Microsoft BUILD - Windows 8 Unveiling

[mullet]

LOL its just an OS.

[nekrosoft13]

Originally Posted by mojoman0

Photos, Mail, People, Calendar, and Messaging Metro app demos

simply horrible, windows with social bs integration, great, just ****ing great, when they finish the setup it will probably ask your for facebook acount.

[Rakeesh]

Originally Posted by Sean_W

I didn't say anything about Linux, you made the assumption I was talking Linux because you know I use it. You actually brought Linux up in the thread with no valid reason whatsoever.

No, I made that assumption because you always come over to windows threads with the express purpose of trolling them. And it was a correct assumption at that.

Originally Posted by Sean_W

Are you going to bore us all with your 'Linux failed on the desktop because' talk? The desktop isn't everything you know and I don't know whether you know but lots of businesses fail to get any traction against big brand names in any type of business, especially the ones monopolised by huge companies with billions to throw about.

In the end user space, the desktop IS everything. You almost act as though the desktop is meaningless, which is just stupid.

[Rakeesh]

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

simply horrible, windows with social bs integration, great, just ****ing great, when they finish the setup it will probably ask your for facebook acount.

I pretty much agree with this. I just tried windows 8 in a VM and so far I really don't like it from a UI perspective. You have to register a live id account, and then the start menu is removed and replaced with metro, and then metro is littered with social media junk.

Why can't I just have a regular start menu? I really don't like how when I want to launch another program, I have to completely cover up my desktop, not only that but metro is really cumbersome compared to the nice compact classic start menu, and I find it really annoying that you can't manipulate any system settings without metro active.

From a technical perspective windows 8 is great though. A fresh install uses only 10GB, and even in a VM it boots fast, not to mention has a very tiny memory footprint, and some apps, such as the task manager, have been greatly improved.

Also, I don't know if anybody else has noticed, but copying files is FAST. MS has really optimized the crap out of how the OS buffers data for file copying, it even does a better job than linux does now. Not only that, but it has an option where you can see the transfer rate in real-time (no more highly inaccurate estimations that wildly vary.) It takes literally 1.5 seconds to copy a gigabyte file on my setup, and again, that is within a VM which is slower than running on a real system.

That would be awesome if these increased disk I/O speeds would affect games as well.

[Sean_W]

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[Sean_W]

Originally Posted by Rakeesh

No, I made that assumption because you always come over to windows threads with the express purpose of trolling them. And it was a correct assumption at that.



In the end user space, the desktop IS everything. You almost act as though the desktop is meaningless, which is just stupid.

meh, off topic.

[nekrosoft13]

Originally Posted by Rakeesh

I pretty much agree with this. I just tried windows 8 in a VM and so far I really don't like it from a UI perspective. You have to register a live id account, and then the start menu is removed and replaced with metro, and then metro is littered with social media junk.

Why can't I just have a regular start menu? I really don't like how when I want to launch another program, I have to completely cover up my desktop, not only that but metro is really cumbersome compared to the nice compact classic start menu, and I find it really annoying that you can't manipulate any system settings without metro active.

From a technical perspective windows 8 is great though. A fresh install uses only 10GB, and even in a VM it boots fast, not to mention has a very tiny memory footprint, and some apps, such as the task manager, have been greatly improved.

Also, I don't know if anybody else has noticed, but copying files is FAST. MS has really optimized the crap out of how the OS buffers data for file copying, it even does a better job than linux does now. Not only that, but it has an option where you can see the transfer rate in real-time (no more highly inaccurate estimations that wildly vary.) It takes literally 1.5 seconds to copy a gigabyte file on my setup, and again, that is within a VM which is slower than running on a real system.

That would be awesome if these increased disk I/O speeds would affect games as well.

the bolded part i'm fine with it, but removing start menu and replacing it with that metro **** i'm not ok with it. Even on phone I can't stand metro, and it simply has no place on desktop.

current start menu is perfect, it only covers about 10% of screen, you can be reading someting online and opening start menu will not prevent you from doing what you were doing before.

About to give it a go. Installing it on Vmware Workstation 8, now.

[Sean_W]

Originally Posted by bacon12

Everyone knows you just came in this thread to bash MS. You see that opportunity and take it, I called you out on it and now your butt aches.

Get over yourself dude. You don't see me trolling the linux section do you?

Actually I was making normal conversation in the thread(on topic) before you guys started baiting me off topic, and again you continue to go off topic and admit you baited me. You're not a mod, so don't act like one and baiting people off topic.

If you don't like what I have to say, don't reply to it and if you come into the Linux section, I won't entertain your trolling.

What a POS OS.

It took 8 minutes to install and that was the only nice thing about it. How the **** do you go back and forth in the ****ty metro UI? I can't get out of the control panel.

EDIT: I have to be missing something... Everytime I have to restart to get back to main screen. How the F do you get out of a current "app" in the metro UI? God, I hope they erase this dumb idea.

EDIT 2: So there is no start menu anymore? When you hit it, it goes right to the metro UI? Wow... Definitely sticking with W7. This is complete crap.

[mojoman0]

http://www.winrumors.com/windows-8-t...eyboard-users/

Microsoft’s new Metro interface is great for touch but how about keyboard and mouse users?

We’ve put together a few tips and tricks to help you along your Windows 8 way with your traditional desktop. Feel free to comment if you have more and we’ll update the post with a mention and your tip/trick.

To unlock the lock screen, double tap on your mouse or hit any key on the keyboard instead of dragging to the top
To bring up the “charms bar” (share, settings, shutdown, etc), hit the lower-left corner of the screen with the mouse – no clicking required or use winkey+c
In any app, right click to bring up the “app bar” to see everything you can do
To go back to the Start screen, simply use the Windows Key on your keyboard
Bump your mouse against the left side of the screen to see a thumbnail of your most recently used app. Use the scroll wheel to see all open modern apps
Modern apps don’t generally need to be closed — they are suspended when they’re not in view. If you really need to close them, use the task manager (via the tile or ctrl+shift+esc) to force quit
To search for anything on your system like applications, setting, or files, simply start typing from the Start screen, and the search box will automatically pop up or use winkey+f
Glance at your desktop by using Winkey+y
Activate application settings by using winkey+i
Project onto an external TV/monitor using winkey+p
Use the page up and page down keys to move between tile groups on the Start Screen
Bump your mouse to the left and grab an app, if you pull it towards the right and then bump it to the left it will cycle to the next app (Thanks Tom Servo)
Pin/unpin tiles or remove apps by right clicking on tiles on the Start Screen (Thanks @FreddyFuentes)
Activate Semantic Zoom in Metro apps by using Ctrl+ mouse scroll

[ElL33t]

Originally Posted by Bearclaw

What a POS OS.

It took 8 minutes to install and that was the only nice thing about it. How the **** do you go back and forth in the ****ty metro UI? I can't get out of the control panel.

EDIT: I have to be missing something... Everytime I have to restart to get back to main screen. How the F do you get out of a current "app" in the metro UI? God, I hope they erase this dumb idea.

EDIT 2: So there is no start menu anymore? When you hit it, it goes right to the metro UI? Wow... Definitely sticking with W7. This is complete crap.

Truly a failclaw. Uninstall it, Windows 8 is too hard for you.