Do i need to upgrade to Windows 8
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Well the $40 price (in 131 countries) should get a lot of users to switch.
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How about you TM?
I think I smell a new pole question.
I'm running it on a pretty fast i-5 2500 with 8 gig memory and it responds very quickly. Also boots up in about 12 seconds after BIOS. I'll keep it for $40 if I can come up with a key.
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I think the price is to finally get those reluctant XPers to bite-the-bullet. If I had a touchscreen I probably would, but I don't so W7 should do me fine for a while. Truth is I run just fine on some pretty old hardware (dual core, 4MB); I'm not a big gamer so it runs W7 OS, Word, Excel, Browsers, low-end games I like just fine.
Most of the money I spend these days is to keep my bicycle going and for gas to get to where I like to ride it. I've biked 540miles in the last 17 days; been trying to do 200 a week so I have 3 more days to do 60. Likely do those today and tomorrow and take Friday off then start over Saturday. Edit: Did 45 more today so now I can do an easy 15 tomorrow and take Friday off.
Most of the money I spend these days is to keep my bicycle going and for gas to get to where I like to ride it. I've biked 540miles in the last 17 days; been trying to do 200 a week so I have 3 more days to do 60. Likely do those today and tomorrow and take Friday off then start over Saturday. Edit: Did 45 more today so now I can do an easy 15 tomorrow and take Friday off.
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If I get my wish, W8 will find W7 users just as reluctant as those XPers!
In fact I just ordered a new desktop with W7!
That pretty much sums up my feelings about W8's Metro interface. It'd be OK for a mobile device, but not a desktop.
BTW, that's a lot of miles to bike!
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I've learned to tolerate (barely) the Metro screen by thinking of it as no more than an additional (and unnecessary) boot screen. After that, I don't see it again until the next boot up. The Metro has no place on a desktop PC. I'm getting used to the 4 step shut-down process too.:lol:If I get my wish, W8 will find W7 users just as reluctant as those XPers!
In fact I just ordered a new desktop with W7!
That pretty much sums up my feelings about W8's Metro interface. It'd be OK for a mobile device, but not a desktop.
BTW, that's a lot of miles to bike!
We'll find out if MS gives a damn about PC and laptop users. But as you point out, W7 is and will be available for a while.
Also, I have no plans to buy a tablet or phone just because W8 will be available on them.
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I think the idea is to make everything look the same from tablet to smartphone to laptop to desktop but in my opinion that's not practical. I run a much higher resolution on my PC than smart phones and most laptops can handle so I like to have multiple windows open and sized so I can see them at the same time. I like a clear desktop, usually I have only one icon on it and, to me, metro would just be a bunch of desktop icons blocking my background and I don't have touch capabilities or a plan to get them so I don't need it.
OT: It was too hot and muggy Thursday night so I finished my miles this morning with a little 18mi ride. 200 miles a week for three weeks in a row and I start over Tomorrow.
OT: It was too hot and muggy Thursday night so I finished my miles this morning with a little 18mi ride. 200 miles a week for three weeks in a row and I start over Tomorrow.
Who said I can't