Re: [NF] Let the bitching begin

2012-06-02 Thread Jean Laeremans
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RE: [NF] Let the bitching begin

2012-06-02 Thread Allen
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RE: [NF] Let the bitching begin

2012-06-01 Thread John Harvey
Did it ever stop? -Original Message- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 9:22 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: [NF] Let the bitching begin http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/release-preview

Re: [NF] Let the bitching begin

2012-06-01 Thread Alan Bourke
Have it in a VM. Still completely unconvinced that the Metro overlay will make any sense for serious desktop users, especially in the corporate world. Once you get back to the desktop, I can't see any changes that would compel you to move from Windows 7. So for me Microsoft realise this and I

Re: [NF] Let the bitching begin

2012-06-01 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 6/1/2012 12:24 PM, Alan Bourke wrote: Have it in a VM. Still completely unconvinced that the Metro overlay will make any sense for serious desktop users, especially in the corporate world. Once you get back to the desktop, I can't see any changes that would compel you to move from Windows

Re: [NF] Let the bitching begin

2012-06-01 Thread Stephen Russell
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Alan Bourke alanpbou...@fastmail.fm wrote: Have it in a VM. Still completely unconvinced that the Metro overlay will make any sense for serious desktop users, especially in the corporate world. Once you get back to the desktop, I can't see any changes that

Re: [NF] Let the bitching begin

2012-06-01 Thread Dan Covill
On 06/01/12 09:24, Alan Bourke wrote: Have it in a VM. Still completely unconvinced that the Metro overlay will make any sense for serious desktop users, especially in the corporate world. Once you get back to the desktop, I can't see any changes that would compel you to move from Windows 7.

Re: [NF] Let the bitching begin

2012-06-01 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 6/1/2012 11:18 PM, Dan Covill wrote: I foresee a long Win 7 period, followed by a leapfrog over Win 8 to whatever follows it. In other words, the same as usual pattern of adoption. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect

Re: [NF] Let the bitching begin

2012-06-01 Thread Ed Leafe
On Jun 1, 2012, at 10:18 PM, Dan Covill wrote: It does seem obvious that the Metro version is not seriously intended for use by desktop business applications. Combine that with the fact that their first release was a 'Developer Preview', and I conclude that the primary reason for Metro