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I run windows 8 as a secondary os to windows 7 and I use a program called STARTISBACK thats basicly a direct port exact copy of the windows 7 shell
I’ve written—and spoken about, on podcasts—about how Windows 7, somewhat miraculously and/or suspiciously, was able to maintain a steady selling rate of approximately 20 million units per month over its three year lifespan. And I’ve furthered that Windows 8 needs to reach that figure, at a minimum, because it targets two markets, that for PCs and that for tablets. To be truly successful, Windows 8 needs to sell far more than 20 million licenses a month. The funny thing is, we’ve held up Windows 7 as the gold standard when it comes to Windows versions. It was non-controversial, lauded for cleaning up the Windows Vista “mess” (whether real or perceived), and is still generally regarded as a high-water mark of sorts. Those who pan Windows 8 invariably compare it, unfavorably, to Windows 7, and wonder why Microsoft simply couldn’t have made another Windows 7 instead. But it’s simple. Windows 7 was a lie.
http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/explaining-windows-8-pc-sales-over-holidaysIt’s not pat to say that the Windows PC market went for volume over quality, because it did: Many of those 20 million Windows 7 licenses each month—too many, I think—went to machines that are basically throwaway, plastic crap. Netbooks didn’t just rejuvenate the market just as Windows 7 appeared, they also destroyed it from within: Now consumers expect to pay next to nothing for a Windows PC. Most of them simply refuse to pay for more expensive Windows PCs.
It's worked okay for me. I've been running Vista business for the last five years or so and it has been pretty stable. I have had no more problems with it than any other OS such as Win98 and XP.Stan said:Glad things are working out for you. For the most part Vista was quietly put away and not talked about much. I've got several friends who had it and had nothing but problems. I've gone back to school, taking classes here and there at three different colleges, all of them running Windows 7, won't find a Vista machine on any of their campuses. Everyone of them had XP, totally skipped Vista and went straight to Windows 7. Not saying you bought a dud OS, but you seem to be one of the lucky ones.
David Pogue @Pogue Finished last chapter of "Windows 8: The Missing Manual!" Will it sell well because Win 8 is so confusing? Or sink 'cause nobody wants Win8?
Can you elaborate? What does the Kinect bring to an HTPC? What I've read mostly bemoans W8 harming HTPC, since it kills extenders (Ceton Echo) except Xbox 360; though otherwise making WMC a bit better.mattCR said:Ok, now that we are farther down the road on Windows 8, I'll add in some thoughts. What I've discovered is that the best uses.. and where Win8 really works is in roles it isn't really pitched at. Set it up with a Kinect kit, and you've got an unbelievable HTPC experience.
Still work coming for the Echo, though you're right.DaveF said:Can you elaborate? What does the Kinect bring to an HTPC? What I've read mostly bemoans W8 harming HTPC, since it kills extenders (Ceton Echo) except Xbox 360; though otherwise making WMC a bit better.
That's freaking awesome!!Sam Posten said:
Sam Posten said:
I agree about Win 7. I've been using it since I bought the Desktop in '10 and a Laptop. It's the best OS that I've used over the years with home PC's.Harry-N said:I look at Win8 as one of those in-between, not-popular OS' that Microsoft seems to come up with, lumping it in with WinME and Vista, and am among those who think that whatever's next will be both an improvement on Win8 and a return of things like the start menu. When Microsoft detects that people are adding on to their OS - and paying for the privilege - they usually find a way to provide it.
I used XP up until last year when a power-supply crashed my desktop. My only alternative a year ago was to get a Windows Seven box. I struggled with getting the 64-bit box to do what I was used to doing on XP, and lost a lot of backward compatibility in the process, but ultimately came to view Win7 rather favorably. So much so, that when I wanted to replace an XP laptop, I jumped through hoops the ensure that it was a Win7 laptop and not Win8.
Harry
Not surprising to read this about Win 8. I'm still running Win 7 with no plans to upgrade the OS.ChristopherG said:
I don't think the Verge has quite all the facts as to how this will work out. But this would seem like a reach back to the Windows8 betas, where you could chose the UI upon login, and renable or switch as needed.Sam Posten said:Hot mess cleanup doesn't sound exactly clean:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/16/4229900/windows-8-1-boot-to-desktop-option