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April 2014
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The editors liked
Metro works brilliantly on the Samsung Slate
Metro works well
Touch gestures are well thought out and responsive
Improved security and remote management features
Superfast boot times
Works well on tablets
Windows 8 embraces the future wholeheartedly. Log-in and boot times are fast
The apps look gorgeous
And the Sync feature brings seamless transition between devices
Touch-optimised UI works well on tablets
Wealth of built-in apps
Reset and recovery tools
Windows is still a great OS
Decent upgrade price
Amazing start-up and shut-down speeds
Enough new features to justify asking price
Restore/refresh is a brilliant and well-executed idea
Handwriting recognition is amazing
Gorgeous new live interface
Apps finally on Windows
Great on older hardware
On the right hardware
It's sleek
Fast and fun
Huge security improvements
Better battery life
Faster boot
Great for touch
Faster boot times
Some great new tools
Excellent for touch input
Nicely priced upgrade
The editors didn't like
Desktop mode is sidelined
Using some desktop apps can be fiddly
Metro will likely confuse desktop users
Besides the interface
It's not a huge leap from Windows 7
The learning curve is steep and in-app navigation isn't obvious. There are just too many known unknowns here
Modern UI a major upheaval
Legacy apps confined to desktop
Metro/Modern is confusing and will require people to re-learn Windows
Supplied modern apps are mostly rubbish
The UI can be very inconsistent
The steep learning curve
Fledgling app eco-system
Clunky on traditional laptop
Start menu gone
Can't boot to the desktop
You'll want a touchscreen/trackpad gestures/Touch Mouse
Abstract: We've been examining and dissecting beta versions of Windows 8 for almost a year . In that time, a few traits have become eminently clear. First and foremost, no matter what you think about Windows 8's design, it's a towering engineering achievement: Micr...
Published: 2012-08-15, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Unless you have been living under a rock, there is a good chance you have caught wind of Microsoft's latest operating system. Those eager to see what the new OS is all about had their first chance to take a peek back in February when Microsoft released th...
Abstract: "Ahead of Schedule." That's not a phrase you hear often when referring to an operating system launch. Windows 8 Release Preview bucks that trend by a smidge: Microsoft's Stephen Sinofsky originally announced a date of "early June." But there may have been...
Abstract: Microsoft's old Windows desktop and tablet-friendly Metro UI make strange bedfellowsInfoWorld's Enterprise Windows blogger, J. Peter Bruzzese, described Windows 8 as "Windows Frankenstein." I'm tempted to call it a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" operating syst...
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Published: 2012-03-05, Author: Samuel , review by: booredatwork.com
Abstract: Have you seen the future.Today the biggest operating system vendor in the world, Microsoft released the preview of its most ambitious operating system to date. Windows 8 had its debut to the consumer space today, with mixed review. Across the blogosphere ...
Abstract: First Developers got a look, now it's time for the rest of us to try out Windows 8. Today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the leading OS maker unveiled Windows 8 Consumer Preview, making it available for the public to download and install on any Wi...
Abstract: Apple's iOS platform seemed to come out of nowhere and take the world by storm in 2007. The introduction of the first-generation iPhone set in motion a chain of events that lead up to the holiday quarter in 2011, when Apple recorded the most profitable qu...
Abstract: The Microsoft Windows Server 8 developer preview has enough promising enhancements to virtual networking, storage and infrastructure management to warrant serious IT interest as a data center platform. While much is yet unknown about Windows Server 8, ...
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Published: 2011-09-20, Author: Jonathan , review by: techworld.com
Time will tell, but this could well be the operating system against which everyone else is judged....
