Is Windows 8 better than Windows 7?
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You know, when Windows Vista came out, it wasn't really good. Considering how this one was released in such a short time after the last release, is it really possible that Windows 8 is actually good enough?
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darknessblade wrote...
it completely difines on what you want to do with your pcHow does that differ from Win7? Care to elaborate?
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Flaser
OCD Hentai Collector
stupid_anon wrote...
darknessblade wrote...
it completely difines on what you want to do with your pcHow does that differ from Win7? Care to elaborate?
Computing is a tool serving the activity of the user: gaming, browsing, graphic-, audio-, video-, web design & production, programming, reading, writing, watching films, etc.
There's no one size fits all approach to requirements this diverse.
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raichama
Audio Technica Fanboy
Ryssen wrote...
In that video they were sort of half serious, half trolling. If you want to highlight some of the better, more subtle things about Windows 8 watch this after that.
My current opinion of Windows 8 is mixed. In some ways, its a pretty obvious improvement to Windows 7. In other ways, its as if Microsoft just made stupid choices. If it helps, I'll make a short list of what I think are good things about Windows 8. Regarding Metro, that is now easily removable by Classic Shell, and I am leaving it out of the argument.
Pro:
Multi-monitor taskbars built in
Storage Spaces (multiple drives are made into one logical C drive, handy if you have an SSD)
Boot time is drastically reduced
Various improvements to Explorer and Task Manager
The fact that you can now sync your settings across multiple computers
Most modern games should work on the new OS
Some bad things would be, lack of native DVD/BD support, and the obvious move by Microsoft to close off the Windows experience through the Windows store.
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raichama wrote...
Most modern games should work on the new OSI remembered a time when they went from Windows XP to Windows Vista, a lot of the applications became incompatible. Not to mention that several programs designed after that were only usable on vista, and non backwards compatible with XP. Example I can think of is Halo2 PC. Keeping my fingers crossed that this doesn't happen.
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stupid_anon wrote...
You know, when Windows Vista came out, it wasn't really good. Considering how this one was released in such a short time after the last release, is it really possible that Windows 8 is actually good enough?Nope.
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Flaser
OCD Hentai Collector
raichama wrote...
Spoiler:
Some bad things would be, lack of native DVD/BD support, and the obvious move by Microsoft to close off the Windows experience through the Windows store.
IMHO the lack of DVD/BD support is a non-issue. Any decent 3rd party video player program will give you the ability at no cost.
While the way MS presents their Store is a bit worrying (gives off all the closed-garden, Big Brother breathing down your neck vibes you might've felt in the AppStore), the fact that you can still install any software you want on your PC should ensure that MS can't turn into a gate keepers of all your software...
...at the same time, the Store finally brings all the functionality *Nix and Apple users have taken as granted for a while: Standardized application updates, streamlined installation and management. These are also also a godsend for developers.
If you wanna bitch, a valid complaint could be that MS if pushing the DotNet architecture (and VS) down the programmers throat, since it's pretty much mandatory for Metro apps.
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raichama
Audio Technica Fanboy
Flaser wrote...
raichama wrote...
Spoiler:
Some bad things would be, lack of native DVD/BD support, and the obvious move by Microsoft to close off the Windows experience through the Windows store.
Spoiler:
Your first point is very true for us, and people who understand that stuff like VLC, no matter how bad we believe it is, is a lifesaver in this situation. But I know people who would just listen to anything their computer tells them to do, which means that if they inevitably upgrade to Windows 8 past the deadline next year (when they will not offer Media Center for free), this may become an issue.
And I just found that Microsoft's moves are quite a bit worrying, yes the "big brother" thing is what I find very disturbing about it, but I won't worry about it on W8....yet.
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if you want to use touchscreen option you should go to win8
if you want to game a lot with an good interface (based on trailers and trial versions) you should chose win7
it also defines on your hardware
if you want to game a lot with an good interface (based on trailers and trial versions) you should chose win7
it also defines on your hardware
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Wait, win8 has a built-in app store? This sounds like another one of those apple's profit evil schemes.
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raichama
Audio Technica Fanboy
stupid_anon wrote...
Wait, win8 has a built-in app store? This sounds like another one of those apple's profit evil schemes.Naturally, since it is a mobile OS as well as a desktop one. I highly doubt most desktop users will actually make use of these apps.
On a side note, has anyone managed to find the Yuu and Ai sound sets that came with the special editions of Windows 8 sold in Japan?
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For an in-depth and technical opinion on this, I'd recommend reading the articles here: http://arstechnica.com/staff/2012/10/windows-8-deep-dive/
The tl;dr is this: If you are ok with the aesthetics and are ok with learning new tricks, Windows 8 is a good choice as it also makes some under-the-hood improvements on the security and performance side, with performance largely applying to the OS only (meaning games will run at around the same framerates as you get on Win7).
The tl;dr is this: If you are ok with the aesthetics and are ok with learning new tricks, Windows 8 is a good choice as it also makes some under-the-hood improvements on the security and performance side, with performance largely applying to the OS only (meaning games will run at around the same framerates as you get on Win7).
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8 was, meh, I don't like the new interface all too much, and it really didn't take to fondly of me trying to play minecraft, or any other java game, but dos box ran better than what it did on 7 oddly enough. >.>
I don't think I'm going to switch just yet, hell I still like XP more than 7 at the moment.
I don't think I'm going to switch just yet, hell I still like XP more than 7 at the moment.
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I didn't like it, and here is why;
I would add more, but I'm being really careful about my fact checking so I didn't include a lot of reasons.
- It has ads built into the default programs.
- Your start menu is replaced by metro, which is obviously made for touchscreens/phones and not a desktop computer.
- Very inconsistent, you'll be constantly switching between metro apps and traditional programs.
I would add more, but I'm being really careful about my fact checking so I didn't include a lot of reasons.
