On 9/30/2011 10:28 AM, David Wilkinson wrote:
Ron Hunter wrote:
Why is Win8 any more closed than any other version of Windows?
Well, it will have an apps store, and you will be prevented from
multi-boot installs. How's that for a starter?
I don't know if the app-store will be the only way to install Metro
apps, but doesn't the "open" Android have an App store also?
Remains to be seen, but NOT ALL Android phones are open.
I am multi-booting Windows 8 with Windows 7 on my PC right now, so I'm
not sure what you mean by this. Not so easy to multi-boot an Android or
IOS device, anyway.
I have mixed feelings about Metro myself, but I think that a common
runtime and user experience over the whole range of devices is an
attractive concept, and one that will give Microsoft an edge.
Well, from my point of view, I will stick with Windows7 until I am
forced to replace hardware, which will NOT have Windows 8 on it. I will
not be shoe-horned into a screen presentation that doesn't accommodate
itself to MY preferences, and needs. The ugly, inflexible, and annoying
'tiles' are an abomination.
In any case, Microsoft is betting the farm on this concept, so it's very
likely to happen.
The farm will sell cheap as a result to this misguided excursion into
child-friendly computing.
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