Windows 8: a step backwards!?

[Butters]

Just thought I'd share this.
Am I the only one to see this similarity?

I guess the only difference between then and now is that Windows 8 can be used on a tablet. lol (that was a joke in case anyone couldn't tell.)

But seriously, Windows 8 is not something I'm looking forward to. What do you guys think?

 

[metalmania31]

From a mainstream user I can see them adopting it pretty easily. IT people set in their ways not so much. But I also understand the IT's point of view too. It's a hassle changing all these settings that have been easily set in the more traditional windows layout. As far as similarities across all versions of windows. Well duh. It's branding. Signature look. Just like all brands of things.

 

[Paarkhi]

Going to stick with win7 as 8 is bit uncomfortable to navigate (personal choice, don't want to start any arguing)

 

[Carl Lawrence]

I'm sticking with Windows 7 as I do not like the idea behind Windows 8.

 

[Pixelpro]

I'm sticking with 7 due to the fact I believe 7 is easier and suits me more, I don't really want to go off my xbox to go on a computer that looks the same, its like a dashboard full of information I mostly don't really look at or need to know in my own opinion.

 

[Dwarf]

I'm using it right now, and I don't have any problems with it. OK, it's a slightly different interface but like Windows 98, XP, Vista and Seven, it just takes a while to get used to.

 

[GEWB]

"7" is a lucky number.

Regards,
GEWB

 

[M1GU31]

sticking with 7,will probably stick a ssd in this machine when I got the cash to make the boost and load times quicker. Only good thing they put in win 8 imo is the faster boots and shutdowns and the way it handles copying and transferring files to be honest. Everything else is about the same but with some features removed and a metro interface with some cloud addons like the Microsoft store and xbox live stuff along with the email client built in. Though for the email client I could just use windows live essentials which has windows live mail which syncs my gmail account and i get my emails that way on my current machine and the only gaming client i care about is steam and have xfire client to chat with my friends online and track my game play hours,basically like a msn for gamers. So no not upgrading anytime soon,will wait for something better in the future.

 

[DirtRider]

I don't know what it is but some of the latest releases in software just don't appeal to me much and Win8 seems to be one of them

 

[Imperfect1]

Only good thing they put in win 8 imo is the faster boots and shutdowns and the way it handles copying and transferring files to be honest. Everything else is about the same but with some features removed and a metro interface with some cloud addons like the Microsoft store and xbox live stuff along with the email client built in.

Miguel, can you tell us, in Windows 8, what features have been removed? That is what concerns me too, because I don't want to lose any features from Windows 7.

 

[x BlueRobot]

I'm sticking with 7 due to the fact I believe 7 is easier and suits me more, I don't really want to go off my xbox to go on a computer that looks the same, its like a dashboard full of information I mostly don't really look at or need to know in my own opinion.

I agree, when the Xbox dashboard is full of mainly advertisements and clutter, at first I found it rather difficult to navigate through the dashboard to find things I'm looking for.

I'm staying with Windows 7, Microsoft will probably run Windows 7 support for a very long time, since with the growing unpopularity of Windows 8 already. Yeah, tablets are growing in demand, but how many people actually use their tablet seriously? Most people I know got a tablet to play games :L

 

[metalmania31]

I'm sticking with 7 due to the fact I believe 7 is easier and suits me more, I don't really want to go off my xbox to go on a computer that looks the same, its like a dashboard full of information I mostly don't really look at or need to know in my own opinion.

I agree, when the Xbox dashboard is full of mainly advertisements and clutter, at first I found it rather difficult to navigate through the dashboard to find things I'm looking for.

I'm staying with Windows 7, Microsoft will probably run Windows 7 support for a very long time, since with the growing unpopularity of Windows 8 already. Yeah, tablets are growing in demand, but how many people actually use their tablet seriously? Most people I know got a tablet to play games :L

That'll happen regardless given the huge number of IT infrastructure moving to win7 from xp.

 

[bigseb]

I've said it before but for me Windows 8 and Metro are no different to Ubuntu and Unity. Don't like either as it really isn't ideal for desktops. My opinion.

 

[M1GU31]

Only good thing they put in win 8 imo is the faster boots and shutdowns and the way it handles copying and transferring files to be honest. Everything else is about the same but with some features removed and a metro interface with some cloud addons like the Microsoft store and xbox live stuff along with the email client built in.

