Windows 8, NO SPAM!!!!! Options

[Rukiri]

So the shiny new OS from Redmond, WA is about to hit stores on Friday. What I like about windows 8 is the fact that performance wise(only reason why I'm upgrading my dev system) it's superior to windows 7. The start orb was added back and can easily be added back through the registry, all the gadgets can be added back with third party tools but never used them of course I use conky when need to.

The Metro Ui... well it's pretty and a big full screen start menu and that's how I'm going think when in Metro as that's really all it is if you use the desktop.

And it'll only set you back $139.99 or $70 if you're upgrading. I'd personally just go with a fresh install.

[Rukiri]

Getting rid of aero-glass was probably a good thing, it'll be available with windows blinds or some third party themes and will more or less be faster than glass ever wass.

Windows XP to date was probably the slowest the longer you had it, even from initial install on my workstation it was slow (how is xp slow with 192GB of DDR3 2600MHZ server ram?!!) 7 was fast once you got booted in and let it sit for about a minute, never slowed down like xp did.

8 is probably the most secure of the recent windows releases and probably why I'm sticking with windows than going full time Linux(mainly because wine isn't quite there yet).

I think Microsoft is starting to realize that security is important, I don't think the desktop will ever disappearif Microsoft wants its major client base which my friends is businesses and not at all the home users(7 was widely adopted and 8 is even seeing adoption).

Edit: 10/26/12

Okay so I installed 8 (which geez.. was done in less than 5 minutes) my exact time was 4:29 to install + 5 minutes going through the normal windows setup. So 10 minutes to install is awesome compared to 30 + 5 with windows 7.

This post has been edited by Rukiri: Oct 26 2012, 06:51 PM