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| Windows 8 RTM relased to MSDN; Evaluation version released |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-08-15 21:30:05 |
| Microsoft has made Windows 8's final release available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, so if you are one of those - have fun. The 90-day trial has also been released, so us mere mortals can have a go at it as well. The evaluation version is Windows 8 Enterprise, so it contains a number of features regular users normally won't see. As far as I can tell - it's a bit unclear - the trial version cannot be upgraded to a final version a few months down the line. Happy testing! |
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| RE[2]: Pass |
| By kaiwai on 2012-08-16 04:38:05 |
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> Same here. I wouldn't even run it if they gave me a free copy + $200. As a Mac user who is tempted to jump ship after giving the 90 day trial an install, I can't work out where what all the hatred is about - honestly. I'm sitting here on my iMac running Windows 8 and sure it is a bit different but holy shitballs the way some people react around here is as though Steve Ballmer with Steven Sinofsky in tow both took pot-shots at your mother. Compared to previous releases it finally appears that Microsoft understands the concept of fit and finish rather than previous releases looking little more than quasi distributions resulting from the haphazard amalgamation of different groups works into a single distribution. |
 - Score: 11 |
| RE: Why would you want it on your PC? |
| By WereCatf on 2012-08-16 05:46:11 |
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> Is there anything you really need that it does noticably faster or better than Windows 7? Going from XP or Vista to 7 is a move I can understand. Going from 7 to 8 .. not so much. Ideas? Well, looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fea... the only thing on that whole list that matters to me is faster boot, nothing else; I don't care about integration with Microsoft-accounts, about Windows Store, the new family safety - features or anything else on that list. Increased performance wasn't mentioned on that list and that's the second thing that matters to me. Basically, not much. But really, you should look at that list and see if there is anything that matters to you. No one else can quite tell you what you need or don't need. |
| - Score: 4 |
| RE: Why would you want it on your PC? |
| By moondevil on 2012-08-16 06:27:29 |
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As a consultant I want to get some skills in, - WinRT - C++/CX So yeah, I will eventually get it. |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE[2]: Why would you want it on your PC? |
| By WereCatf on 2012-08-16 06:34:15 |
| In a reply to myself: it actually seems Windows 8 isn't an upgrade over Windows 7 even performance-wise, atleast according to various benchmarks. http://www.techspot.com/review/5... was a good read if anyone else happens to be interested. |
| - Score: 5 |
| High Level Overview Windows 8 Technologies |
| By moondevil on 2012-08-16 06:40:40 |
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Here is an very high level overview of the new APIs available to developers. http://msdn.microsoft.com/librar... |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE[3]: Pass |
| By kaiwai on 2012-08-16 08:02:37 |
| Wow, what a forum of pathetic cowards - voting down a comment and can't even be bothered making a reply outlining where the individual disagrees; once again it goes to show what a pathetic bunch of ingrates visit this website. |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[4]: Pass |
| By MOS6510 on 2012-08-16 08:54:58 |
| Don't worry, I voted it back up. |
| - Score: 2 |
| Thanks, but no, thanks. |
| By ins0mniac on 2012-08-16 10:11:36 |
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I've installed the W8 preview release on a spare laptop and I didn't particularly like it. It gave me no reason whatsoever to move from W7 or OS X. When you are trying to do something as clean&simple as Metro, sorry, Windows 8 interface, there is a fine line between clean&simple and simplistic. In my opinion many of the built-in W8 apps cross that line. Even more, after a couple of days the W8 PR laptop would only boot into a black screen and I had to put W7 back on it just 3 days into the trial. So thanks, but no, thanks. Edited 2012-08-16 10:12 UTC |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[5]: Pass |
| By Thom_Holwerda on 2012-08-16 10:21:32 |
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Individual votes mean nothing - the system is too smart for that. Don't worry about a few downvotes - although I can understand it (that stupid number underneath every comment invites so), which is why that number will disappear in the redesign anyway. Also, have an upvote. Both of you. Edited 2012-08-16 10:22 UTC |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[6]: Pass |
| By MOS6510 on 2012-08-16 10:25:12 |
| Cheers! |
| - Score: 2 |
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