The Official a2k Windows 8 and/or Microsoft Surface thread

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So who's planning on moving to Windows 8 when it comes out in around October I believe, alongside the Microsoft Surface, Microsoft's first attempt at tablet and computer hardware under their own name. Will you be buying a new computer to get Windows 8 or will you be merely upgrading your old laptop or desktop computer? Did you skip Windows 7 and will upgrade Windows 8 from XP or Vista?

http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/start-screen-640x359.png

Hands-on with Windows 8 RTM: software is finished, the experience ain't
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/hands-on-with-windows-8-rtm-software-is-finished-the-experience-aint/

The Microsoft Surface: One rendition is merely a tablet computer while the more expensive upgraded hardware version is a de facto laptop (with detachable keyboard).

http://www.microsoft.com/global/surface/en/us/publishingimages/new/hero.jpg

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx

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[+3] - DrewDad - 08/18/2012[quote="ehBeth"] 7 is clunky in comparison to XP. [/quote] I thought so originally as well, but after I started using it full time I really like 7. Like always, they moved some...

@tsarstepan,

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So who's planning on moving to Windows 8 when it comes out in around October I believe, alongside the Microsoft Surface, Microsoft's first attempt at tablet and computer hardware under their own name. Will you be buying a new computer to get Windows 8 or will you be merely upgrading your old laptop or desktop computer? Did you skip Windows 7 and will upgrade Windows 8 from XP or Vista?

I've always been happy with XP, and would keep using it forever if I could, but Microsoft is going to cut it off sometime in 2014, so I guess I'm upgrading to Windows 8. Gonna try to get the professional version so it'll last a few years longer before Microsoft makes me switch yet again.

Now and then I fill up a hard drive and go buy a bigger one, and I hit that point this spring. However, I've decided to combine the two moves by limping along for awhile on an almost-full drive, and then this fall I will simultaneously get a new hard drive and switch to Windows 8.

So this will mostly be an upgrade. But since it'll be a brand new hard drive, it'll be a clean install.

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@tsarstepan,

Could they have made the screen any clunkier looking? In the beta they didn't allow any changes to the boxes so you are stuck with what they decided you want.

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I am hoping this goes the way of ME. I do not like the interface at all. If I wanted to use an iPad, I would buy an iPad.

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@tsarstepan,

Like McG, I'm hoping to skip Windows 8. It's hideous.

I use 7 at work and XP at home. I'd make the work one XP if I was the boss. 7 is clunky in comparison to XP.

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@tsarstepan,

and since they're pitching the upgrade from W7 to W8 at $15, I suspect they know it's dead in the water

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No thank you.

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

Like McG, I'm hoping to skip Windows 8. It's hideous.

I had a brief look at Windows 8 already, and I think it has an "Original Desktop" option built into it, so you can bypass the new "look" of the system.

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

and since they're pitching the upgrade from W7 to W8 at $15, I suspect they know it's dead in the water

I thought they were pricing it that way because Mac OS X upgrades are in that price range. No?

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@tsarstepan,

I run a VMWare server onto which I load multiple versions of operating systems (mostly different flavors of Unix and Windows Versions) so that I can be familiar with lots of them (I do remote system support for various companies, so I need to be familiar with lots of different OS's), so I will almost certainly install Windows 8 and get used to it.

However, for daily activity and for my own home network I stick with Apple products.

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

7 is clunky in comparison to XP.

I thought so originally as well, but after I started using it full time I really like 7.

Like always, they moved some things around, but overall I'm pleased.

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Microsoft opens registration for Windows 8
If you bought a Windows 7 computer on June 2 or later, you can snag a Windows 8 upgrade for $14.99. All others will pay a slightly steeper price.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/0821/Microsoft-opens-registration-for-Windows-8

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On eve of Windows 8 launch, adoption numbers are less than stellar
Microsoft will release the Windows 8 operating system later this month. But it may be having trouble ginning up interest in the OS.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/1001/On-eve-of-Windows-8-launch-adoption-numbers-are-less-than-stellar

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@tsarstepan,

Without a touch screen to take advantage of the full functionality, I'm not sure I'm sold yet. I'll wait to see how the reviews come out. But I still want to try a Surface.

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Will My Laptop Work With Windows 8?
Before you take the plunge with Windows 8, find out if your laptop is compatible with Microsoft's new operating system.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411287,00.asp

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Buy a Windows 7 PC and get Windows 8 Pro for $14.99.

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http://windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-US/Home/ProgramInfo

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I was auditing files at a vendor office last week. They migrated to Windows 8 on Thursday night. I didn't have any problems with it ( a bit clunky but workable), but there was lots of rumbling out in the offices. People weren't prepared for the change and were having a hard time adjusting.

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@tsarstepan,

you can get free upgrades at a number of stores here now - if your system has W7 - you just have to bring your puter (and receipt - no timeline noted - just a receipt from the particular store) and they're installing W8 for free (software and installation).

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I 'm keeping an open mind
and my Windows XP, for the moment.

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@tsarstepan,

tsarstepan wrote:

Microsoft opens registration for Windows 8
If you bought a Windows 7 computer on June 2 or later, you can snag a Windows 8 upgrade for $14.99. All others will pay a slightly steeper price.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/0821/Microsoft-opens-registration-for-Windows-8

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