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Darth Biscuit

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I'm kind of an old school guy when it comes to OS's... we were exclusively a WinXP shop here at the office basically since we started in 2002... We've moved some to Win7 with our newer workstations in the last year, and it's working out OK, although there is some stuff we don't care for...

Win 8 is supposed to be a whole new ballgame, the "biggest step in Windows" since it's creation...

Here's a good video about it...

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I agree... me and MCP were just discussing... seems like they would have a desktop only version for office/workstation only users... no need to mix it all up imo.

The tablet version looks like a clusterfug to me... too much stuff all jumbled together... but then again, I haven't used it either.

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I have a feeling it's going to be a disaster. With the windows store they are attempting to duplicate the apple/itunes model and lock users on to their platform. This could be the opportunity for linux to finally break through.

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I've used Windows 8.

It is incredibly fast. I installed it on a laptop that is 5 years old and it ran faster than Vista ever did on that laptop.

The desktop mode works just like a typical windows computer, so if you buy a laptop/desktop, just leave it in that mode and nothing is different from the old windows - except it is faster.

I can see the Windows 8 tablets stealing market share away from laptops and ultrabooks though. They'll have docking stations, which basically turn it into a desktop PC to use at home/work, but it is much easier to carry around/use on the go.

Rumor has it that the RT version of the tablets will start at $199. That's incredibly for a tablet with a 10" screen. If true, I expect to see Windows 8 tablets sell by the millions.

If they go for $199, I'm pre-ordering one the first day I can.

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I've used Windows 8.

It is incredibly fast. I installed it on a laptop that is 5 years old and it ran faster than Vista ever did on that laptop.

The desktop mode works just like a typical windows computer, so if you buy a laptop/desktop, just leave it in that mode and nothing is different from the old windows - except it is faster.

I can see the Windows 8 tablets stealing market share away from laptops and ultrabooks though. They'll have docking stations, which basically turn it into a desktop PC to use at home/work, but it is much easier to carry around/use on the go.

Rumor has it that the RT version of the tablets will start at $199. That's incredibly for a tablet with a 10" screen. If true, I expect to see Windows 8 tablets sell by the millions.

If they go for $199, I'm pre-ordering one the first day I can.

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We have the beta on a desktop here in our workroom.

Without fail every user that has seen it has all but begged us not to put it in. Since M$ is disabling the boot to desktop mode that was there in the beta I'm budgeting to buy 100 new workstations next budget year so that I can ride Windows 7 licenses for 3-5 more years.

At least with the server platforms you'll be able to boot directly to desktop mode.

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We have the beta on a desktop here in our workroom.

Without fail every user that has seen it has all but begged us not to put it in. Since M$ is disabling the boot to desktop mode that was there in the beta I'm budgeting to buy 100 new workstations next budget year so that I can ride Windows 7 licenses for 3-5 more years.

At least with the server platforms you'll be able to boot directly to desktop mode.

So what does it boot to? ... and why are your users not liking it?

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