windows 8

Wilsonbro11 · Feb 26, 2013

For all those people with the pc are you guys going to update your computer to windows 8 or did you already?

JoeR · Feb 26, 2013

No plans on updating to Wndows 8, nor will I, since I have no desire to buy a touch screen monitor.

mikeler · Feb 27, 2013

I got a small Windows 8 laptop/touch screen for my birthday. It is pretty cool, but I still tend to grab the MacBook Air when I use my computer at home. The user interface is designed fairly well. I was expecting to hate it based on all the reviews I read.

LuckyR · Feb 27, 2013

Windows OS are either terrible or decent. When I have a decent one, I wait for the conscensus as to whether the next one (usually terrible) is worth it before switching. As it turns out the decent ones are so infrequent that I don't really update the software, I am updating the computer itself so it comes already installed (not updated). Long story short, Windows 7 is decent, why change?

mikeler · Feb 27, 2013

LuckyR said:
Windows OS are either terrible or decent. When I have a decent one, I wait for the conscensus as to whether the next one (usually terrible) is worth it before switching. As it turns out the decent ones are so infrequent that I don't really update the software, I am updating the computer itself so it comes already installed (not updated). Long story short, Windows 7 is decent, why change?

If I had Windows 7, I would not pay for an upgrade to 8.

LuckyR · Feb 27, 2013

mikeler said:
If I had Windows 7, I would not pay for an upgrade to 8.

Agreed. If I had Vista, I would have already upgraded to 7, if for some crazy reason I didn't, I would upgrade to 8, though the hardware probably couldn't run it. Therefore I don't understand why anyone would upgrade to it. Buy a new machine with it already installed? Sure, but upgrade? Nope.

goober · Feb 27, 2013

LuckyR said:
Agreed. If I had Vista, I would have already upgraded to 7, if for some crazy reason I didn't, I would upgrade to 8, though the hardware probably couldn't run it. Therefore I don't understand why anyone would upgrade to it. Buy a new machine with it already installed? Sure, but upgrade? Nope.

A lot of businesses are still using XP. My daughter's computer has vista on it. With the last service pack it has never been a problem. I am not upgrading to Windows 8.

LuckyR · Feb 27, 2013

goober said:
A lot of businesses are still using XP. My daughter's computer has vista on it. With the last service pack it has never been a problem. I am not upgrading to Windows 8.

Yup, XP was decent (IMO the first really beyond decent Win OS for the home user). I never got Vista (terrible initially) so I have no info on whether it became decent in later incarnations. Though something tells me your daughter is not a power user.

goober · Feb 27, 2013

LuckyR said:
Yup, XP was decent (IMO the first really beyond decent Win OS for the home user). I never got Vista (terrible initially) so I have no info on whether it became decent in later incarnations. Though something tells me your daughter is not a power user.

Intially vista was bad and I only had it because it came with a new computer. After the second service pack it was fine. I don't know if she is power user. Mostly just does regular school age stuff- internet, some games, some video editing. In general I find that the best policy for me is if my OS is working fine to not upgrade until I am forced to.

LuckyR · Feb 27, 2013

goober said:
Intially vista was bad and I only had it because it came with a new computer. After the second service pack it was fine. I don't know if she is power user. Mostly just does regular school age stuff- internet, some games, some video editing. In general I find that the best policy for me is if my OS is working fine to not upgrade until I am forced to.

You and me too, brother.

fundrazer · Feb 27, 2013

Usually every other iteration of Windows is a decent one. 7 was good but 8 is horribly annoying. Can't really think of anyone that likes it for a desktop home PC. The whole initial layout makes it feel like some mobile operating system.

mikeler · Feb 27, 2013

LuckyR said:
You and me too, brother.

+2 on this strategy.

fundrazer said:
Usually every other iteration of Windows is a decent one. 7 was good but 8 is horribly annoying. Can't really think of anyone that likes it for a desktop home PC. The whole initial layout makes it feel like some mobile operating system.

It does seem to work out that way. MS does not like to fix issues, they would rather spend more time monkeying with the GUI.

sureshs · Feb 27, 2013

Win 7 is OK

Say Chi Sin Lo · Feb 27, 2013

LuckyR said:
Agreed. If I had Vista, I would have already upgraded to 7, if for some crazy reason I didn't, I would upgrade to 8, though the hardware probably couldn't run it. Therefore I don't understand why anyone would upgrade to it. Buy a new machine with it already installed? Sure, but upgrade? Nope.

Actually, I think if your machine could run Vista, then it'll run Windows 7 perfectly fine as well. Windows 7 is a lot like Vista, except it wasn't all broken.

LuckyR · Feb 27, 2013

Say Chi Sin Lo said:
Actually, I think if your machine could run Vista, then it'll run Windows 7 perfectly fine as well. Windows 7 is a lot like Vista, except it wasn't all broken.

I agree, but I was refering to a Vista machine running 8.

Say Chi Sin Lo · Feb 27, 2013

LuckyR said:
I agree, but I was refering to a Vista machine running 8.

Yeah... I'm not sold on Microsoft and their touch interface (I'm not sold on Microsoft on anything).

BlackSilver · Feb 27, 2013

I don't use Windows currently

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