Windows 8 Must Be Destroyed

Dropped by the Windows store at the Fashion Mall when I was in Vegas last week. Nice store. Not as big as Apple though. They got Fruit Ninja on some big TV outside of the store. Bunch of adorable kids were slashing away at it.

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Dropped by the Windows store at the Fashion Mall when I was in Vegas last week.

Speaking of that, MS will release a second update to Win8.1 which likely contian nothing of any importance whatsoever, according to the latest spate of rumors.

The start menu, the ability to run "modern" "apps" in floating windows will have to wait until "Threshold" is "released" in "2015".

http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-may-unthinkable-dump-xp-vista-windows-7-131027262.html

I would actually hold out if this is true. I really like, no, LOVE Windows 7.

As for Windows 8 I think MSFT is just throwing out the band aid with the latest update to stop the bleeding in trying to quiet the already angry masses until Windows 9 is out. We already know MSFT has already abandoned Win 8. Hopefully Windows 9 saves that sinking ship because if not and folks only stick with Windows 7 then that would be quite a disaster.

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I would actually hold out if this is true. I really like, no, LOVE Windows 7.

What they should do right now is offer to pay $50 to each user who instals Win8(.1) on their PC or laptop, then offer a free upgrade to Win9 ;P

Oh, and here's my latest musings on the Win8(.1) ongoing autopsy: http://diversitytomorrow.com/thread/189/21/#post16619

Upon further reflection, the anemic Update 2 to Windows 8.1 seems rather more signigicant. It was supposed, or rumored, to contain the reborn start menu. It ended up as a few "under the hood" changes and a Miracast enhancmenent, to be released as a mere nameless upgrade on Patch Tuesday.

This has been taken to mean only that the start menu will have to wait for Windows 9. true enough. But blinded by disappointment one can easily miss what else it means: Microsoft has written off Windows 8.

Anyone who wants to use Windows on a desktop PC or a laptop, will either have to use Win9 or keep using third-party utilities like Start8 and Modern Mix. Win8 gets abandoned as a bad job, much like Vista was.

There will be security updates, patches, fixes, etc. But I wouldn't expect any furhter upgrades to the OS. Update 2 seems to be "it."

Video leak of the next Windows:

http://diversitytomorrow.com/thread/189/21/#post18376

On other things, the rumor currently growing is that MS will do away with version names and numbers and simply call it "Windows."

As promised, MS disclosed massive amounts of information about their upcoming new Windows OS. I'll post a link to my thoughts on it later. Meantime I'll just let out one tidbit:

The new OS is called Windows 10,

I think the Onion predicted this last year.

Here's my first, quick write-up of Windows 10:

http://diversitytomorrow.com/thread/189/22/#post19120

Prediction: within six days, I'll hear someone claim he runs Windows 9 (NINE).

Prediction ][: Within a week there will be some conspiracy theories about why Microsoft skipped the Windows 9 name. Some urban legends, too.

The preview is out:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-coming-soon

This is supposed to be a very early build, and things will change. But MS promises to take on user feedback this time.

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Prediction ][: Within a week there will be some conspiracy theories about why Microsoft skipped the Windows 9 name. Some urban legends, too.

No conspiracies yet, that I know of, but the first urban legend is here ahead of schedule:

http://windowsitpro.com/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/short-takes-october-3-2014#comment-261271

BTW, I wonder if Microsoft checked "10" is not a registered trademark of someone who can make Microsoft stop using it.

There was that Blake Edwards movie featuring Bo Derek named "10"

I spent my whole morning chasing down this idiotic message from Microsoft. I guess in a way, it's good that they have a troubleshooter for their buggy troubleshooter. But really, 5 hours later, all I've been able to do is determine that the troubleshooter's trouble is not related to the underlying issue that I was originally trying to address.

How come text size is so small on some programs or web pages (like drop down boxes or friend chat in Steam)?

Will windows 8 PC's drop drastically in price or do sellers just send them back?