Windows 8-What is the deal?

O.k., here's an interesting piece from our ever-popular Paul Thurrott. Remarkable for the way he acknowledges the shortcomings that I and other "detractors" have been harping on for weeks, and months.

Mind you, this is Thurrott talking, not Pirx...

 

Thanks, so far so good. I was looking at a tf700t but the hardware specs got to me. Tried the Asus at BB and saw the lag. On topic tried a W8 on a note Tegra 3 and it did not fell as laggy, of course no lag at all on a i5 touch laptop. Both though were pushing much lower resolutions.

In the end it is hard to stay away from the paper like output of a the retina like displays of the non W8 tablets.........

 

Glad I got my Duo 11. 1080p at 11.6" is all the pixel density I'd ever want, and the screen is gorgeous in all other regards as well (vibrancy of colors, viewing angles, etc). No lag at all with the i3 processor. And it's filled the roles of both my primary laptop and my primary tablet.

 

I was debating about doing the same thing. I have found that I did not need another for PC. It would have been nice but it just wasn't viable to spend that much money for something I already had. so in the end a tablet turned out to be the best option for me. And so far I have not regretted it.

The display is wonderful. The system is more than fast enough for light tasks. I have even taking the tablet with me shopping at the local grocery store. And even having just the wifi only works fine for me as my provider have a lot of hot spots. even the speech to text works well and this is how I am posting this reply.

 

Sounds awesome. For someone who wants a dedicated PC and a dedicated tablet, the Nexus 10 is definitely a compelling option at a price tag that's easy to swallow on top of the price of a dedicated PC.

For me, I was tired of lugging my Vaio F2 to work AND I wanted a replacement for my POS Kindle Fire, so the two-in-one nature of the Duo 11 was a perfect fit. Different tools for different jobs.

 

I agree with you for now that is the best combination machine available. It seems to combine the best of both worlds. But it also shows where Microsoft is presently lacking.

Windows in a tablet only environment needs to become hardware competitive at the same price point with Android or at least with the iPad. The lower resolution screens just are not going to cut it with the average consumers. I also have to say these new tablets, at least the Android versions, are pretty slick. They definitely have come a long way.

on a side note, the hardware in this present Nexus 10, would have done very well for Microsoft new version of Windows. The CPU is the fastest available for a tablet right now, along with two gigabytes of RAM, seem to be just what the doctor ordered for Microsoft. about the only issue that would be left is scaling. So far with the Android apps I have loaded there have been no real issues with scaling.

it hasn't been all roses though. Android apps designed for phones can be a bit tedious. It is nice though at least the browser allows you to select the desktop mode in Chrome. my email servers we're bit funky as well. I kept on getting very old email that was not deleted from the servers. That seems to be slowing down now after a few days.

for the tablet market I can't help but feel that Microsoft as missed the market for the holidays by not offering the new windows sooner. the Windows Store needed more time to have both more and better applications available. Without these the market is probably fairly soft in in wanting these as a present.

 

I've found Windows 8 very easy to use/ get used to. I spend most of my time in Desktop mode, and it's honestly not an altogether "different" experience compared to Windows 7.

The benefits to performance, security, and usability are substantial enough to warrant an upgrade if you get a good deal. I do not personally interact with my OS that much, I prefer to think of it as a platform for my programs, providing them with interfaces that will enhance them in the background.

If I were someone who really used my OS to do crap, I guess I'd mind. But I don't think that many people will really be doing that - once you set your system up via settings you're most likely going to be using desktop mode, unless you explicitly want to use an app.

 

It is not the OS, or MinWin, that is of issue. It is the UI changes that people gripe about. The problems primarily come from forcing modern ui down desktop users throats where the just want a desktop and/or the changes to the desktop since Windows 7..........

 

Interesting article....

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/24/t...fts-windows-8-point-to-shaky-market.html?_r=0

I'm not surprised but I do wonder if I should wait before getting a new PC. I'm thinking I might as well wait for Haswell to drop before I get a laptop. Especially with HP discontinuing the Envy 17 3D.....

 

For quite a few consumers the new OS forced a purchase of PCs before October. Now that Win8 is such a disappointment on the desktop it also forced me to get an alternative tablet rather than wait for a high res RT one. For me at least M$ has shot itself in the foot. Maybe this will change in the future...........