It is also my primary OS at home. My kids 6 and 9 love it. My wife likes it on her laptop and seriosly wants a tablet. I am buying 4 copies at the $39 special price before Jan 31st. We are discussing trialing it at work but it would probably be limited to IT due to the way the our major in house applications work and some current major update deployment cycles.
There are some people, like it or not, that have been trying for months to make it a failure before it is launched with the out of context AOL pics, the OMG MS changed it!!!!! Microsoft had a huge change from Win 3.11/Windos 95 (and WinNT3.51/NT4) and at that time the outrage about the venerable progman was just as loud. Last year various press outlooks were all Microsoft MUST change or Apple / Android tablets will bury them... RAWWWWRRRRR... So Microsoft does something bold and different. They unify the mobile and desktop interfaces. OUTRAGE! Yes, there are bits and pieces that are a bit clunky. They do still work. And after about 3 hours, I didn't really notice. I game a bit and so far everything I play works (RTM). I love IE10 with built in Flash, spell check and the new PDF reader. No more loading Adobe software. I really like the built in HyperV (built a CentOS vm, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2) which let me play with some stuff on my desktop. The improved copy is also awesome. It's based on the RTM ( and Paul Thurrott is a partisen) but here are some good overview articles for you. Here's a specific overview on some of the desktop bits (RTM) http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-feature-focus-windows-desktop-142642 And here is a round up of articles on other features (also RTM) http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-feature-focus-prerelease-rtm-143963 You should get it and test it. Yes, it is different but there are lots of improvements to go with the change. Steven Peck http://www.blkmtn.org On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 7:40 PM, steve ens <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Its my primary OS at home and at work. Love it! Kids love it too and much > prefer it over anything else I have - linux or Mac. > Sent from my BlackBird. > ------------------------------ > *From: * Jonathan <[email protected]> > *Date: *Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:34:25 -0400 > *To: *NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * "NT System Admin Issues" < > [email protected]> > *Subject: *RE: Windows 8 now on Technet and MSDN > > I have not had time to play with Win8 yet, but I've heard grumbling about > it being suited to tablets with touch screens and not traditional desktops > and laptops that are mouse and keyboard driven.... > > Can anyone here dispel the FUD that I've been hearing? One guy I know even > went as far as to say that it is to Windows 7 what Vista was to XP.... (if > there's any truth to that....Yuck!) > > Jonathan > On Aug 15, 2012 5:48 PM, "Rod Trent" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> BTW: There’s a 90-day eval available for those without TechNet or MSDN >> subs…**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/08/15/90-day-windows-8-eval-available-for-everyone/ >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* James Hill [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 15, 2012 4:46 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Windows 8 now on Technet and MSDN**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I was a bit confused at first as the only Pro version listed was VL which >> I don’t have access to.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Turns out the Windows 8 DVD that is listed contains both and the key >> decides whether it is Pro or not.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> James.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
