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Not only haven't I had a problem with Windows 8.1 on the 5 machines that I have. It RESOLVED many of the earlier problems or functionality concerns that I had.
98% of my business productivity or utilities ran fine in 8.0, but a couple others benefited from the Windows 8.1 update. I'm guessing that's because there was an actual problem in 8.0. In some cases, Microsoft put back in legacy support for some routines that the software needed. The rest of the productivity stuff was updated by the manufacturer and was (and still is) working great after updating to 8.1
Take games for example. There were some game compatibility issues in 8.0. For example Max Payne 1 and Max Payne 2 wouldn't run. Even though I use Steam who keeps all their stuff patched regularly.
When the Developer release of 8.1 came out, I updated my test rig and ran tests on the few programs that had problems. Well, I had been working with Rockstar who was putting a test rig together to test Max Payne 1 & 2. Once I tested MP 1 & 2 on 8.1 and they worked flawlessly, Rockstar was very happy that they didn't have to do any work to update them. Almost all of the problems with other games went away as well.
By the way, I was very surprised how willing Rockstar was to troubleshoot the problem. Probably because they were still selling copies of MP 1 & 2 through Steam. But nice to see that level of support.
So, I believe that there are TONS of people out there like me who are very happy with Windows 8 and 8.1. Sure, there are going to be a lot more people being vocal with problems, but with an OS installed on and untold number of machines with infinite hardware configurations, there will be some difficulties.
I think Microsoft has done an excellent job with Windows 8 compatibility. Sure, they probably should have kept the Start Menu while providing the new Start Screen functions for touch systems. But that's another discussion.
98% of my business productivity or utilities ran fine in 8.0, but a couple others benefited from the Windows 8.1 update. I'm guessing that's because there was an actual problem in 8.0. In some cases, Microsoft put back in legacy support for some routines that the software needed. The rest of the productivity stuff was updated by the manufacturer and was (and still is) working great after updating to 8.1
Take games for example. There were some game compatibility issues in 8.0. For example Max Payne 1 and Max Payne 2 wouldn't run. Even though I use Steam who keeps all their stuff patched regularly.
When the Developer release of 8.1 came out, I updated my test rig and ran tests on the few programs that had problems. Well, I had been working with Rockstar who was putting a test rig together to test Max Payne 1 & 2. Once I tested MP 1 & 2 on 8.1 and they worked flawlessly, Rockstar was very happy that they didn't have to do any work to update them. Almost all of the problems with other games went away as well.
By the way, I was very surprised how willing Rockstar was to troubleshoot the problem. Probably because they were still selling copies of MP 1 & 2 through Steam. But nice to see that level of support.
So, I believe that there are TONS of people out there like me who are very happy with Windows 8 and 8.1. Sure, there are going to be a lot more people being vocal with problems, but with an OS installed on and untold number of machines with infinite hardware configurations, there will be some difficulties.
I think Microsoft has done an excellent job with Windows 8 compatibility. Sure, they probably should have kept the Start Menu while providing the new Start Screen functions for touch systems. But that's another discussion.
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