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| Windows 8 released |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-10-25 20:50:47 |
| "Microsoft today announced the global availability of its popular Windows operating system, Windows 8. Beginning Friday, Oct. 26, consumers and businesses worldwide will be able to experience all that Windows 8 has to offer, including a beautiful new user interface and a wide range of applications with the grand opening of the Windows Store." I'm still not clear on what '12:01 AM local time' means, but if it means it goes on sale in every country on 12:01 AM, I'll be buying in a bit over an hour! |
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| Comment by piotr.dobrogost |
| By piotr.dobrogost on 2012-10-25 21:16:02 |
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Microsoft today announced the global availability of its popular Windows operating system, Windows 8. That's absurd. How can something just announced by popular? It can be popular in the future. |
 - Score: 5 |
| 12:01 AM |
| By dmrio on 2012-10-25 21:16:38 |
| From august to now, did they fixed all buggy Metro applications? |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE: Comment by piotr.dobrogost |
| By Luminair on 2012-10-25 21:22:34 |
| it sounds almost like it was edited it down from: "announced the latest version of its popular Windows operating system, Windows 8" |
| - Score: 3 |
| Comment by YEPHENAS |
| By YEPHENAS on 2012-10-25 21:27:25 |
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"but if it means it goes on sale in every country on 12:01 AM, I'll be buying in a bit over an hour!" Wow, I had no idea that this kind of fanboy can exist for WINDOWS. |
| - Score: 4 |
| I'd rather put my head in an oven. |
| By Kishe on 2012-10-25 21:35:59 |
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Microsoft decided to fix what isn't broken by introducing Metro. Only true problem with original start menu was that explorer was too heavy because of all the legacy code hanging out in the background. |
| - Score: 6 |
| RE: Comment by YEPHENAS |
| By ilovebeer on 2012-10-25 21:37:38 |
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> "but if it means it goes on sale in every country on 12:01 AM, I'll be buying in a bit over an hour!" Wow, I had no idea that this kind of fanboy can exist for WINDOWS. Those kinds of fanboys exist for linux, ios, android, you name it. There's no shortage of cheerleaders in the os world. |
| - Score: 9 |
| LOL |
| By Lorin on 2012-10-25 22:16:53 |
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"including a beautiful new user interface" Yeah right, thanks for the early morning humor. Metro is like that beautiful woman you see at the bar, once you get a better look and take it for a ride you find she has no substance and less intelligence than a stone. |
| - Score: 15 |
| RE: 12:01 AM |
| By modmans2ndcoming on 2012-10-25 22:23:13 |
| there is a cumulative update that you should take when you install it. |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE: I'd rather put my head in an oven. |
| By modmans2ndcoming on 2012-10-25 22:24:05 |
| MS decided to build for the future so its OS does not get left in the dustbin as computer users move to devices....get over it. |
| - Score: 2 |
| The one thing I'm wary of |
| By WereCatf on 2012-10-25 22:44:33 |
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Windows 8 stores all details of you in the cloud, and it seemingly stores even many of your actual files there if you've created those files in Metro-apps, and there-in lies a problem: Microsoft uses a reversible encryption, ie. if you lose your password you can just request a new one and all your files and details are still useable. Reversible encryption, however, means that Microsoft can peruse your files at any time they feel like, and they can give access to those files to anyone they feel like. This might not be such a wonderful feature, especially if you're a foreigner and don't want U.S. government spying on you. It also makes stealing all of your details and impersonating you a lot, lot easier. Sure, you can use Windows 8 without using the Microsoft - account, but that's not really mentioned anywhere nor are the privacy implications mentioned anywhere. |
| - Score: 7 |
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