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trader07
Registered: Dec 2006
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10-26-12 08:06 PM
I purchased, downloaded and installed WIN8 Pro today. No big deal. I notice no difference from WIN7 with the exception of the crazy "start screen". I'm hoping there's something better behind the scenes that makes it worth it (i.e., kernel improvement).
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El Guapo
Registered: Oct 2008
Posts: 360 |
10-26-12 08:54 PM
the glory days are long gone, both for msft and appl.
its all become just "so what"
there really is very little in the "need to have it" dept.
tablets offer very little and they get boring after a short while. certainly have there place, but mines been collecting dust for weeks now. it adds no value. same with my phone, its now just become a means to make calls and send some texts; didn't need to spend that kind of $ to do those simple functions. all the apps i downloaded are collecting dust.
yawn.
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CET
Registered: Nov 2008
Posts: 560 |
10-26-12 09:53 PM
Quote from hughb:
So tommorrow is the release date - what stores have it?
Does the tactile keyboard come with it, or is it purchased separately?
What is the price?
Amazon doesn't carry it, and the Microsoft site says that it only comes with RT for now, Windows 8 is later. Am I reading that correctly?
I guess I just don't understand mobile computing. I have a laptop that connects to the internet through my Wifi that I get through the phone company. So do these mobile devices connect to my Wifi, or do I have to have another data subscription to be compatible with the mobile device? It appears to me that they connect to a 4g network, which I assume is not the internet.
I saw a report today on one of the business channels saying that the keyboard/cover is sold separately for $130. That is a quick boost in the cost.
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kiwi_trader
Registered: Aug 2002
Posts: 3719 |
10-26-12 10:48 PM
Quote from trader07:
I purchased, downloaded and installed WIN8 Pro today. No big deal. I notice no difference from WIN7 with the exception of the crazy "start screen". I'm hoping there's something better behind the scenes that makes it worth it (i.e., kernel improvement).
There are start button replacements (better than the original)
But personally I'd recommend not putting one on for 2-3 weeks to see if you stop wanting it. The crazy screen (press win key) is easy to customize (move em around, get rid of them, press the little - sign at the bottom right of the bar). And if you're into your keyboard just press Win then start typing the applications name and when you've got 3 or 4 letters you can press enter to launch it (or if its like your libreoffice suite type libr and use arrows or mouse to hit the right one). Faster than a start menu.
Lots of Win XX shortcuts. Turning the pc off - sweep your cursor to the right bottom or top, choose settings and then power. Or Win I to get the power button.
Everything is a tiny bit faster. And despite being for tablets its more keyboard friendly than Win 7 or XP.
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pepper_john
Registered: Apr 2004
Posts: 476 |
11-13-12 03:13 PM
There are a lot of confusion about the Win 8 (interestingly, the head of the win8 at MS resigned).
surface RT runs the window RT on the ARMS processors, which is similar to win 8 but not compatible. In the meantime, MS is developing a windows compatible OS for ARMS processors. So the future of window RT is not clear.
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