Windows 8

Irock · June 02, 2011, 08:05:17 AM

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92QfWOw88I&[/yt]

Windows 8 is getting an interface designed for touch screens. I always thought of Windows as a joke on any touch screen device, because the interface is simply designed for a mouse and keyboard, but it looks like you may never even have to touch the traditional interface while on a tablet, but will still be able to if you need to access standard Windows programs. This could turn out to be pretty cool, and I can't wait to see more.

Roph · June 02, 2011, 10:38:31 AM

You'd think a multi billion dollar company would use a clip on microphone.

Moss. · June 02, 2011, 12:20:40 PM

Those are the kind of things that make Microsoft who they are.

Really smart idiots.

Looks really cool, though.

Countdown · June 02, 2011, 04:51:30 PM

Windows 8, a glorified phone interface. Yay, I've always wanted my desktop to work just like my phone....

Solar Eclipse · June 02, 2011, 06:25:30 PM

Boooooo! Why on earth would I want a million separate apps staring me in the face!? This is a phone design, and it shouldn't be put on a computer...

Irock · June 02, 2011, 07:09:16 PM

This is a touch-screen interface that you'd probably only want to use on a touch-screen device. The traditional Windows interface isn't going anywhere. Did you even watch the video?

Countdown · June 02, 2011, 07:47:02 PM

Windows is an OS though. I look forward to seeing the non-touch screen version of Windows 8 to see if Microsoft can actually make something worth having.

Zylos · June 02, 2011, 07:49:32 PM

No, I can see it for something like the iPad or something.

But then, I'm still on XP and don't know much.

Irock · June 02, 2011, 09:03:47 PM

Quote from: DarkCodeZero on June 02, 2011, 07:47:02 PM
Windows is an OS though. I look forward to seeing the non-touch screen version of Windows 8 to see if Microsoft can actually make something worth having.

What.

iOS is an OS, Android is an OS, Windows Phone 7 is an OS, webOS is an OS.

Acolyte · June 02, 2011, 11:23:19 PM

The icons are pretty dull. It reminds me more of some mall kiosk than a computer desktop.

Arrow · June 03, 2011, 03:07:20 AM

I hate how cluttered the current trends are making interfaces. You know what I wanna see on my home screen / desktop? The gog damn wallpaper.

Countdown · June 03, 2011, 03:56:06 AM

QuoteiOS is an OS, Android is an OS, Windows Phone 7 is an OS, webOS is an OS.

Those are all phone OS's you listed. I was talking like desktop computer OS's like Windows 7 and Snow Leopard. When I get a computer I want it to function like a computer, not a glorified phone.

QuoteI hate how cluttered the current trends are making interfaces. You know what I wanna see on my home screen / desktop? The gog damn wallpaper.

Agree completely.

Irock · June 03, 2011, 04:08:44 AM

Quote from: DarkCodeZero on June 03, 2011, 03:56:06 AM
Those are all phone OS's you listed. I was talking like desktop computer OS's like Windows 7 and Snow Leopard. When I get a computer I want it to function like a computer, not a glorified phone.

I'm pretty sure iOS, Android and webOS are also tablet operating systems. They suit tablets well.

If you're buying a tablet, it could have Windows 8 on it, and you'd have this new touch interface, but you'd also have the ability to go into the traditional Windows interface. If you're on a desktop, you'll never even have to see this touch interface. I don't know what you're bitching about.

firerain · June 07, 2011, 02:13:40 AM

you can switch between this or the default Windows desktop. Microsoft isn't that stupid.

pacdiggity · June 07, 2011, 10:07:41 AM

Quote from: Firerain on June 07, 2011, 02:13:40 AM
Microsoft isn't that stupid.

Then how did Vista happen?