Five ways to avoid Windows 8

JMH · May 20, 2012

Some people are still sure Windows 8 is going to be the cat’s meow. I’m sure Windows 8 and its Metro interface will be more like a cat’s yowl of pain. The more I look at Metro, the more I’m sure that Microsoft’s new desktop will flop as badly as the Facebook IPO.

It’s not just me. Business analysts, who could care less about technology but care a lot about what customers think, are saying things like “Windows 8 will prove to be a disappointment.”

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/five-ways-to-avoid-windows-8/11007

Corrine · May 20, 2012

You'd think the author could come up with a better #1 suggestion than sticking with Windows XP.

zigzag3143 · May 20, 2012

Could have been worse. He could have recommended Win NT 4.x

AceInfinity · May 20, 2012

Could have been better too if he recommended Windows 7 :lol:

XP is stable, but after Vista came out, being so similar to Windows 7 without seeing behind the curtains, people have the notion that they are close to one and the same, which is not true. Vista was not as bad as it's portrayed, but Windows 7 is definitely better than XP.

usasma · May 21, 2012

It's a blog about Open Source - why are they even mentioning Win8?

AceInfinity · May 21, 2012

usasma said:
It's a blog about Open Source - why are they even mentioning Win8?

It's open source for me :lol:

I have access to Windows source code...

Temmu · May 21, 2012

great! send me all the parts about user rights escalation! i've got some super ideas!

AceInfinity · May 21, 2012

That's about all I can do, I can't provide any code to others. But I can let people know that I have access. That's all Microsoft will allow me to do...

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Five ways to avoid Windows 8

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Five ways to avoid Windows 8

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