I'm using it on my desktop, So far I love it. fast, stable, fast boot time. there's not much you can ask for :).
And on top of that I was able to buy it for $69.99 in a store. this is one of the cheapest Windows OS I've ever bought.
I have to say I like it better then windows 7 and windows vista. I upgraded from a Windows vista and never looked back
Can you expound on what makes it better than Windows 7? I reluctantly upgraded from '98 to XP several years back because..., well because a decade old OS was getting hard to justify. I switched to Win' 7 as soon as it was available because XP did not do it for me and I have been quite content with it. Are there any significant improvements or is it merely more superfluous application integration?Originally Posted by Ventus
I have to say I like it better then windows 7 and windows vista. I upgraded from a Windows vista and never looked back
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Well... Its hard to say what has really improved. I just now it runs faster then it did. and use's less resource's to operate. And with that new booting technology the added into windows 8 It only takes about 10 seconds to boot up.
And while I'm at it. I've never had a freaking working intstall of windows 7 to justifie that it was any count. Every time I ever tried it. It would stop booting correctly after 2 days of use.
7 was the first Windows OS I've ever had trouble with. So i'm going to say its better then 7.
That's all there is to it.
I'm still using XP. Enough said.
I'm sure that once support for XP by programs starts being dropped I'll just start using a Linux distro.
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Right there with you. Except I hate XP and have since it was released. The only reason I used it over #! is because I couldn't get #! to extend my desktop to a second monitor.I'm still using XP. Enough said.
The start screen is definitely one of my favorite features. I probably use my keyboard at least 75% of the time; really when I have to use my mouse is when I use it. Given that one of the most common shortcuts I use is Windows+R which launches the Run dialog so I can execute a command. I like the Run dialog, but the problem is that I have to know the exact command to run.
The start screen offers a very fast search just by typing, no shortcuts or explicit focus (other than in the Start Screen) are required. Windows Vista first introduced the Start Menu search, and it was very slow. Windows 7 definitely increased the performance, but Windows 8 is near instantaneous for me.
The search is very robust too. It categorizes the results based upon where it searched. For example some categories are Apps (those in the Start Menu now), Settings (Control Panel), Files (Disk Drive). In addition to the "Windows" searches, you can also search inside of an App just by choosing it as a category. Searching for Portland could result in Portlandia on Netflix, the location on the World Map using Maps, or the local weather using Weather.
My boot time after upgrading (from Windows 7) does appear to be faster, however it is only barely noticeable. The difference between the two is probably 2-3 seconds faster with Windows 8. My boot time is definitely under 15 seconds.
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