If you have been hoping, dreaming, wishing, that Windows Blue - which is set to (unofficially) arrive in the Summer of 2013 - would bring back the Start button, you may want to take a seat. According to a new report from CNbeta, who has leaked quite a bit of Windows 8 information previously, they are stating that Windows Blue will not bring the Start button back to Windows 8.
This should not come as a surprise as Microsoft would have a massive egg on it's face if it did cave to users requests to return the iconic button. But beyond not brining back the Start button, the source is also saying that Microsoft will continue to make tweaks to the desktop and that there will be updates to the taskbar too. What these tweaks are or will include were not stated. In addition to tweaks, the entire UI will appear flattened (think metro), the kernel will get updated to 6.3 (which we had previously heard) and will be provided free or at a very affordable price.
With flatter look being applied to more parts of the UI, all aspects of Aero will be killed off completely with Windows Blue, according to the source.
While we wait for more details to leak out about what Microsoft has up its sleeve for Windows Blue, we have been hearing whispers that it will not be called Windows 9, as some reports have previously suggested and will likely retain the Windows 8 moniker.
With a Summer launch expected, we should hear from Microsoft, relatively soon about the plans it has for Windows Blue and how Redmond will transition to annual updates for one of its largest revenue generating entities.
"OS of their choice" is a contradiction in terms; Microsoft is basically a monopoly. One has no choice but to either buy Microsoft or Apple. (Coca cola or pepsi). I have software that only runs on windows and this pretty much forces me to use Microsoft OS's."This should not come as a surprise as Microsoft would have a massive egg on it's face if it did cave to users requests to return the iconic button."
This is my favorite part. It basically says the M$ doesn't give a crap what their paying customers what. I remember when Netflix said the same thing and their stock dropped from a high of $365 a share to just over $52. If people just started building their own PC's instead of buying, they could get a better computer, for less money and with the OS of their choice... then M$ would go the way of the Dodo in no time.
"OS of their choice" is a contradiction in terms; Microsoft is basically a monopoly. One has no choice but to either buy Microsoft or Apple. (Coca cola or pepsi). I have software that only runs on windows and this pretty much forces me to use Microsoft OS's.
To be honest if we had many OS's to choose from then compatibility would be the problem. I am afraid that we are stuck in a spiral and the only way out is to refrain from "Upgrading". Only this will force the Microsoft monopoly to listen to its client base.
There really was no need for MS to remove the "OPTIONS" of classic menus, start button. Both were already in place and it would not have cost the company development fees.
It is truly a questionable move of MS to force upon her users instead of giving them options. Microsoft should by law be restricted from removing options simply because since she is allowed to conduct business as a monopoly then the least this monopoly should do is to allow its clients the choice that is missing in the market. The choice in the form of OPTIONS such as mentioned above.
I agree with you up to a point. So long as win 7 continues to be supported by MS then there is not a problem.It's a very simple process to add a Start Orb replacement into Win 8. Just do it and be happy. Adding stress by continuing to gripe about something that is so simple is not healthy for you.
Make Win 8 work the way you want it to or stay with Win 7. No problem either way. Just don't stress over something this simple!
It's a very simple process to add a Start Orb replacement into Win 8. Just do it and be happy. Adding stress by continuing to gripe about something that is so simple is not healthy for you.
Make Win 8 work the way you want it to or stay with Win 7. No problem either way. Just don't stress over something this simple!
MS support for XP ends next year so security will be a bigger issue. I assume after that many other programs and hardware will cease to be compatible with XP. So XP really isn't a realistic choice now.
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Actually my laptop has XP and it boots so fast that it makes 7 look like a snail. However 7 does offer many advantages over XP while XP's search is way more superior to 7. As for 8 I think I will pass. Stick with what works for you!Let's be honest here, if you have a good firewall and antivirus (by good I mean not microsoft) your computer is no more secure whether you're using XP, Vista, 7 or 8. This whole "if you don't get 8 your computer will blow up and blah, blah, blah" is just fear mongering. How long before people start saying if you don't drop 7 you're doomed? Also, if the software people are using is doing exactly what they need it to do how many are going to replace it? I still use label making software I got back when I was running 98. You can still get software that works on all versions of windows (or in 8's case window) from 98 -7. If they're still making stuff for 98 why do you think they'll stop just because M$ is trying to push people into their latest crap-pile? There's a reason people still have XP... it's because it works, unlike 7 and 8. People who build their own machines will be able to get hardware for a long time. I don't see things like camera suddenly not working either, just because M$ wants them to if you don't have 8.
Stick with what works for you!
I think you are missing the point. Microsoft was allowed to become a MONOPOLY. It is through the Government's grace that they are allowed to basically rule the global OS market. This means that as a monopoly Microsoft is bound ethically to cater to her clients needs and not heavy hand her products onto the users.I do, Windows 8 works wonderfully. Plus I don't feel threatened by the big bad 'monopoly' that Microsoft apparently has..
Although this thread was originally about something else and has gotten wayyyy off track I always find it quite incredulous the lengths some users will go to bashing MS. Even my own father who'd never used a pc in his life still liked to bash Microsoft because, let's face it, they are the status quo.
IMO MS is just a company who had the incredible luck of being the first (or the best?) at implementing a os for the common user. They have now become the fabric of our society and whether you love or hate MS the world would be a far poorer place IT wise without them. Don't get me wrong, if they have a bad product I'll say so and will find a different product to use instead. Like the defragger for example. I've never thought much of MS defraggers and have always used third party apps. Do I scream or shout about it though? Do I go on some tirade round the forums belittling microsoft for it's shoddy workmanship? No, of course not, I do after all have a life...
There are a multitude of different pc's out there as well as many different enterprise set ups. Creating a single os to cover their entirety is a pretty tall order and it's no wonder that at times Microsoft falls short.
I do, Windows 8 works wonderfully. Plus I don't feel threatened by the big bad 'monopoly' that Microsoft apparently has..
Although this thread was originally about something else and has gotten wayyyy off track I always find it quite incredulous the lengths some users will go to bashing MS. Even my own father who'd never used a pc in his life still liked to bash Microsoft because, let's face it, they are the status quo.
IMO MS is just a company who had the incredible luck of being the first (or the best?) at implementing a os for the common user. They have now become the fabric of our society and whether you love or hate MS the world would be a far poorer place IT wise without them. Don't get me wrong, if they have a bad product I'll say so and will find a different product to use instead. Like the defragger for example. I've never thought much of MS defraggers and have always used third party apps. Do I scream or shout about it though? Do I go on some tirade round the forums belittling microsoft for it's shoddy workmanship? No, of course not, I do after all have a life...
There are a multitude of different pc's out there as well as many different enterprise set ups. Creating a single os to cover their entirety is a pretty tall order and it's no wonder that at times Microsoft falls short.
The bottom line here is that MS does not "Force" anything on anyone! If you do not like Win 8, then use Win 7 or Win XP or any number of versions of Linux, or Apple. You are NOT being forced to use Windows 8!
If you have proprietary S/W that requires Windows, then you still have options, XP, Vista, Win 7 or Win 8. Again MS is NOT forcing you to install Win 8!