


Windows 8 will be released to the public on October 26

Source: ETrade

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I hated Windows 8
By Zaranthos on 8/22/2012 11:16:35 AM , Rating: 3
I spent a couple hours on Windows 8 and I hated it.

I'm over 40 years old and I've used computers in many forms for well over half that time. I've used operating systems like DOS, OS/2, almost every version of Windows from 3.x, Linux in many varieties, BeOS, Haiku OS, half a dozen versions of Mac OS or more, and much more.

I expect a certain amount of standardization between Windows versions or at the very least an easy way to customize the look so it's familiar with the older version(s) features I've grown accustomed to or just prefer. It doesn't make any difference if a new interface is better if I simply don't like it. If I don't have an easy choice to learn it on my own time it frustrates me and Windows 8 frustrated me immensely. I simply didn't like it and trying to make it more comfortable to previous versions of Windows was not easy or simply next to impossible in any reasonable manner. Why put so much effort into supporting legacy hardware and then piss on legacy users who either can't adapt that quickly or simply don't want to? No amount of glowing praise, wonderful reviews, flashy TV advertisements, or OEM preloading will repair the damage done by the "shove it down their throats" attitude I perceive with Windows 8.

