10 things we love and hate about Window 8 Client versions

By | Network World US
Published 17:13,

We take a closer look at the good points, and bad, of the upcoming Windows operating system

  • Love 1 - Metro is unusually simple
  • Love 2 - You like Desktop? We got Desktop
  • Love 3 - Underneath, there's a lot of Windows 7.
  • Love 4 - Explorer remains friendly
  • Love 5 - Windows Virtual Studio 11 is included in the Developer Version
  • Hate 1 - You can't use Intel-compiled Windows apps on ARM
  • Hate 2 - You can't dual-boot ARM/Metro versions
  • Hate 3 - Internet Explorer 10 may not be ready yet
  • Hate 4 - The Windows 8 app market has barren shelves
  • Hate 5 - It's all spaghetti against the wall
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With Windows 8, Microsoft will extend its dominant desktop operating system to tablets and smartphones. Windows 8 will also feature a new, tiled interface called Metro, which is optimised for touch-screen devices.

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