Came for death metal
Leaving fucking disappointed.
Such a shame you don't let us vote on articles any more.
Microsoft’s Windows 8 TV ads have started running in the US. Microsoft started running the spots during peak-time viewing for US sports audiences on Sunday, just 12 days before the launch date of the Windows 8 OS on 26 October. Pre-orders have been open since Friday. The ad pushes touchscreen PCs hard – showing off only one …
It might be (or not) related to how some columnists delete comments they don't like... The votes on the article were all that was left for the comentards to express themselves, and some articles got heavily downvoted, which might have upset said columnists. Or maybe it has a completely different reason...
"I have just noticed that you can't vote on articles now, when did this happen? Did someone hack get angry that the iPhone 5 fawning review was voted down to oblivion?"
Well, it was just after that, yes. I'd be surprised though, Lewis seems like he trolls on purpose, and isn't a delicate soul, probably taking a mischievous glee in being downright naughty. I'd have expected the cause to be the notoriously over-sensitive and combative (such a combo) Orlowski.. :)
When I installed the Consumer Preview version, the installer asked me "Please choose a colour you like" for my desktop, it presented a choice of 16 colours and I thought to myself "Well, I don't like any of them, how do I choose a custom colour? Oh, I can't. Um, can I use an image? er no, WFT?"
As a replacement to mouse & keyboard? No way, touch screen keyboards are horrible to use, and the five flesh pointers stuck on the end of your arm are not as precise on a touchscreen as a mouse pointer in a traditional GUI.
As an addition to mouse & keyboard? Yes I can see that being an advantage.
No, we didn't think tablets were daft, nor did Apple bring them to the masses - people were using handheld touchscreen devices for years, we just called them different names - media players, smartphones, PDAs. It was mostly Android that brought touchscreen devices to the masses.
The tablets which we thought were daft were tablet PCs, i.e., the same thing that people here are still calling daft. Now that's not to say that I agree with them - much of the problem with the older tablet PCs was that they tended to be even heavier than normal laptops. That's not true of smartphones, PDAs, or media player tablets (include Apple's), but it's also not true of the new upcoming Windows tablet PCs.
An ipad is not a tablet PC, it's a big phone or media player. But I don't necessarily disagree with your conclusion, just the argument from Apple.
I know what I think about the Metrofication of Windows. However, what I think is irrelevant as I'll have to use it to test websites, etc.
What I'm waiting for is the unwashed plebs to get hold of Windows 8 on their non-touch low-end £300 laptop from PC World. Even if they add touch, it'll be interesting.
Let the plebs speak!
Windows 8 can be man-handled into a usable state, no doubt, but that advert showed nothing good about Windows 8. It was full of touch screen gimmicks. If I want a touch UI I already have Android. Microsoft need to concentrate on business stuff, because otherwise the only competitor in that space will be XP and Windows 7.
I just noticed that retail Windows 8 Pro for pre-order sells for $69.99 (down from $199.99) at Amazon.com. For comparison, Windows 7 Pro sells for $264.28 and Windows 7 Ultimate for $279.95. Are Microsoft really getting desperate?
Also: http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-windows-8-sales-expectations-low-says-topeka-2012-10
That's because -as was explained in a previous article - all the Win8 products you wee advertised are Upgrade-Only. You must already have Win(something) installed. (there are Install versions of Win8, but they are a completely different kettle of fish and are pretty much OEM versions).
So you are comparing Install prices for Win7 with Upgrade prices for Win8.