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:one bug I noticed in developer preview (Score:5, Informative)
Someone broke it off and it landed up over here:
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ [sourceforge.net]
Re:Define premature (Score:4, Informative)
because people being able to intuitively use an OS isn't that important?
It's important, yes, but if this is in fact something "broken" with the OS, then it's fixable with a short tutorial or old-fashioned experience sitting down and using the thing, which is a lot easier than trying to fix an unstable performance hog like vista (which required several service packs to get right).
However, it's my opinion from my own usage and watching my friends and family use the new OS that it's not unintuitive to use. Microsoft tells you where to find the start menu and all charms the first time you log in. Installing apps is as easy as going to the marketplace. Launching apps just tap on them. They tell you how to switch apps when you log in for the first time as well. That's pretty much all you need to basically use your computer. If you're familiar with Windows 7, only a few simple instructions familiarize you with Windows 8.
Re:Define premature (Score:3, Informative)
The UI mess is any easy thing to complain about and one that people instantly see.
It's also the most opinionated (least grounded in objective fact), as it's based on personal preferences; and the easiest to fix, as you can a) use the OS without even using the metro UI, b) get used to it and learn how to use it, c) augment it with launchers of your choosing, or d) completely replace it with a different shell
The main problem is what technical or feature reasons are there to switch to Windows 8?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_8 [wikipedia.org]
Highlights inclue native iso/vhd support; native USB 3.0 support; fast boot time (my laptop goes from battery out to usable desktop in 7 seconds); native file versioning; integrated family controls; integrated antimalware; greatly enhanced task manager which shows network and disk usage, maintains app history, and manages startup processes; natively estimate data usage over a wireless connection; vastly improved multi-monitor support, with a taskbar that spans both monitors, and multi monitor wallpaper support; new copy/move dialogue, with transfer rate graph and enhanced filename conflict resolution; improved graphics subsystems; logical storage space aggregation from multiple physical storage sources; lower system resource requirements by cutting down on services, which also optimizes battery life....
I could go on, but absolutely none of the aforementioned features have anything to do with the metro UI, nor do they require you to use it or even acknowledge its existence.
Re:I like Win8 but can't get one thing... (Score:2, Informative)
What I don't get is why they don't provide the same experience level of the Win7 desktop environment to desktop/laptop users.
Not sure what you mean. Just hit the desktop tile and you are back into Windows 7+.
Re:Dunno what beef is - already using 8 in product (Score:2, Informative)
>>> In fact, any developer worth his paycheck has probably been playing with the OS and maybe even Visual Studio 2012 for months.
Uhh no. Microsoft isn't the only platform in the world you know. Its not even the most popular platform in the sw development jobs market any more.
Many developers never use Microsoft platforms at all, so dont even notice Windows 8, much less want to waste time learning it. Personally I actively avoid development jobs for any Microsoft platform as its always been a relatively bad experience.
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Re:Been testing Windows 8 (Score:5, Informative)
The shills create a new account for each story and they tend to drop that account rather fast.
For proof, check the posting history of the person being accused of being a shill.
He has only posted in this story and that account will never be used again.
Also he posted the very minute that the story was available to post in even though that account is not a subscriber.
This is the common MO of shills on /. , new account, only posts in this one story, first post at the same time story was available to post in. You see that situation and you will know that that person is a shill.