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Just installed it on Win8 Pro RTM,works fine(I'm using Vista/Win7 style).
I tried it on RTM too but "My computer" is missing.
Just installed it on Win8 Pro RTM,works fine(I'm using Vista/Win7 style).
A far better example of "jumping on the bandwagon and bashing for the hell of it" can be found with Windows Vista.
We all remember:
Vista sucks
Vista is just the worst thing ever
Then, MIcrosoft start setting up stands all over the place. The exact same Vista however with the Vista name removed from everywhere, it looks like a generic no-name version of Windows. Public told this is something new, take a look
WOW, this OS is great
I like it, so fast and so smooth.
So, the exact same OS is rubbish when it has the name Vista on it, but amazing when it doesn't. Nah, no bandwagon jumping goin on there then!!
It kinda depends at what point in Vista's life cycle you're referring to, until they addressed many of the problems in patches/service packs it was a piece of junk and despite it being very comparable to Windows 7 in the end the damage had been done.
In the long run it was probably a good thing for Microsoft, a wake up call they've needed for years and I can think of many other companies which could use a similar kick up the arse too.
I never had any issues with VISTA apart from crappy driver support by third party companies in the very early days,problem with Win8 is its a major change in layout compared to 98,,XP,ME,Vista,Win7 etc.... and probably has the highest learning curve for a new Microsoft OS(knowing all the shortcuts etc..),its also more designed for a tablet user however which way you cut it,having good drivers,stability is one thing but if the average user does not like the layout etc or don't think its desktop user friendly then you will have serious issues whichever you cut it.
I have one PC in dual boot (Win8 and Ubuntu) and keep going back to Ubuntu on that PC,for Windows gaming I keep using Win7.
I'm not ready to write Win8 off yet but don't like the way Microsoft are going with its layout design etc..
End of the day its a radical change from their previous last 3 operating systems.
I'm a little confused by this because as far as I can see you lose absolutely nothing when it comes to Windows 7 or 8 for gaming purposes (there's been some mention that some Steam games aren't working but that's not a long term concern for any new OS).
Good, Microsoft had been stagnating for way too long. I'm glad they're trying new approaches even if it ends badly because that means they just need to come up with better solutions.
End of the day there are mainly desktop users out there.
Sourceforge also show download stats, so will be interesting to see how things fair in October and beyond.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/classicshell/files/stats/timeline?dates=2012-03-01+to+2012-08-24
I want a blank, iconless, tileless and EMPTY desktop space onto which I can overlay my own software solutions.
Laptops sales overtook desktops a long time ago, and tablets are eating laptops.
We're relics. The sooner we accept it the more Windows 8 and Windows RT make sense.
Thats not my memory of it. I was worked on testing in Microsoft at that time (Windows 95 was something like 40+ floppy disks at the time). I can't remember anyone complaining about changing from Windows for Workgroups 3.11 to Win95. Other than most people needed to upgrade their hardware to run it. But most couldn't install it quick enough.
Other than the Apple crowd, system 7 had been out for a few years before Win95 (Chicago), they kinda weren't impressed by it. Apple stuff was a lot slicker though.
Thats what I remember too.
I remember the upgrade from Win 3.1 to win 95, it cost me £80 in a phone bill, as Microsoft opened up 3 centers around the country to deal with problems, and also in the Republic of Ireland. As for those floppy disc's, I was glad to see the back of them.
I still don't get why supposed techy people fear change so much. The start menu is unnecessary clutter anyway, getting rid of it was way overdue.
So it was too hard or lazy for Microsoft to have two versions,one for desktop/laptop users and one for tablet users,they would still get our money eitherway so had nothing to lose.
I would argue that having two versions is the lazy option.