IMpossible
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Switch from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 - Worth it?
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dropshippa
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unless you have a touch Laptop or Pc, dont upgrade it !
The difference is doing work and learning how to do work. If you have work to do that you have done for years, you have no need to relearn how to do that work. If innovation so changes the work flow that you cannot do your work, then it is deevolution rather than evolution.
I do not know what development environment that Bertbaby works in, but if it is Visual Studio I would be willing to guess that he has the same reservations about Visual Studio 2012, and they are justified reservations.
WickedLamborghini
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About Windows 9, early words are early words.
Remember that Microsoft now has a new CEO and I don't like to speculate.
People like new things, some people don't.
I like the new Metro interface, does it bother you? Go back to Windows 7. If you don't mind it, upgrade to Windows 8.1 and you'll have more support to new things like DirectX 11.2 as an example.
The so called Metro apps aren't a substitute to the Start Menu, it's a 2 in 1. You don't like Microsoft asking for an account? Stick to Windows 7. If you don't mind it, upgrade. Are you concearned about your privacy? Do you have something to hide? Just disable what you want and what's bothering you. It still looks suspicious? Then don't upgrade. You can choose to stick to 7 or upgrade.
It's up to you. I recommend 8.1, I've installed to some teachers actually, they don't care about Metro, as long as they can go to the Classic Shell, it's alright. I'm also like that.
@OP, if you want to try it, sure, go ahead. Just make a partition or install it on an HDD/SSD. You can have the both. As long as you like, nobody has to mind it except you.
bertbaby
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It's not just me but corporate IT departments are not exactly embracing Windows 8 either and with the EOL of XP this is getting very interesting. Classic shell is an easy fix but why should I have to spend money and time to get Windows looking like a desktop OS instead of a smartphone? That's not progress but a stupid corporate edict coming from clueless Redmonites who claim nobody uses the Start Menu. To me it's a big fail and I am sticking with Windows 7. Like I said there are some features I do like on Windows 8 but not enough to get move over the Start Menu and Charms nonsense.
Apple had it right when they separated the desktop OS from their iOS devices.
PinguSpy
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100000000000000% not worth it.
Every time I want to open paint/calculater/notepad, I need to search it, and it will pop-up in apps area.
This win8 really give me super headache.
While as laptop user, 99% of my time, I spend on DESKTOP area, so wtf with another start area. Start should build inside desktop, instead it opened in another screen.
Every time I want to open paint/calculater/notepad, I need to search it, and it will pop-up in apps area.
This win8 really give me super headache.
While as laptop user, 99% of my time, I spend on DESKTOP area, so wtf with another start area. Start should build inside desktop, instead it opened in another screen.
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PinguSpy
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My laptop is touch laptop.
And I rarely use it.
Still using keyboard and mouse.
But have no choice, when I wanna bought new laptop, all type of laptop already installed with win 8. And the laptop not compatible with win7.
I think win8 is more worse than vista
This OS is suitable for phone, or tablet etc Not for laptop/desktop work type.
While I do not necessarily disagree with you, I think it is important to point out that the savy IT dept. creates a single corporate image that they then roll out to all new installations prior to the tool being released to the user. The savy IT dept. does not use an OEM rollout of an OS because of the security and network problems.
Not all IT dept.s are savy. I have a few companies I do contract work for in which I have to fix the problems that their IT *handlers* have created.
bertbaby
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The real cost is not the creation of the standard desktop image to be rolled out but any possible end user retraining. For most of us the changes in 8.0 are an inconvenience, some might argue trivial but multiply that out by thousands of end users and you have a situation creating a considerable support expense with little apparent benefit. Plus, using touch on a standard desktop setup is akin to creating an ergonomic nightmare.
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I have to agree with you on this point.
As an amusing side story, I recently bought a new Android smartphone. The UI is different than the Android LG Optimus I had been using. Before I left the parking lot I had to go back into the store three times to ask how to access various functions because everything was in a different location.
bertbaby
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I went through the same issue when I went to a Galaxy III after owning an iPhone. It was just different enough to throw me off and it took a little while to get used to the different interface. Using the iPhone was actually a little easier because it was my first smartphone and I had no per-conceived ideas as to where the functions should be! Now I like the flexibility of the Android as compared to the lock downed functionality of the iPhone but to each his own as they say!
todordonev
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Long story shot. My father bought new laptop and because he isn't aware with the modern tech, he gave it to me so I can review it and give him my opinion. All in all the laptop is nice looking with good parameters for its class and.... win 8.1. I started the laptop for its very first time and guess what - it started to go nuts with the metro fuck. Switching to old windows look takes a second or two. I could not connect to my open wifi home network, every friggin thing want's microsoft account, Skype for win 8 is total piece of junk, and one last thing - it has a shitload of background running processes in the taskmanager (metro style shit, metro style java shit, metro style optimization shit etc etc etc.) I won't go in more details.
Windows 8 is looking nice but only in tablet/phone versions, and most importantly this OS is neither for SEO tools nor for gaming. It just uses many resources for nothing.
That might make this piece of crap usable. Maybe someone at dickrosoft realized that a PC is not a smart phone after all....
Started off hating it, but now I love it. The tiled start menu actually helps with organization, and the overall feel is nice. I'd recommend switching unless you hate the layout.
Edit: One thing that I still hate about it are the apps (especially the skype app, and the media player). Just downloaded skype for desktop, and VLC though.
Edit: One thing that I still hate about it are the apps (especially the skype app, and the media player). Just downloaded skype for desktop, and VLC though.
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