Windows 8 Sucks

[Marc.Knight]

It sucks, big time.

[punkinpie]

I wouldn't expect anything else from Microsoft.   


Are there a lot of changes? 

[Frys Girl]

Microsoft is so funny. At a local mall here, they opened up a WINDOWS STORE to rival the Apple Store. I will say it's nice, but it's a total rip-off of apple's style. THe only difference is the machines are black, not white.

[Marc.Knight]

I wouldn't expect anything else from Microsoft.   


Are there a lot of changes?

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=windows+8+sucks&oq=windows+8+sucks&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=18132l26046l0l26964l15l15l0l1l1l0l198l2492l0.14l14l0

[Usagi]

Microsoft is so funny. At a local mall here, they opened up a WINDOWS STORE to rival the Apple Store. I will say it's nice, but it's a total rip-off of apple's style. THe only difference is the machines are black, not white.

No joke!  I live next to an "upscale outdoor mall" that's had an Apple Store for awhile.  The Windows Store opened right across from it and it literally shocks me every time I walk by it how much of a rip-off of the Apple style the Windows Stores is.  It's seriously an almost "is that even legal?" type of rip off.  Almost the same exterior treatments and everything.  I like to imagine the employees having shoot outs at night.


I hate them both.

[Marc.Knight]

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=windows+8+sucks&oq=windows+8+sucks&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=18132l26046l0l26964l15l15l0l1l1l0l198l2492l0.14l14l0

...most of the youtube posts are from mega-tards, but win 8 is slow, cumbersome, and disappointing. 

[MV/Liberace!]

...win 8 is slow, cumbersome, and disappointing.

wow.  is that really what people are saying?  i haven't looked into it at all yet.

[Marc.Knight]

wow.  is that really what people are saying?  i haven't looked into it at all yet.

Well, before I read anything online, I determined it was a fucking disaster.  If they keep it as it is and force it on the market get ready for a great shift to Apple products.  Jesus.

[McPhallus]

The difference between the two....


Apple stores have stuff people don't really need but want; Microsoft stores have stuff no one wants but needs.

No joke!  I live next to an "upscale outdoor mall" that's had an Apple Store for awhile.  The Windows Store opened right across from it and it literally shocks me every time I walk by it how much of a rip-off of the Apple style the Windows Stores is.  It's seriously an almost "is that even legal?" type of rip off.  Almost the same exterior treatments and everything.  I like to imagine the employees having shoot outs at night.


I hate them both.

[analog kid]

I look forward to the demise of Microsoft, but I don't think Apple is the answer.

[Frys Girl]

No joke!  I live next to an "upscale outdoor mall" that's had an Apple Store for awhile.  The Windows Store opened right across from it and it literally shocks me every time I walk by it how much of a rip-off of the Apple style the Windows Stores is.  It's seriously an almost "is that even legal?" type of rip off.  Almost the same exterior treatments and everything.  I like to imagine the employees having shoot outs at night.


I hate them both.

Oh gosh. It's really on, I guess. I can't say I'm surprised.

[b_dubb]

There's a reason why you can get Safari browser for a Windows box but not Linux. same for Quicktime. Linux is the only real threat to Apple as far as comPuter OS goes. Also the Linux market share is even smaller than Mac. That probably also compounds things

[Ruteger]

I installed the Consumer Preview for a few days, just to see what it was all about Not impressed. I will NOT tolerate the Metro UI.
Back to Windows 7 for me.

[McPhallus]

Anyone else totally NOT looking forward to the shitty Windows 8 tablets?

I installed the Consumer Preview for a few days, just to see what it was all about Not impressed. I will NOT tolerate the Metro UI.
Back to Windows 7 for me.

[b_dubb]

windows 8 is kind of infuriating.  it has two desktops.  one with a shitload of boxy icon shortcuts. and another that looks exactly like every other windows os you've had.  and no obvious way to move between the two. 

microsoft - we're out of ideas (not that we ever really had any)

[ksm32]

On the Fuzzy Logic show Bart Kosko said "although I don't know that Id trust a windows platform with my eternal soul".. Art laughed his ass off.

[NefariousBanana]

Maybe Microsoft can learn from Electronic Arts and not release something that's already widely hated.  [spoiler]Mass Effect 3[/spoiler]


It's like every other Windows OS is good and the other one sucks.


Windows 95: Good
Windows 98: Suck
Windows 2000: Good
Windows ME: Suck
Windows XP: Good
Windows Vista: Suck
Windows 7: Good
Windows 8: Suck


I don't like this trend of making desktops look like tablets or phones.  Apple is toying with the idea with Lion and the Google Chrome OS (in spite of me being a Google fanboy) is also evidence of this.

[McPhallus]

Windows 3.0: Shit
Windows 3.1: Meh
Windows 3.11: Good

Windows ME was the most godawful pile of shit MS has ever released.  I remember booting it up, letting it sit a day or two without loading ANY applications, and getting that stupid "out of resources" error message whenever I tried to do anything.

