Not much apparently...
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| Author | Content |
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| mrider Jul 15, 2011 5:13 PM EDT |
I click on "Full Story", and I get the following text:Quoting:Microsoft’s next big offering could be released as a beta in September 2011. :) |
| gus3 Jul 15, 2011 5:23 PM EDT |
I expect a bunch of stories proclaiming "they finally got it right!" followed by a harsh reality check. |
| Fettoosh Jul 15, 2011 5:35 PM EDT |
I believe the link for this article is: July 14, 2011 http://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/28970-windows-8-what-... Or may be this one? November 25, 2009 http://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/10592-windows-8-what-... |
| phsolide Jul 15, 2011 5:36 PM EDT |
Q: How many harsh reality checks does it take for an IT "pundit" to realize that Version1 of any Microsoft product is rubbish? A: Windows 95, Cairo, Chicago, WIndows NT, Longhorn, Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP... at least nine. But the pundit really has to want to change. |
| Scott_Ruecker Jul 15, 2011 5:45 PM EDT |
yep, fixed the link, sorry about that. |
| Fettoosh Jul 15, 2011 6:07 PM EDT |
Why would anyone be interested in reading about software that is still in vaporware stage? There are more interesting real products already available and have more than whatever Windows 8 going to offer. |
| techiem2 Jul 15, 2011 6:08 PM EDT |
Lessee.... ARM Support: They're fighting for the phone/tablet markets. Better Touch Interface: phone/tablet markets. Overhauled Interface: phone/tablet markets. 128 bit support: um..yay? How many 128bit CPUs are out there? From what I hear, many people still prefer to run 32 bit Windows instead of 64 bit unless they have a machine with lots of RAM. Better Cloud Integration: *yawn* So yeah...they are trying to take over the phone and tablet markets...and the "cloud". Sounds like an absolutely wonderful upgrade for desktop users! |
| Jeff91 Jul 15, 2011 6:22 PM EDT |
@techiem2 Minus the 128bit that list sounds a lot like a feature list in the latest Ubuntu release ;) ~Jeff |
| mrider Jul 15, 2011 6:26 PM EDT |
Quoting:Why would anyone be interested in reading about software that is still in vaporware stage? Speaking purely for myself - morbid curiosity. |
| rht Jul 15, 2011 7:34 PM EDT |
The most important aspect of this article is that it heralds the start of the next round of Linux horror stories (which precede any new Window$ release): "I Switched to Linux and Lost all My Data" "Ubuntu Cannot be Used Because it Has Different Coloured Icons" "The Command Line is So Hard" "Linux Causes Birth Defects in Children" etc ad nauseam Robt |
| skelband Jul 15, 2011 8:22 PM EDT |
@rht LOL! You're so right. |
| helios Jul 16, 2011 1:03 AM EDT |
Why would anyone be interested in reading about software that is still in vaporware stage? I for one, refuse to any longer underestimate Microsoft. No one thought it could get any worse than ME, but then came Vista. Personally, I enjoy a good train wreck in slow motion..... |
| montezuma Jul 16, 2011 9:13 AM EDT |
I remember some hack 6 months ago hyping this as a big threat to OSX in terms of the push button user interface. I bet the reality is much more prosaic. Microsoft fades to black. |
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