I've been looking a videos of windows 8 and so far it looks promising, i'm just not sure weather to get it or not, Does anyone have it that can recommend getting it or not? The advantages and disadvantages and weather i should upgrade or not.

I have not used it myself, but from what footage I've seen, I personally thing it looks terrible.

I have not used it myself, but from what footage I've seen, I personally thing it looks terrible.

I agree with you. I think it looks more like a tablet interface, and I heard it is awful if you don't have a touch screen.

I agree with you. I think it looks more like a tablet interface, and I heard it is awful if you don't have a touch screen.

yeah, i think that's the only thing i don't like about it, is that its made for a touch screen/tablet

If you want some stupid OS built for a phone or tablet with a new for the sake of new interface, get it, if you want a laptop or desktop OS, stick with 7 or XP, or Linux/Windows dual boot(Win for gaming, Linux for everything).

So basically I have personally tried windows 8 and all i can say is Microsoft did mess up certain things. firstly, the task-bar doesn't have a start button like all windows software usually do (I don't know whether they used their brains or not). To get to the start, they make you press the windows button on your keyboard. I bet you everyone is not used to that.. Thank you Microsoft... Secondly, the mess up the whole start by freaking place every single app into it thus using up the whole of your screen.... and thus you can't see you task bar.... Thirdly, getting out of the start menu is very troublesome .. you can't just press the windows button on your keyboard. To get back to desktop you have to look for a picture that shows your desktop and click on it to get back..... Fourthly Microsoft has added too many apps into the software.... The whole start menu is filled with apps... Next why to I need a bloody map on my desktop for? to check-in on Facebook??? Like I can bring my bloody desktop computer every where I go.... And next the only programmed the bloody software for tablet PCs... And non-tablet PC can use it but has a disadvantage....

Well on the bright side.... windows 8 looks pretty cool in the sense that the software design has changed.... And Windows 8 does make you Laptop/Desktop look pretty slick....

That's all I can say... Once Again Thank Microsoft for messing up Windows 8 and I wonder what they are going to mess up in Microsoft Office 2013.....

Edited November 18, 201213 yr by ASTTrprDillon95

NAYNAYNAYNAYNAYNAYNAY

For phone- Yay (maybe; I have better options to choose from tho)

For PC- Nay! Absolutely nay.

NAY! I went back to 7.

Nay! Taking away the start menu and replacing it with the windows phone layout is disgraceful.

Yes! Personally I have found no problems with it. The interface is ok (I quite like it) and I have found that I get a speed increase of 5-10 frames in nearly all my games. The only game it didn't like so far is Crysis 1 which wont install but then again it didn't install on Windows 7 either. The over all speed of the OS is vastly increased I gave an 8-10 second boot up time on the same SSD that got windows 7 open in 20.

Nay, I'm sticking with Windows 7.

7 is where its at.

For phone and Xbox, yey.

For pc, FUCK NO.

I heard it works well on the Mac, but I would have to say NAY.

But you can get a Start button for the taskbar on Windows 8.

I'll never understand why so many people who have never used the operating system at all comment on it, not just on this website but all over the internet. Let me just pick apart this post I have underneath me here and offer a rebuttal real quick before I give my opinion.

So basically I have personally tried windows 8 and all i can say is Microsoft did mess up certain things. firstly, the task-bar doesn't have a start button like all windows software usually do (I don't know whether they used their brains or not).

It has a start screen instead of a start bar. The theory behind the design is quite simple, actually and it serves two purposes.

1.) From a user perspective, most people don't actually use the start menu anymore to navigate to programs they use. They generally have an icon on the desktop, or something pinned on the quick launch bar for that. And personally when I use the start button, it's to shut down my PC, or if I want to immediately use the search bar, which requires no clicking and negates the purpose of the start menu. The start screen is a way of having all the things you generally use already on your desktop in an easy to read and easy to visualize format for novices. It also allows for real time updates via the live tile system that was used in Windows Phone 7, which is a way of making it so you don't have to open up Internet Explorer (or whatever other browser), type in the Facebook URL or look up your bookmark, log in, and then check all of your updates. It's just streamed live in a tile so all you have to do is look at it with your eyes and read it if something important was updated.

2.) From a business perspective, Apple has been quite the innovator over the last 10 or so years. Not only have they come out with a few revolutionary products, but they also have worked at making all of those products work with each other seamlessly, and ensuring that there is some level of continuity between everything so a total novice who only has one apple product will be likely to buy another based on their previous experience. Microsoft products have been extremely segmented. Their game console, their phone and their PCs looked absolutely nothing like each other, and gave zero incentive for a customer to buy other Microsoft products because it might reduce learning curve. Microsoft (finally) realizes this, and they can take two courses of action:

a.) Do what Apple did, and slowly integrate changes almost imperceptibly so your products work somewhat similarly, and stay 10 years behind your biggest rival.

or

b.) Leap over Apple by literally making all of your products identical so new users will be more likely to buy from you, understanding the risk of alienating some of your old user base.

Microsoft was not ignorant of any consequences of removing the start bar and booting you to the start screen instead of the desktop. It's a calculated risk, and 3 weeks into the OS's existence we can't tell right now whether it will pay off or not.

To get to the start, they make you press the windows button on your keyboard.

No, the start screen is the "start". Hence the name.

I bet you everyone is not used to that.. Thank you Microsoft...

