Windows 8 in South Africa launch uncertainty

werny said:
Tried WIndows 8, didn't like it...

Staying with Windows 7.
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Which version did you try? The Developer Preview or the release candidate? The developer preview was sucky but the release candidate was great. After using it for a while I'm definitely upgrading to Windows 8 when it gets released.
 
It seems very unlikely that we won't be supported as the marketplace supports us.
 
Solitude said:
Which version did you try? The Developer Preview or the release candidate? The developer preview was sucky but the release candidate was great. After using it for a while I'm definitely upgrading to Windows 8 when it gets released.
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Used both.
 
Seeing as Microsoft TechEd was cancelled this year (normally August, September) and will happen early next year, I have a feeling they'll probably release it around the holiday times (November, December) so people would've had time to play with it in its retail form by then.
 
Solitude said:
Which version did you try? The Developer Preview or the release candidate? The developer preview was sucky but the release candidate was great. After using it for a while I'm definitely upgrading to Windows 8 when it gets released.
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+1

Windows 8 is the fastest windows release I have ever used.
 
I am not too keen on Windows 8, I felt Windows 7 was much faster than Windows 8 on my laptop, I was using the consumer preview 64 Bit.

I am going to give Windows 8 another shot on my laptop. One thing I know for sure is I do not like the Metro User Interface, I hope Microsoft will have an option of disabling it for good.
 
ngadao08 said:
I am not too keen on Windows 8, I felt Windows 7 was much faster than Windows 8 on my laptop, I was using the consumer preview 64 Bit.

I am going to give Windows 8 another shot on my laptop. One thing I know for sure is I do not like the Metro User Interface, I hope Microsoft will have an option of disabling it for good.
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We can all dream.
 
ngadao08 said:
I am not too keen on Windows 8, I felt Windows 7 was much faster than Windows 8 on my laptop, I was using the consumer preview 64 Bit.

I am going to give Windows 8 another shot on my laptop. One thing I know for sure is I do not like the Metro User Interface, I hope Microsoft will have an option of disabling it for good.
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You can try classic shell (http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/) or start 8 (http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/)

Metro is great for touch screens, however, it does not really bother me on my desktop as i rarely made use of the start menu anyway
 
Note to OP: Who writes these headlines? Do they have any knowledge of the way the real world works? "in SA launch uncertainty" is ridiculous - the launch date for Windows 8 has not been announced in SA or the USA or anywhere else on the planet. it is not "uncertain", just "not yet announced". Neither is it anywhere else.

Sub-editor: Your slip is showing. As is your animus.
 
I know someone still running Vista. Not sure if his medical aid will pay for his psychiatric treatment though.
 
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