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What they should have done is implemented Metro in the desktop, as an option alongside the Metro layer if necessary. Automatically switch between Metro and a desktop interface when docking a device such as a Transformer. Giving the desktop an overhaul and rather than just the tired icon grid, give it a Metro-based look, yet retain the functionality that Windows has had since Windows 95. Retain the abilities of the taskbar and the Start menu, yet replace the static Windows background picture with what's good about Metro. Much of the code would be the same, yet you'd have the best of both worlds - tablet users would have the Metro interface, yet desktop/laptop uers, or tablet users when docked, would have a more flexible, productive and informative platform than we do at the moment.
At the moment it's all very half-arsed.
Sorry, I normally respect your posts here, but as the guy who actually deals with the licensing at work, there's not a cat in hell's chance that productivity would increase with Win 8 here. Indeed, other than those who work in the field (as in work outdoors frequently and/or needing extraordinary portability) I'm struggling to think of any job where productivity would increase due to... well what is just a half-arsed layer. Windows 7 suits our needs far better, and is already well established. I've got the CP on one of my laptops, but that's where it will stay, as a play thing to test compatibility, as it offers zero benefit to us. This isn't a Windows XP/Vista/7 thing, where a modern product should be replacing an ancient one - it's a case of using the product on a device for which it was intended.
Unless something changes before launch (highly unlikely) then I won't be buying it personally and I certainly won't be implementing it at work. The whole Metro/desktop thing needs a complete workover - at the moment it's still too much of a mish-mash. We want the ability to use both or either and play to the strengths of each, not a half-way house.
At the moment it's all very half-arsed.
Sorry, I normally respect your posts here, but as the guy who actually deals with the licensing at work, there's not a cat in hell's chance that productivity would increase with Win 8 here. Indeed, other than those who work in the field (as in work outdoors frequently and/or needing extraordinary portability) I'm struggling to think of any job where productivity would increase due to... well what is just a half-arsed layer. Windows 7 suits our needs far better, and is already well established. I've got the CP on one of my laptops, but that's where it will stay, as a play thing to test compatibility, as it offers zero benefit to us. This isn't a Windows XP/Vista/7 thing, where a modern product should be replacing an ancient one - it's a case of using the product on a device for which it was intended.
Unless something changes before launch (highly unlikely) then I won't be buying it personally and I certainly won't be implementing it at work. The whole Metro/desktop thing needs a complete workover - at the moment it's still too much of a mish-mash. We want the ability to use both or either and play to the strengths of each, not a half-way house.
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The ancient laptop has been given some new life. It's single core Pentium 4 as well!
doesn't do this on win7
maybe a driver or piece of software isn't right