Maybe Microsoft can learn from Electronic Arts and not release something that's already widely hated.  [spoiler]Mass Effect 3[/spoiler]


It's like every other Windows OS is good and the other one sucks.


Windows 95: Good
Windows 98: Suck
Windows 2000: Good
Windows ME: Suck
Windows XP: Good
Windows Vista: Suck
Windows 7: Good
Windows 8: Suck


I don't like this trend of making desktops look like tablets or phones.  Apple is toying with the idea with Lion and the Google Chrome OS (in spite of me being a Google fanboy) is also evidence of this.

[slipstream]

Maybe Microsoft can learn from Electronic Arts and not release something that's already widely hated.  [spoiler]Mass Effect 3[/spoiler]


It's like every other Windows OS is good and the other one sucks.


Windows 95: Good
Windows 98: Suck
Windows 2000: Good
Windows ME: Suck
Windows XP: Good
Windows Vista: Suck
Windows 7: Good
Windows 8: Suck


I don't like this trend of making desktops look like tablets or phones.  Apple is toying with the idea with Lion and the Google Chrome OS (in spite of me being a Google fanboy) is also evidence of this.

Windows 98 SE: Good (They got it right the 2nd time)

[MV/Liberace!]

Windows 98 SE: Good (They got it right the 2nd time)

Until I used Windows 2000, I had never used a version of windows that felt like anything other than a steaming pile of shit to me.

[blackshap9]

Until I used Windows 2000, I had never used a version of windows that felt like anything other than a steaming pile of shit to me.

Too funny lol 

[slipstream]

Until I used Windows 2000, I had never used a version of windows that felt like anything other than a steaming pile of shit to me.

I tend to agree with you, but SE was a lot better than the original.  If I judge all Microsoft operating systems with the experience I have today, the only one I really happy with in Win7. I did like Windows 2000, but I can't stand WinXP anymore.


I'm not looking forward to Win8, and I plan on buying a couple more copies of 7(hopefully at a discount) shortly before Win8 is released. 

[MV/Liberace!]

I'm not looking forward to Win8, and I plan on buying a couple more copies of 7(hopefully at a discount) shortly before Win8 is released.

Win8 generates exactly ZERO excitement with me.  i think it's also going to be a complete failure on tablets.  you watch.  nobody will want a tablet running legacy windows.  why?  because it will get horrible battery life.  it will be far more vulnerable to malware than any other mobile platform.  it will require greater resources to run.  you won't have access to the iOS or android apps you hear your friends talking about. 


a tablet should NOT run desktop windows, and consumers have NEVER shown a desire to buy a tablet running it.  for whatever reason, MS just can't be made to understand that.  they're going to humiliate themselves... again... just as they did ten years ago with their first attempts at "tablets."






what a piece of shit:



Microsoft Tablet PC Video

[MV/Liberace!]

i don't know how it is for you guys, but if i google "windows 8 sucks," this thread is at the bottom of page one.  is it like that for you?

[Marc.Knight]

i don't know how it is for you guys, but if i google "windows 8 sucks," this thread is at the bottom of page one.  is it like that for you?

Same for me.  Onward and upward...

[MV/Liberace!]

Same for me.  Onward and upward...

that's so awesome.  let the ad revenues roll.

[DangerousBlossom]

that's so awesome.  let the ad revenues roll.

This is the ad I saw right below your post.  Somehow I do not think it will be generating a lot of revenue...
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[ziznak]

Win8 generates exactly ZERO excitement with me.  i think it's also going to be a complete failure on tablets.  you watch.  nobody will want a tablet running legacy windows.  why?  because it will get horrible battery life.  it will be far more vulnerable to malware than any other mobile platform.  it will require greater resources to run.  you won't have access to the iOS or android apps you hear your friends talking about. 
a tablet should NOT run desktop windows, and consumers have NEVER shown a desire to buy a tablet running it.  for whatever reason, MS just can't be made to understand that.  they're going to humiliate themselves... again... just as they did ten years ago with their first attempts at "tablets."
what a piece of shit:

Microsoft Tablet PC Video

I'm sorry but that video really made me laugh... I totally forgot about that tablet pc attempt with xp.  I've got a usb installer with 7 on it and thats all I've been using lately with my people.  I like 7 a lot... all that microsoft is doing with 8 is screwing themselves.  Nothing will beat an android imo.

[McPhallus]

I remember when those came out and thinking they were just shitty, overpriced notebooks with bad specs (at the time) and crappy tough screens. 


The pocket PCs were neat when they came out, but MS saw fit to keep the same shitty UI for a decade, allowing Apple to zip by them like they weren't even there.

[Morgus]

its best to skip every other microsoft windows major version.
history:
windows 95 was good
windows 98 not so good
windows 98se was good
windows me sucked
windows xp was good
windows vista really sucked
windows 7 is good
so predictably windows 8 will suck (its really for tablet computers anyway, not regular desktop PCs)
recommend: wait for windows 9