Miguel, can you tell us, in Windows 8, what features have been removed? That is what concerns me too, because I don't want to lose any features from Windows 7.

Here's some.
Source:
List of features removed in Windows 8 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


LIST:
Shell

• The Start button has been removed, although it is still accessible as a hotspot in the lower left corner of the screen, and on the charms menu.[1]
• The Start menu has been removed in favor of a full screen interface called the Start screen.[2]
  • Start screen lacks the global "Recent Documents" menu.[3]
  • Start screen lacks the automatically filling by usage tracking "Most Frequently Used" (MFU) programs list, each with its "Recent Documents" menu.[3][4]
• The Aero Glass theme which has been featured in Windows Vista and Windows 7 has been removed from Windows 8 in favor of a Metro-style theme.[5]
• Microsoft Gadgets which has been featured in Windows Vista and Windows 7 has been removed from Windows 8 except for the Sidebar Gadget. [6]

File Explorer

• The command bar is no longer present, and has been replaced by a new Ribbon UI.

EDIT:

Oh yea here's another article I found showing you what else is removed ,its ridiculous how much they removed

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/missing-windows-8/

 

[Butters]

Well, the way I see it is that Windows 8 is the beginning of a closed platform for Windows. Windows 8 may not be completely closed, but who knows about future releases of Windows? I think they may even be aiming to combine the Windows and Xbox platforms in the long run; the 2 GUIs are getting to be pretty similar. And as a PC gamer myself, I am not looking forward to this (IF this is what MS is trying to do). Who knows, in the future, we may see Windows on an Xbox.

For me, I'm going to be one of those users who 10 years later is still on XP, except with Win7. And why does Media Center have to be seperate from Windows now? I actually didn't know that until M1GU31 posted that link to the Wikipedia article.

 

[Imperfect1]

Only good thing they put in win 8 imo is the faster boots and shutdowns and the way it handles copying and transferring files to be honest. Everything else is about the same but with some features removed and a metro interface with some cloud addons like the Microsoft store and xbox live stuff along with the email client built in.

Miguel, can you tell us, in Windows 8, what features have been removed? That is what concerns me too, because I don't want to lose any features from Windows 7.

Here's some.
Source:
List of features removed in Windows 8 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


LIST:
Shell

• The Start button has been removed, although it is still accessible as a hotspot in the lower left corner of the screen, and on the charms menu.[1]
• The Start menu has been removed in favor of a full screen interface called the Start screen.[2]
  • Start screen lacks the global "Recent Documents" menu.[3]
  • Start screen lacks the automatically filling by usage tracking "Most Frequently Used" (MFU) programs list, each with its "Recent Documents" menu.[3][4]
• The Aero Glass theme which has been featured in Windows Vista and Windows 7 has been removed from Windows 8 in favor of a Metro-style theme.[5]
• Microsoft Gadgets which has been featured in Windows Vista and Windows 7 has been removed from Windows 8 except for the Sidebar Gadget. [6]

File Explorer

• The command bar is no longer present, and has been replaced by a new Ribbon UI.

EDIT:

Oh yea here's another article I found showing you what else is removed ,its ridiculous how much they removed

What’s Missing From Windows 8?

Thanks Miguel for going to the trouble of listing all of that. Wow! A lot of BASIC functions have been deleted. And tons of others. Hope the work-around experts are busy trying to find ways to give us our Windows 7 functions back!!!

 

[DirtRider]

Well so far for PC I have only seen negatives here so I will be one that will be stuck on Win7 for a very long time or maybe even move over to another OS

 

[Alejandro85]

Just ONE step backwards????

Seriously, yes, Win 8 is much inferior to Win 7. The list of removed features is great, notably the start menu and the glass effect. The tablet interface is annoying at best in a real computer, not good for a real productive environment, just for toys. The ribbon in explorer just makes it even more useless than it was in Win7. Classic shell is a MUST in Win8, really.

On the other hand, I can't see any significant improvements (anyone correct me if I'm wrong). Mostly is just the very same Win7 core (which in turn is the very same Vista core) with a few touches, maybe some performance improvements, but not anything surprising. The cons beat the pros for significant margin. Stick to Win7