gah! co-worker thought he'd be funny and grab my chair so it got sent to soon. Sorry about the ending.
On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Steven Peck <sep...@gmail.com> wrote: > I like Aidan Finn's take on it from a while ago. I think he's nicer about > it then I am. > http://www.aidanfinn.com/?p=13212 > > While I don't recall the WIndows XP thing he references I do recall the > progman > explorer start menu panic in the cube farms during WinNT3.51 -> > Nt4. So far, every single co-worker that 'finally' took the plunge TO > wiNDOWS 8 after a week has stopped ranting and started mumbling "it seems > ok and I like <feature>" > > Feature usually is HyperV, multi-monitor support, task bar imporvements, > task manger improvements or some combination of. > tHE REASON THEY MUM > > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I suppose I'll have to grab a copy and see how it works. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Michael B. Smith >> <mich...@smithcons.com> wrote: >> > This is only true of metro apps. Desktop apps follow the standard we >> are used to. >> > >> > And quite frankly, everyone (or most) on this mailing list will spend >> almost all of their time on the desktop. IMO. YMMV. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] >> > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 12:33 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: Re: Windows 8 app behaviour >> > >> > Forgive my poor memory, but isn't this the kind of "multitasking" that >> Win3.x brought us? >> > >> > Kurt >> > >> > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 6:20 AM, Michael B. Smith < >> mich...@smithcons.com> wrote: >> >> It seems that it is similar to the Windows Phone 7.5 model. After >> “about” >> >> six apps get suspended, Win8 starts closing the apps that have been >> >> suspended the longest. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I say “about” because it can fool you – several apps with different >> >> UIs are actually a single app. For example, Mail and People are a >> single app. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] >> >> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:13 AM >> >> >> >> >> >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> >> Subject: Re: Windows 8 app behaviour >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I bet it does add up when you multiply the suspension overhead by >> >> (however many apps your average user can manage to open up in a single >> >> session). I'm sure its better than the traditional model tho. >> >> >> >> On 11 October 2012 13:51, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> They get suspended when you move to another app. So, they do use >> >> resources (some storage to store their suspended state), but that >> >> resource usage shouldn’t slow down your computer (I think that’s how >> >> the argument goes…) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> See: >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464925.aspx >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> Ken >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] >> >> Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2012 11:15 PM >> >> >> >> >> >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> >> Subject: Windows 8 app behaviour >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Just saw this from Brian Madden >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From the Win8 FAQ: "In Windows 8, apps you install from the Windows >> >> Store don’t slow down your computer, so you don’t need to close them" >> >> >> >> Sounds novel, apps without resource footprints. 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