zdnet : Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Vista will have several things in common: Both are unwanted operating system updates that will flop in the marketplace.
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Some of my die-hard Windows friends are very excited by Windows 8 arrival later this year. Others fear that Windows 8 will be a repeat of Microsoft’s Vista disaster. Me? I know Windows 8 will be a Vista-sized fiasco.
Before jumping into why I think far most PC users will still be running Windows 7 in 2016 than Windows 8, let me explain that while I prefer Linux as my desktop operating system, I don’t see Windows 8 charge into a brick wall as being a pro-Linux or anti-Microsoft issue.
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how are they unwanted?? I'm actually thinking of holding back and not buying a PC cuz windows 8 is around the corner.
I hope my pc can support it, without any technical hiccups.
I have to disagree with this guy. Touch screen pc's are going to become the next thing in terms of pc's as it adds more to the mouse and keyboard.
Also windows dose need a app store as alot of people who use a pc dont know what they are doing and this offers a easy way for people to find apps and software.
As for the tablet route i agree that apple and android now have the market but the biggest problem with the ipad and android tablets is you still need a pc to do some things and they are still a mobile os. Windows 8 on a tablet will be a full os and if it is sold right people could just pickup a tablet for home instead of a laptop.
The metro ui IMHO is the best ui i have ever used on a mobile phone having had an iphone android windows mobile phones over the last few years ive found windows phone 7 to be the best os on the market as it is a very stable and fast os like the ios but it offers more information on the main screen like on android but via live tiles. Also not having different apps like facebook twitter ect to keep clicking into and just using the peoples hub is better than using apps.
I thing windows 8 will be a very big thing for microsoft because they are now doing what they should of done 10 years or so ago and make all the devices and software work together. I have a xoom at the moment and even though i really like it it still has limits and once windows 8 tablets hit the market i will be dropping my xoom for a windows tablet.