Why Windows 8 is awesome, but it sucks in the meanwhile.

Hey Guys,

Haven't postde for a long time, because my workload is crazy. Now I spent quite a while doing this, which I will be doing a in-depth review on Windows 8.

Windows 8 was announced very early on, in April 2011, when the developer preview came out. It introduced Metro Interface and live tiles. Today, in the final version of Windows 8, there are huge differences, and its not the Windows 8 I tried out in November 2011.

I've been using it for a month now, and Windows 8 is generally good, with it's pretty creative Metro interface, and some kinds of brand new functions, including Windows Defender (Formley Microsoft Security Essentials) Metro apps, Windows store and countless feautures.

It is based on tablets, which means it's not really mouse and touchpad friendly, and meaning it makes it very hard to use some of its functions for example, snapping apps by the side of the screen. I need to hold left click, and drag the screen on the left or right of the screen, rather than pulling my finger across the screen, because my screen is not a touch screen.

The main part of Windows 8, or you can say spotlight, is actually the Metro interface. We've never seen that before in any previous Windows systems (Obviously) Which I find pretty creative. It keeps me up with updates, for example, I can see my new mail on the start screen, and preview the new mail right from the start screen. I can see the weather right from the start screen, I can see the news, and sports and tons of new things, and it is all in one place. 

The desktop didn't really change much, it's still pretty much the same.

Windows 8 has been trying to intergrate a tiny bit of Xbox features into Windows 8, with Xbox games and Xbox music. I personally don't use them, because I don't have a Xbox 360, but I think that it's pretty useful to some Xbox players where they need to check the Xbox Live account on their Xbox. 

A lot of things that is actually different in Windows 8 than in Windows 7, making some users very hard to adjust to Windows 8. I think the main thing that is bugging users is the Start Button on the desktop and how you cannot jump to the desktop immediatly, rather than stuck in the Start page, and clicking once more to enter the desktop. I see the problems, although I am pretty much used to it, but I think people are just too used to the start button and the desktop.

Another huge thing that bugs people is that the power options. Before, for example Windows 7, you only need two clicks. Start menu, Shut down. Now it's different, Any corner of the screen, wait for bar the come up, Settings, Power Options, Shut down. From 2 clicks to 4 clicks. Some people even have a hard time shutting down when they first use Windows 8, as they couldn't find the place where they shut down.

Generally, if you are those people who don't want to spend time to figure out how to use a new operating system, and want to stick to Windows XP or Windows 7, don't upgrade.

There's something I don't really get what the developers in the Windows team are thinking. Why they need to have a seperate 'PC settings'  rather than putting everything in the Control Panel?

Some people think that Windows is making a step backward, meaning it has become more tech geek friendly rather than usual users friendly, for example my mom.

Currently, Windows 8 only takes up the world market by 3%. It's nowhere near Windows 7 in this period of time. The sales, which everyone says, is pretty dissapointing. Everyone thought that Windows 8 will beat Windows 7 's sales, but I think, and the sales show it's not very powerful.

The main reason why people are not upgrading because people are already fed up of upgrading. A lot of users upgraded to Windows 7, and when they finally know how to use Windows 7, Windows 8 comes out.


The conclusion: It's controversial.

Depending on if you like it or not, or you used it or not, it's your opinoin. In my opinon, it's generally good, but it needs some more transparency in different aspects, for example teaching users to shut down.

Generally, it's good.

Some tough reviews on the Microsoft Surface Pro

Hey Guys,

The official launch of the Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro is 2 days away from today, and a few press companies got hold of the tablet and published reviews, including Engadget, The Verge, Time and so on. I read The Verge's and Engadget's, and I think that it is one of the best tablets I have ever seen.

You can't call it a tablet, but you can't call it a laptop. For example, the battery life, with only 4 hours, is not counted as a tablet. You can't call it a laptop either, as it is based on a tablet. Just call it an eletronic device.

Because my dad is getting the Surface Pro, I need to follow up on it. I didn't tell him about the battery life, because he doesn't bring his current aorund all the time. He doesn't even bring it to his office. He brings it along when he goes on a buisness trip, which is pretty frequent.

I personally think that the moniter is the most beautiful thing of the Surface Pro. 1920x1860. Just lovely.

You can read the 5 press companies who reviewd it here

The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/5/3955130/microsoft-surface-pro-review
Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/05/microsoft-surface-pro-review/
New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/technology/personaltech/microsofts-surface-pro-works-like-a-tablet-and-a-pc.html
Slashgear: http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surface-pro-review-05268210/
Time: http://techland.time.com/2013/02/05/review-microsoft-surface-pro-the-surface-thats-more-pc-than-tablet/

I recommend you reading The Verge and Slashgear, becuase it's more fully covered than the other ones.

Thanks Guys.