Windows 8 launch date confirmed for South Africa

Will you be getting Windows 8 come October 2012?

  • Yes

    Votes: 13 36.1%
  • No

    Votes: 18 50.0%
  • Maybe

    Votes: 5 13.9%

  • Total voters
    36
I really think that MS needs to cancel this launch and go back to the drawing board with Windows 8.
This product launch is going to be a failure like Windows Vista was.
They can avoid it if they fix it before launch.
 
I really think that MS needs to cancel this launch and go back to the drawing board with Windows 8.
This product launch is going to be a failure like Windows Vista was.
They can avoid it if they fix it before launch.

What's broken?

Seems like MS have gone into a loop of one good release, one crap release, one good release... and so on.
 
I really think that MS needs to cancel this launch and go back to the drawing board with Windows 8.
This product launch is going to be a failure like Windows Vista was.
They can avoid it if they fix it before launch.

Why whats wrong? I've been using Consumer Preview and Release Preview on 5 pc's for the last couple of months without any issues?
 
What's broken?

Seems like MS have gone into a loop of one good release, one crap release, one good release... and so on.

Apparently I'm old and unwilling to learn new things for not liking Metro on the desktop. Dumbing down things is a good thing right?
:p
 
What's broken?

Seems like MS have gone into a loop of one good release, one crap release, one good release... and so on.

Tried the developer release on my laptop...Metro UI just doesn't make sense in that context. I found it became more going back to the desktop and then getting irritated whenever I wanted to launch and App where it takes you back to the Metro screen.
 
I really think that MS needs to cancel this launch and go back to the drawing board with Windows 8.
This product launch is going to be a failure like Windows Vista was.
They can avoid it if they fix it before launch.

Why?

Ran customer preview as primary home OS an now customer preview - no problems. A couple beta apps aren't working yet.

I have faster than Win7 boot times and my system uses less resources at idle.

What's the big problem?
 
Tried the developer release on my laptop...Metro UI just doesn't make sense in that context. I found it became more going back to the desktop and then getting irritated whenever I wanted to launch and App where it takes you back to the Metro screen.

Developer preview was K@K!!! I couldn't even use it, CP and RP ran like a thief that stole a TV. Perfectly, efficient, fast... no problems at all. I also hated Metro, once you spend a couple of minutes to customise it, you can't imagine not having it :D
 
I really think that MS needs to cancel this launch and go back to the drawing board with Windows 8.
This product launch is going to be a failure like Windows Vista was.
They can avoid it if they fix it before launch.

+1

I am not convinced to upgrade to windows 8, do not like the metro UI.
 
I still need to get proper clarity on this:
...users of Windows XP, Vista, or 7 would be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99.

Does this mean that if I buy a Win7 Home Basic edition now I will be upgrading to Win8 Pro from the 26th of October?
 
Windows 8 was suppose to fail its part of the timeline :P

windows 2000=good
ME= fail
xp=good
Vista=fail
Windows 7= good
Windows 8 = Suppose to fail :P
 
Developer preview was K@K!!! I couldn't even use it, CP and RP ran like a thief that stole a TV. Perfectly, efficient, fast... no problems at all. I also hated Metro, once you spend a couple of minutes to customise it, you can't imagine not having it :D

Never really had performance issues. Was more the Metro UI I didn't find appealing or practical for my needs :)
 
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