Is Windows 8 the Next Great Thing?
So Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been launched, and in about one days time over a million copies have been downloaded. So is Windows 8 the Next Great Thing?
Please keep in mind that I have been using Windows 8 ever since Developer Preview came out, and let me be honest with you, I hated it with a fiery passion that could almost eclipse the Sun itself. So many things felt wrong, badly done, or just not right. Now a lot of reviewers generally only concentrate on the Metro aspect of Windows 8, but I will be paying attention to both Metro and the Classic desktop.
But first, I would like to talk about the boot times. Microsoft has been saying that it is possible to do boot to the login screen in about 10 seconds, more or less, depending upon your hardware. Well, let me say this. They are right. However, as how I have my system set up as a Dual-Boot system, so that I can choose to boot between Windows 8 or Windows 7, after a few seconds have passed i get this blue screen where i can choose what OS to boot in to, either 8 or 7, WITH MY MOUSE.
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So Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been launched, and in about one days time over a million copies have been downloaded. So is Windows 8 the Next Great Thing?
Please keep in mind that I have been using Windows 8 ever since Developer Preview came out, and let me be honest with you, I hated it with a fiery passion that could almost eclipse the Sun itself. So many things felt wrong, badly done, or just not right. Now a lot of reviewers generally only concentrate on the Metro aspect of Windows 8, but I will be paying attention to both Metro and the Classic desktop.
But first, I would like to talk about the boot times. Microsoft has been saying that it is possible to do boot to the login screen in about 10 seconds, more or less, depending upon your hardware. Well, let me say this. They are right. However, as how I have my system set up as a Dual-Boot system, so that I can choose to boot between Windows 8 or Windows 7, after a few seconds have passed i get this blue screen where i can choose what OS to boot in to, either 8 or 7, WITH MY MOUSE.
Read the rest of the Article here.... http://wp.me/piclM-24W