I'm going to challenge all you Win8 haters...

[Coke Robot]

If in the future metro UI can do what desktop does. I will just say welcome aboard.

That there says it all! Right now, at this moment in time, metro apps can do so much, but they can't do it all. That will end up changing by Windows 9-10ish I bet.

 

[legacy7955]

I find it's interesting that before vista and during vista, eye candy wasn't considered something of a reason to upgrade to a new OS. Now it is...

Finally we actually agree on something...I really don't have any issues with the lack of aero glass. The less resources an OS uses for nonessential tasks the better. I don't mind the flat look of Windows 8.

I'm thinking there has to be a third party program like "Classic Shell" that will give users aero graphics if they want them.

 

[ssbtech]

People buy a Windows PC to run Windows applications. If I buy a Windows tablet it will be to run Windows applications that I can't run on other tablet platforms. This rules out the ARM tablets as they'll only run Metro apps, therefore my tablet would have to run Windows 7 or Windows 8. But if I'm buying it to use conventional Windows apps, Metro offers next to no advantage over Windows 7 for the conventional desktop UI. In fact for me, it just gets in the way of running conventional applications.

Furthermore, there are plenty of good tablets that offer a better user experience than Metro if one is simply looking for a media consumption device or to post silly comments to Twitbook.

Metro needs to be restricted to ARM based tablets and left off of desktop and laptop PCs that are used for real work.

 

[Coke Robot]

WinRT tablets probably won't do well, only for a niche market I think. Windows slates, the ones that pack AMD and Intel chips, will do real well. Metro will still have a place on those systems though...

 

[alphanumeric]

If in the future metro UI can do what desktop does. I will just say welcome aboard.

That there says it all! Right now, at this moment, metro apps can do so much, but they can't do it all. That will end up changing by Windows 9-10ish I bet.

Really? I guess it all depends on what you do but I'm not seeing them? Would you mind listing some of those apps so I could have a look see?

 

[Coke Robot]

If in the future metro UI can do what desktop does. I will just say welcome aboard.

That there says it all! Right now, at this moment, metro apps can do so much, but they can't do it all. That will end up changing by Windows 9-10ish I bet.

Really? I guess it all depends on what you do but I'm not seeing them? Would you mind listing some of those apps so I could have a look see?

Right now, at this moment, metro apps can do so much, but they can't do it all.

 

[alphanumeric]

That there says it all! Right now, at this moment, metro apps can do so much, but they can't do it all. That will end up changing by Windows 9-10ish I bet.

Really? I guess it all depends on what you do but I'm not seeing them? Would you mind listing some of those apps so I could have a look see?

Right now, at this moment, metro apps can do so much, but they can't do it all.

????? Care to enlighten use on the Metro apps that can do so much?

 

[crawfish]

Care to enlighten use on the Metro apps that can do so much?

He can't be talking about the Music app. It's just so wrong. I mean, it displays such a paltry amount of information in such a useless way, and the rapper ads are never far out of sight. It's like they took the Zune software, which wasn't great to begin with, ripped out features, decreased the information displayed, and added rappers. It's shockingly bad.

 

[tseven]

Care to enlighten use on the Metro apps that can do so much?

He can't be talking about the Music app. It's just so wrong. I mean, it displays such a paltry amount of information in such a useless way, and the rapper ads are never far out of sight. It's like they took the Zune software, which wasn't great to begin with, ripped out features, decreased the information displayed, and added rappers. It's shockingly bad.

I hate the music app as well. It's a downgrade from zune software. Zune software definitely wasn't that well organized or great under the hood but visually it was much more appealing than the new music app especially besides the ads it looks like xbox which gives user no distinguishing factors.

 

[Coke Robot]

Care to enlighten use on the Metro apps that can do so much?

He can't be talking about the Music app. It's just so wrong. I mean, it displays such a paltry amount of information in such a useless way, and the rapper ads are never far out of sight. It's like they took the Zune software, which wasn't great to begin with, ripped out features, decreased the information displayed, and added rappers. It's shockingly bad.

I hate the music app as well. It's a downgrade from zune software. Zune software definitely wasn't that well organized or great under the hood but visually it was much more appealing than the new music app especially besides the ads it looks like xbox which gives user no distinguishing factors.

