Intel CEO Tells Staff Windows 8 Is Being Released Prematurely 269
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Geek.com: "Intel CEO Paul Otellini may be getting an angry phone call from Steve Ballmer today after it was revealed he told staff in Taiwan Windows 8 isn't ready for release. Otellini's comments were made at an internal meeting in Taipai, and he must have naively thought they would never become public knowledge. We don't know if he went into detail about what exactly is unfinished about Windows 8, but others have commented about a lack of reliable driver support and supporting applications. For many who have picked up previous versions of the Windows desktop OS early, this probably isn't coming as a surprise."
Re:Been testing Windows 8 (Score:5, Funny)
Well, the saying "the line between genius and insanity is thin" can probably be modified slightly here to something like "the line between awesome and steaming-pile-of-frustrating-monkey-shit is thin".
Then your statement makes more sense.
one bug I noticed in developer preview (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently the Start Menu isn't working yet. I can't even find the Start Button.
Re:Been testing Windows 8 (Score:4, Funny)
Well, it seems that Microsoft didn't.
Re:one bug I noticed in developer preview (Score:5, Funny)
And it asks me to tap the screen whenever I plug in a USB device. Doesn't do anything when I do tap the screen. Except leave fingerprints.
Perhaps Microsoft will get into the lucrative (?) microfiber cloth market.
Re:Been testing Windows 8 (Score:4, Funny)
They don't let you use forks and knives when you eat, do they?
Re:Been testing Windows 8 (Score:5, Funny)
The first rule of Windows Vista is: You do not install Windows Vista.
The second rule of Windows Vista is: You DO NOT install Windows Vista.
Re:Driver support (Score:5, Funny)
Yes. That's the reason I opt for Linux - full driver support.
Re:Dunno what beef is - already using 8 in product (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, the ones who work on windows and windows software.
Re:one bug I noticed in developer preview (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft would be a good name for a microfiber cloth company, lol