Microsoft Reveals More Windows 8 Details 538
Barence writes "Microsoft has released the first full details of Windows 8, with an all-or-nothing approach to touchscreen technology. All versions of Windows 8 — whether used on a touchscreen device or not — will use the operating system's new Metro interface, which was first developed for Windows Phone 7 devices. The advent of Windows 8 sees Microsoft introduce a new style of application, dubbed Metro Style apps, and its own app store. The company also claims to have boosted Windows 8 performance with fast boot/shutdown times, a new Task Manager and the option to refresh a PC with a clean install of the OS with apps and settings left intact."
Re:I felt a great disturbance in the Force... (Score:3, Informative)
Actually Gnome has ALSO decided the desktop is no longer relevant. Fortunately KDE and Xfce have not yet taken leave of their senses.
Re:I felt a great disturbance in the Force... (Score:3, Informative)
I see this as the rise of Linux on the Desktop
This again? Ha!
the fact that Microsoft has decided the Desktop is no longer relevant.
I suggest people actually watch the keynote before running off at the mouth with uninformed comments. You can switch between the new "metro" interface and the standard desktop interface. Metro is an alternative to the desktop interface, it doesn't replace it. One is geared toward tablet like devices, the other toward desktop, but you have the choice to use either interface on either form factor. You can switch between the two seamlessly, and it appears to work surprisingly well.
I now look forward to comments accusing me of astroturfing.
Re:I felt a great disturbance in the Force... (Score:4, Informative)
sorry it'a anadtech not toms hardware...
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4771/microsoft-build-windows-8-pre-beta-preview/1 [anandtech.com]
Re:I don't believe it... well, OK, I do. (Score:5, Informative)
I think this push towards full-screen apps is a move backwards.
Only for us who know better. Unfortunately, we are not the target market, anymore. All I see all day at work is people swishing their middle fingers around on their smartphones, and they seem to love all this stuff.
From Firefox to Unity to Aero to Chrome to Ribbon to iAnything, everything released within the last 6 years has driven me nuts. I'm really trying to give this stuff a chance, but I just hate everything I come across. It was the obscure error messages and badly designed menus that confused people, not the taskbars, status bars, and maximize gadgets.
What really frightens me is that the Linux community is heading in this direction, too. WTF?