Oh I know! I was impressed how it was improved a lot, but NO WHERE near good. But I think the Music app is just something for the interim since the Zune brand is being killed off later this summer for Xbox Music, Video and on.
E3 2012: Xbox Music - YouTube

This on the other hand, looks promising.

 

[Coke Robot]

Really? I guess it all depends on what you do but I'm not seeing them? Would you mind listing some of those apps so I could have a look see?

Right now, at this moment, metro apps can do so much, but they can't do it all.

????? Care to enlighten use on the Metro apps that can do so much?

Right now, at this moment, metro apps can ONLY do so much, but they can't do it all. Maybe I should had stipulated that they can ONLY do so much, AT THIS POINT IN TIME. Windows 8 isn't mainstream yet, so not all of the developers are out there, but it's going. Even then, Office 15 won't be a WinRT app since the Office team couldn't get a whole suite built in RT that fast enough I guess.

But the one thing some apps do that I find nice, like for example apps from websites like Tom's Hardware, they don't had ads. There, so far, isn't a single trace of advertising which I find nice. It's just pure content from the site as it should.

 

[BillWindows]

Lets face it folks, when Windows 8 comes out there will be a large number of Apps ready to go. Then there will be a huge number of developers working like crazy to jump on the bandwagon of the Worlds most popular OS.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Lets face it folks, when Windows 8 comes out there will be a large number of Apps ready to go. Then there will be a huge number of developers working like crazy to jump on the bandwagon of the Worlds most popular OS.

The World's most popular desktop OS is W7, or XP, depending on which figures you use.

 

[HippsieGypsie]

I agree with Bill. This is a BIG, well thought out strategy for MS. So we have to write new apps! It's time for a change. Change is the only thing constant in he universe. It's THE driver of capitalism.

 

[Coke Robot]

I agree with Bill. This is a BIG, well thought out strategy for MS. So we have to write new apps! It's time for a change. Change is the only thing constant in he universe. It's THE driver of capitalism.

And who knows capitalism like Microsoft?

 

[BillWindows]

I agree with Bill. This is a BIG, well thought out strategy for MS. So we have to write new apps! It's time for a change. Change is the only thing constant in he universe. It's THE driver of capitalism.

Thats what I like about Windows 8, it's a big change, fresh and exciting, I predict that Windows 8 will take less time to get where Windows 7 is now.

 

[DooRules]

And I predict that you will be wrong, easily.

Just let most of know when the OS for adults is released, finished with the kiddie version.

 

[whs]

I agree with Bill. This is a BIG, well thought out strategy for MS. So we have to write new apps! It's time for a change. Change is the only thing constant in he universe. It's THE driver of capitalism.

Thats what I like about Windows 8, it's a big change, fresh and exciting, I predict that Windows 8 will take less time to get where Windows 7 is now.

You are very optimistic - at least for the desktop users. For the tablets, that is another story.

 

[alphanumeric]

Lets face it folks, when Windows 8 comes out there will be a large number of Apps ready to go. Then there will be a huge number of developers working like crazy to jump on the bandwagon of the Worlds most popular OS.

Maybe? But, how much will they cost? And will they be any good? Right now the App store is pretty bare and a lot of the so called free apps seem to be limited function versions of something the author would like to pay for. Not everybody is as enthused as you and Coke Robot are about Windows 8.

 

[BillWindows]

I agree with Bill. This is a BIG, well thought out strategy for MS. So we have to write new apps! It's time for a change. Change is the only thing constant in he universe. It's THE driver of capitalism.

Thats what I like about Windows 8, it's a big change, fresh and exciting, I predict that Windows 8 will take less time to get where Windows 7 is now.

You are very optimistic - at least for the desktop users. For the tablets, that is another story.

It might sound optimistic, but I don't think I'm wrong, naturally I'm talking Tablets and Desktops. People have shown they're crazy for Apps and Windows 8 will get plenty. They've also shown they want touch, regardless of what people on here think, when you combine the two, plus a full desktop, what can go wrong, right.
I don't think Microsoft is pushing for Business at this point in time, they'll do okay out of consumers for a while anyway, and they've advised business to go Windows 7.