Maximum PC: We’ve seen this story reported on by several blogs around the web, but few seem to point out that the price of Windows 8 isn’t going up, its just returning to normal. Microsoft’s promotional pricing allowed for $20 upgrades with the purchase of a new Windows 7 PC, or $40 if you have anything newer than XP expires at the end of the month, and it doesn’t look like they have any intention of extending it.
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If the price of Windows 8 goes up, I'm not sure how many people will make the switch cause not many people I know made the switch from Windows 7 when it was cheap. As someone who has made the switch, performance is better and I think you are able to get rid of the metro interface if you don't like it.
-but I'm pretty sure it's corporations they had in mind when they were thinking raise the price. As big companies don't think about the price as a big deal for upgrading...
I guess it's also to give people the impression of you should have upgraded when it came out to get it cheaper.. That way when Win 9 comes out people will be thinking you should upgrade as soon as possible..
It seems to be there Marketing strategy.. Kinda sucks if your just getting it now...
I'd only force myself to get used to that kind of garbage if there was a permanent way to re move those Color-rainbow-boxes and if it improved gaming frame rates and other efficiencies that 7 can't do.
I have a PC running Windows 8 and I have to say I don't miss the old start menu at all on my work laptop. Once you get the hang on using the OS everything is a lot easer to access and the OS is more stable and runs quicker on my 3 year old laptop than Windows 7 did.
I have also got a Surface last week and this imo is the best tablet on the market. It is very well put together. Looks amazing and again Windows 8 RT is very stable fast and it has now stopped me from taking my laptop home as it will do everything my Xoom would but the big + it is will do everything my PC at work will to as it comes with Office and gives me VPN and Full remote desktop tools as well as extra screen support. Add the touch cover why would you look at an Ipad or Android tablet for a Laptop replacement.
Every one is different though but I do think the next 18 months apple will have the tablet market cut a lot by Windows 8 and Android as the hardware is about to come to the main market that will help people notices both.
From what I have seen on YouTube of the Surface when it 1st came out there were lag issues but MS pushed out a patch for the Surface and there is now no lag at all again seen on YouTube but I can say after having my Surface for over a week now I have not had any Lag issues. I was even playing SNES8x on my surface connected to my 46" tv and had my pc-360 controller wifi dongle connected and syncing 2 360 controllers and there was no Lag when playing Mario Kart, Killer Instinct and FZero in 2 player. I was also playing Hydro Thunder without any lag and it even gives force feedback.
The Older things I user are Office (no issues) O have also used it for remote support for work over the weekend I was connected to 2 VPN connections 6 servers via RDC as well as had Excel one note, Sky drive and box open and not once did I see any lag.
Like I said there was a lot of reports of issues with Lag when it 1st came out but I have not had any issues with Lag on the device.
Also here is the Link of a review of the Surface after the update MS have pushed out to the Surface. http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Microsoft are trying to force Metro onto users, trying to force their vision of what an OS UI should be. Metro is not as customisable try to make out, you can change some things but as long as its within Microsofts strict parameters. Windows 8 sales are disappointing and the guy in charge - Steven Sinofsky leaves the company shortly after launch, it's like a train wreck in slow motion. As if that wasn't bad enough Windows tablet sales are also very poor and their mobile phone market largely clings to a manufacturer whose market share is in free-fall while they desperately court others.
Microsoft does not trust it's users or its own design enough to make it optional to boot to Metro or classic desktop with a start menu. Add that functionality to the first service pack and maybe people will upgrade and over time Metro will mature with more apps and better design and people wil start using it.
I don't want to sound bad when i say this, but for any desktop user who has bought Windows 8, is a classic example of selling snow to Eskimo's.