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2011-09-16, 10:40 PM
Read away.

I'm too lazy to post a bunch of stuff right now, but in my opinion, Windows 8 makes me sad.

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For those interested in installing the Windows 8 Developer Preview, PCWorld provided links and a guide here.

Bullet Info:
  • UI takes advantage of touch screen more in addition to keyboard/mouse
  • Start Menu is friggin ridiculous and includes everything ever
     Spoiler
  • As seen in the above, Windows 8 uses the Metro design language a lot (the Start screen is an example of it being used)
  • While the regular desktop is still available, this setup comes as default
  • Windows 8 will take advantage of the Azure cloud service to save your settings, IE browser history, etc. across PCs the way Chrome does now, by using a Windows Live ID
  • With the above, Windows 8 will use SkyDrive with the cloud to store your stuff (you get a 25GB limit at first)
  • Microsoft is putting XBOX Live in Windows 8
  • Windows 8 will come prepackaged with Security Essentials (pretty much) through Windows Defender
  • Windows 8 will come with SmartScreen to further protect your computer against malware (will check applications against a reputation list)
  • There will be an app store similar to Apple's and Google's
  • Microsoft will NOT support Flash or other plugins with Windows 8, instead using HTML5 standards (only for Metro)
     Spoiler

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Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Jedward - 2011-09-16, 10:40 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Spaz - 2011-09-16, 11:37 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Mibs - 2011-09-16, 11:39 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by FenixR - 2011-09-16, 11:47 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Heidi - 2011-09-17, 07:10 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Born2BeMild - 2011-09-17, 09:41 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by FenixR - 2011-09-17, 10:09 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Kalovale - 2011-09-17, 10:24 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by XTOTHEL - 2011-09-17, 10:28 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Kalovale - 2011-09-17, 10:32 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by XTOTHEL - 2011-09-17, 10:36 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Devil - 2011-09-17, 10:42 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Five Second Pose - 2011-09-17, 10:43 PM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by tzk221 - 2011-09-18, 12:24 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by maplefreak26 - 2011-09-18, 12:28 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Raul - 2011-09-18, 12:49 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by maplefreak26 - 2011-09-18, 01:17 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Dusk - 2011-09-18, 01:34 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Evilince - 2011-09-18, 03:25 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Tikey - 2011-09-18, 03:32 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Eliul - 2011-09-18, 03:43 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by FenixR - 2011-09-18, 04:33 AM
Windows 8 Discussion Thread - by Dusk - 2011-09-18, 04:43 AM
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