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Yesterday I installed Windows 8 consumer preview in VMWare Workstation. I really like Windows 7 and also Mac OS X - they are both phenomenal operating systems. As you know, Microsoft is in a real pickle and has to answer to Apple's success. Windows Phone 7 and Metro - not quite biting in against iOS and Android. So now there's Windows 8 and Microsoft's success affects our livelihood. What is your opinion on what you've seen with Windows 8 and Metro?
In my experience yesterday - I am extremely disappointed! I hate it! I will stick with Windows 7 or put Windows 8 in "classic" mode - I don't like this metro stuff at all!!! That's just my opinion! It's not elegant, it's in the way, it just shouldn't be on the desktop when a keyboard is involved! Are we going to all go buy much more expensive touch screen systems? Doubt it. Do we really want to sell our applications through Microsoft and give up 30% of our revenues? Do we really want the Apple experience with software and extremely underpriced apps. It's no doubt Steve Jobs didn't believe in "software" -- his passion was hardware. Hence the $.99 apps, free apps, developers no where near earning what they should for their labor and talent. I digress...
Share your opinions on Windows 8. Do you own a Mac? I do (for iPhone programming) and really like it. I think Windows 7 is better but Windows 8....where will this take us?
In my experience yesterday - I am extremely disappointed! I hate it! I will stick with Windows 7 or put Windows 8 in "classic" mode - I don't like this metro stuff at all!!! That's just my opinion! It's not elegant, it's in the way, it just shouldn't be on the desktop when a keyboard is involved! Are we going to all go buy much more expensive touch screen systems? Doubt it. Do we really want to sell our applications through Microsoft and give up 30% of our revenues? Do we really want the Apple experience with software and extremely underpriced apps. It's no doubt Steve Jobs didn't believe in "software" -- his passion was hardware. Hence the $.99 apps, free apps, developers no where near earning what they should for their labor and talent. I digress...
Share your opinions on Windows 8. Do you own a Mac? I do (for iPhone programming) and really like it. I think Windows 7 is better but Windows 8....where will this take us?