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NOT looking forward to Windows 8

07 Jun

The Windows XP Start bar was a step up over Windows 95.  The Windows 7 Aero interface was an aesthetic improvement for any PC powerful enough to render it.  Windows 8 Metro is a huge step back.

I am NOT looking forward to Windows 8.  If I have an Intel i7 laptop or desktop, do I really need to be looking at tiles?

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  1. Jeremy Hodges

    June 7, 2012 at 11:34 am

    +Matt Hodges has been playing around with it.

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  2. Aaron Kurtz

    June 7, 2012 at 11:49 am

    I'm pretty sure it can be disabled to boot directly into the standard interface.  I've seen tutorials and options for it.  The tiled setup is primarily for touch screen interfaces I'm sure.

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  3. Ken Foreman

    June 7, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    I played around with Windows 8 on my HP Slate 500 before they yanked Aero.  It was OK, but not exceptional.  The only thing which impressed me about Windows 8 was the significantly reduced boot-time.  Since I keep most of my devices either in Sleep or Hibernate, Windows 8 isn't offering me too much that I'm interested in.

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  4. Mark Bothwell

    June 7, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    +Aaron Kurtz. Actually, no, the Release Candidate version just released has eliminated the option to disable the Metro interface. Microsoft clearly intends for all PCs to use the Metro start page interface.

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  5. Aaron Kurtz

    June 7, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    +Mark Bothwell ugh…

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  6. Ken Foreman

    June 7, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    Last I saw was the Developer Preview… looks like I won't be going any further.  A co-worker was telling me that the final release of Windows 8 will be requiring UEFI similar to how Apple requires it for OS X.  Yet another reason for me to dislike where commercial OSes are going.

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  7. Matt Hodges

    June 13, 2012 at 10:48 am

    Being that the tiles are all but fully customizable, they're actually quite a bit more useful than I beleive most people are giving credit for.  1 click to the desktop = no need to adjust configuration for how it boots.  The only issue I've run into so far has been the mail application.  VERY easy to set up… removal  of personal data is a different story.

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