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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
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On the right hardware, it's sleek, fast and fun, Huge security improvements, Better battery life, faster boot, Great for touch
Start menu gone, Can't boot to the desktop, You'll want a touchscreen/trackpad gestures/Touch Mouse, Modern UI will annoy some, Some older CPUs won't run it
With Windows 8 Microsoft is making a huge bet, as CEO Steve Ballmer has said repeatedly. The visceral and sometimes vitriolic reaction to losing the fiddly Start menu has obscured the major advances in Windows 8. This is a next generation version of Windo...
Abstract: Stepping up the existing features of Windows 7 Professional, Microsoft has come up with Windows 8 Pro to deliver better mobility, security and compatibility to small and midsize business. Unlike Windows 7, Microsoft has shown bit leniency towards the hard...
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Published: 2013-01-15, Author: John , review by: crn.com.au
Once you've trained yourself to live inside the Desktop App in Windows 8, the benefits of the new OS start becoming clear. We've already mentioned the much improved task manager, and the little touches like the much improved support for multiple file copi...
What Microsoft has done is reinforce a choice decision for consumers by driving them to Android and Apple's iOS software that they are fast becoming comfortable with
What Microsoft has done is reinforce a choice decision for consumers by driving them to Android and Apple?s iOS software that they are fast becoming comfortable with.
This is a really bad piece of software. What appears to have been uppermost in the design process was to launch a new OS that would help Microsoft grab market share in the tablet and smartphone market where the struggling software Company is getting ha...
What Microsoft has done is reinforce a choice decision for consumers by driving them to Android and Apple’s iOS software that they are fast becoming comfortable with.
What Microsoft has done is reinforce a choice decision for consumers by driving them to Android and Apple's iOS software that they are fast becoming comfortable with