I think around 18 years of using the same interface is enough. People said the same thing about moving away from a command prompt to an interface you can look at and click on to make things happen, and look where we are today.

Secondly, the mess up the whole start by freaking place every single app into it thus using up the whole of your screen.... and thus you can't see you task bar....

They haven't placed every single app on the start screen. There's a select few you get by default with a new PC, and there are only a select number of programs you can buy or download that have a live tile that will show on the start screen. Any program you own older than three weeks ago will have no tile unless it's been updated to have one. You'll be using your traditional desktop quite regularly. You can add, re-size, move or even delete as many tiles as you want. Or, you can just not use it, and go to the traditional desktop instead, by clicking the big tile that says desktop at the bottom-right of your screen. Lastly, there is no task bar on the start screen. There's a search, settings & share bar on the right that's set to be invisible unless moused over, or bought up by a key command.

Thirdly, getting out of the start menu is very troublesome .. you can't just press the windows button on your keyboard. To get back to desktop you have to look for a picture that shows your desktop and click on it to get back.....

I can only see that being troublesome if you have both of your arms amputated. That's the same thing as suggesting that clicking your beloved start button is hard. It's the same action.

Fourthly Microsoft has added too many apps into the software.... The whole start menu is filled with apps...

So delete them. New PC's come with bloat software when bought off the shelf. The only exception is for someone who builds their own PC with a virgin copy of Windows.

Next why to I need a bloody map on my desktop for? to check-in on Facebook??? Like I can bring my bloody desktop computer every where I go.... And next the only programmed the bloody software for tablet PCs... And non-tablet PC can use it but has a disadvantage....

Are you referring to the map app? Get rid of it if you don't want it. That's like complaining that you don't need a volume control on your task bar because there's already one on your headset.

The software was coded with all devices in mind, which is why Windows 8 doesn't do exceptionally well in any one area, which I think it it's biggest weakness and why people won't see it stand out. That's because it doesn't stand out. It's designed to be a jack-of-all trades OS that works on multiple devices. I've played with a Windows RT tablet, and it looks exactly like Windows 8, and even has a desktop mode and a free copy of Office 2013 on it. The desktop that we've had for the last 18 years still exists. They didn't take it away because it's not time to let it go completely. But this is something we will inevitably move away from. I think by nature people are reluctant to let go of something they know. I definitely was a little put off by Windows 8 when I first laid eyes on it, but after using it for a bit and understanding why the changes were made, I have a different outlook on the UI.

Anyway, all of that being said, the actual OS is largely the same as Windows 7, barring the start screen change. They've added plenty of security and convenience changes though such as the Windows store for movies, music, apps and even XBOX LIVE integration. You'll see a new optional method of logging into a PC called "Picture Password" which takes Google Android's gesture unlock and puts a whole new spin on it by being able to draw on certain details of an image such as a street light, followed by a building, followed up by the horizon to log into your PC. Only your combination of doodles on the right area in the right order will unlock your device. You'll receive anywhere between a 2-15% performance increase in games, even without a graphics card. All the language packs are built into the OS so you don't have to buy any extra crap if you want it in a different language. It has a more secure firewall system and more than 50% of common current day viruses don't launch on it at all. The Windows logo key now acts as a handy, quick version of ALT & TAB, being able to switch you back and forth between two applications (or even the traditional desktop and start screen). The OS is very responsive, even on poorly specced computers. Flying through Windows is the same experience on a $300 laptop as it is with a $1000 one. Only in demanding applications will that show. Boot time is wonderful, especially on a solid state drive, which takes about 7 seconds flat. You can now search for any program by simply typing, you don't even have to click anything. Doesn't get much lazier than that. It will be ready for a new version of Direct X (11.1), it's customize-able as always, and for all of those complainers whining about the start bar being gone:

http://www.stardock....roducts/start8/

There, problem solved.

For a new computer, would I recommend getting one with Windows 8 on it? Yes. As an upgrade if you have to shell out money? Maybe. As said earlier, it improves overall performance of your PC, even in games, and will support newer versions of Direct X that will enhance graphical capabilities. For someone who just bought a $2,000 gaming desktop and has the latest hardware, you're safe on Windows 7 for now. But as soon as the Direct X update rolls out, and the new graphics cards come along with it, I wouldn't plan on being a Windows 7 user anymore if I were you.

Edited November 19, 201213 yr by unr3al

Still rolling with XP, I will never switch to another OS.

Windows 8 might prove to be good after few fixes as every other OS when it is in his starting stage. :yes:

NEIN NEIN NEIN

Having tried 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8, KDE3, KDE4, Gnome2, Gnome3, Unity, XFCE, LXDE, Cinnamon, WP7.5, Android4, Chromium OS & a couple I might have missed. I can say that the worst ones are: 8, Unity & Gnome3. (KDE4 is worse than 3 but still more usable than those three.) Chrome was never built as a desktop OS, at least it is not trying to be something it isn't.

Ubuntu, M$, Gnome & KDE have lost a lot of users for their new for the sake of new interfaces.

I have added a poll so people with an opinion but can't be bothered to defend it can have their say.

Edited November 21, 201213 yr by Sniper296
Forgot "Chromium".

In light of the new poll, I'd only ever upgrade to 8 if PC games stopped supporting it through means of DirectX or just simple incompatibility with the OS.

But that won't be for another 10 years or so. XP is still going strong, barely. So I'm happy with 7.