I can't figure most of you guys out, you complain about W8 and how there's no real improvement over 7, metro sucks, no options for start menu, have to use addons, etc. Yet you're going to spend $40 for the hell of it just to have. You're discontent with Microsoft's approach with this release and to show them that you're disatisfied you're going to just buy it? Yea, that'll show them!!
I could say for those that understand, no explanation is necessary. And for those that don't, no explanation will suffice. So what's the point of discussing it?
However, in an effort to shed some light, I can understand you liking it, and I say good for you, go for it. But you can't understand us, because you can't think laterally outside the box, to see our point of view.
The public response in the market place will speak for us in protesting to M$. And big as that protest has already been, the ground swell has only just started.
Why do we buy it?
The primary reason is probably because we're addicted to having the latest Windows and can't say no. We were all drooling and eagerly awaitng the next big advance on the massive success of W7; only to be hit in the face with a lemon! Oh dear!
Secondly, we're probably all a bit geekish or wouldn't be on this forum. So at that price, it's a cheap new toy to play around with. And who knows what SP1 will bring? If we get the desired amendments, we've got a cheap OS.
Finally, many people prefer a Mercedes or Beamer, but can only afford a Ford. So they buy one, even though they don't like it, because there is nothing else in the low end of the market.
If there had always been another low end OS provider competing with M$, there's no way they would have tried to pull the stunt they have with W8. Consumers would have been leaving M$ in droves. And probably are anyway.
Meaning, M$ held back SP2 for W7, which would have included the improvements in W8. Instead, they've basically offered a SP2 version of W7, with iPhone/Tablet appendages, as a platform to promote their push into the smartfone/tablet/hybrid market. W8 is purely a promotional; otherwise how do you explain the fire sale price?
M$ are saying: Sure we'll give you the SP2 improvments for W7, but only if you buy it in our promotional W8 software. What a bunch of cheapskates! Is that any way to treat your past supporters!
So why hasn't there been a SP2 for W7 to include those improvements? Answer: Because nobody would have looked at W8 except on tablets and smartfones ... and MAYBE, & it's a BIG MAYBE, hybrid laptops/touch. The jury is still out on that last one.
