toll free number - dunno what it is for your country.

JoBo said:

In January I built a new PC with a 240 gb SSD, quad core i7 cpu, Asus mb and 16 gb of ram and bought a "system builder's" copy of Win8

What a friggin mistake getting 8 was, I hate it. I've installed "Classic View" but that's just a stop gap. I wonder what it would cost me to "upgrade" to Win7?

Night Hawk · 16 Mar 2013

whs said:

It costs you $100 for a license. Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Newegg.com

I've been finding the upgrade media priced for about $70-$75 which include both 32bit and 64bit media over paying out $100 for one single disk or license even. I put a clean install of the Pro edition on the second case built here last summer after seeing what 8 looked like and deciding a no go there and later not as a second OS either.

whs · 16 Mar 2013

Night Hawk said:

whs said:

It costs you $100 for a license. Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Newegg.com

I've been finding the upgrade media priced for about $70-$75 which include both 32bit and 64bit media over paying out $100 for one single disk or license even. I put a clean install of the Pro edition on the second case built here last summer after seeing what 8 looked like and deciding a no go there and later not as a second OS either.

Interesting, where did you get that. And is it workable for replacing Windows 8.

theveterans · 16 Mar 2013

whs said:

It costs you $100 for a license. Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Newegg.com

I'll definitely buy 2 of these OEM Windows 7 before they run out. One main reason I won't upgrade to 8 is due to some essential programs (chemical process simulation software for example) that are required for my classes aren't even compatible with 8, even when forced to run in compatibility mode. I also dislike the idea to install 3rd party programs just to make Windows 8 function like 7. Lastly, Windows 8 Explorer looks ugly as heck, and it feels like I'm using Windows 1.0 from 1985. Honestly, I don't even see a benefit from upgrading to 8 especially if you have a decent hardware. From what I researched, 8's improvements are only miniscule and unnoticable on any modern hardware.