Windows 8 Gets "Overwhelmingly Negative" Response from Vendors, Expectations Plummet

mediasorcerer · Oct 24, 2012

Might give it a go sometime in the future, i'm warming to the idea. :cool:

epicfail · Oct 24, 2012

everything you need in 1 click away? oh thats bad design,
upgrades old drivers to windows 8 drivers? horrible
clean install vs clean install boots 2 times faster? windows 8 wins

i fail to see the issues with windows 8 other than people bitching cuz its the trend.

oh and this is posted from a asus laptop running windows 8, with keyboard and mouse. love it, everythings easy to access.

Im also selling it at my place of work and old people seem to love how we can make everything all in 1 screen and easy to access everything, big symbols are awesome for them too cuz they cant see well.

hellrazor · Oct 24, 2012

Lazzer408 said:
I hated (hate) Zune and iPods. I like my good old drag-drop-play generic MP3 player. Samsung I think? I forget. I haven't used it in 5 years.

I've got a 1Gb version of these.

Pegas-x · Oct 26, 2012

v12dock said:
Windows 8 is great... With start8

I don't think so, Windows 7 best

Lazzer408 · Oct 29, 2012

Thought about it... If 8 fixing the following issues, I'll consider it.

1: Windows will not pop up and steal focus away from active windows causing your computer to reboot and loose all your work. Example when typing: "Hi Bob, I would have made it to the party but I was..." POPUP - Would you like to reboot now? Reboot Cancel "...really tired". Windows responds to you pressing R and reboots.

2: Your icons should stay snapped to a grid. Changing resolution down and then back up will not scatter#uck your icons randomly.

3: Windows networking will maintain all network resources without having to refresh manually.

4: Microsoft starts listening to customers.

These are just a handfull of the issues I experience almost daily. I don't just use a computer. I use the shit out of it every day. Playing BF3 24/7 doesn't count.

eidairaman1 · Oct 29, 2012

Disable Automatic Updates!

Lazzer408 said:
Thought about it... If 8 fixing the following issues, I'll consider it.

1: Windows will not pop up and steal focus away from active windows causing your computer to reboot and loose all your work. Example when typing: "Hi Bob, I would have made it to the party but I was..." POPUP - Would you like to reboot now? Reboot Cancel "...really tired". Windows responds to you pressing R and reboots.

2: Your icons should stay snapped to a grid. Changing resolution down and then back up will not scatter#uck your icons randomly.

3: Windows networking will maintain all network resources without having to refresh manually.

4: Microsoft starts listening to customers.

These are just a handfull of the issues I experience almost daily. I don't just use a computer. I use the shit out of it every day. Playing BF3 24/7 doesn't count.

Lazzer408 · Oct 29, 2012

They are disabled.

btarunr · Oct 29, 2012

I take back everything I commented about Windows 8 in this thread:

Starts really fast
Solved my GTX 680 desktop micro-stuttering issue caused by heavy use of GPU-accelerated Photoshop
Battlefield 3 doesn't reboot the machine anymore
Applications load faster
For some reason, games seem more "fluid"

It's just a case of bad UI. Nothing a $5 Start8 license wouldn't fix. You could factor Microsoft's $25 introductory price with $5 Start8, and end up with a great OS for $30.

Lazzer408 · Oct 29, 2012

Or keep 7 and keep a great OS for $0

What's the memory footprint after loading?

OMG is start8 ugly! I could eat 20lbs of Skittles and shit a better looking GUI then that. :shadedshu

btarunr · Oct 29, 2012

Lazzer408 said:
Or keep 7 and keep a great OS for $0

Windows 7 doesn't solve my micro-stuttering, BF3 reboots issues, I tried everything under the sun, and it really is slower.

Lazzer408 said:
What's the memory footprint after loading?

About 1.3 GB, I have big-sized drivers (GeForce driver, Creative Recon3D driver, Intel ProSet LAN driver), KAV 2013, and Trillian. I have 12 GB total memory.

Lazzer408 said:
OMG is start8 ugly! I could eat 20lbs of Skittles and shit a better looking GUI then that. :shadedshu

Not where I'm standing from:

eidairaman1 · Oct 29, 2012

btarunr said:
Windows 7 doesn't solve my micro-stuttering, BF3 reboots issues, I tried everything under the sun, and it really is slower.

how odd, wonder if BF3 needs a patch or you need a different set of drivers/ card replacement

Lazzer408 · Oct 29, 2012

eidairaman1 said:
how odd, wonder if BF3 needs a patch or you need a different set of drivers/ card replacement

He should compare a clean install of both OSes and provide benchmarks. It could be malware, tweaks, lack of tweaks, or many other things causing the issue.

I'll stand by 7 as long as I can. I hate every time a new version of Windows comes out I have to wait for drivers IF they decide not to force-outdate my hardware. By the time everything is updated and stable, another Windows version comes out. I hear the same thing every time... "Oh just give Vista a chance, it's faster" :roll:

v12dock · Oct 29, 2012

I have so many .net issues on W8

Wile E · Oct 29, 2012

That reminds me, the other thing I'm waiting for before switching to 8, is official 8 drivers for my Forte, if Auzentech ever releases them.

Lazzer408 · Oct 29, 2012

This is great. Windows 8: It's Almost Not Terrible - YouTube

xenocide · Oct 29, 2012

btarunr said:
Windows 7 doesn't solve my micro-stuttering, BF3 reboots issues, I tried everything under the sun, and it really is slower.

Did you tried turning off Hyper Threading which almost always fixes the issue for people?

btarunr · Oct 29, 2012

xenocide said:
Did you tried turning off Hyper Threading which almost always fixes the issue for people?

That's one thing I didn't try. Thanks, but it's too late. With Windows 8, I can keep HTT and not have micro-stuttering.

entropy13 · Oct 29, 2012

Posting this here for you Mussels LOL

http://www.extremetech.com/computin...ous-result-of-microsofts-gutless-equivocation

Pegas-x · Oct 29, 2012

v12dock said:
I have so many .net issues on W8

Me too...

tacosRcool · Oct 29, 2012

btarunr said:
Windows 7 doesn't solve my micro-stuttering, BF3 reboots issues, I tried everything under the sun, and it really is slower.

About 1.3 GB, I have big-sized drivers (GeForce driver, Creative Recon3D driver, Intel ProSet LAN driver), KAV 2013, and Trillian. I have 12 GB total memory.

Not where I'm standing from:

http://img.techpowerup.org/121029/bta9834lkjd.jpg

I so agree with that. I hated the start menu for years since it was confined in a little space.

eidairaman1 · Oct 30, 2012

Wile E said:
That reminds me, the other thing I'm waiting for before switching to 8, is official 8 drivers for my Forte, if Auzentech ever releases them.

You might aswell run them from Creative Labs if CL gets off their ass

hellrazor · Oct 30, 2012

eidairaman1 said:
You might aswell run them from Creative Labs if CL gets off their ass

Which means that you might as well keep 7 and wait for Half-life 3.

AsphyxiA · Oct 31, 2012

I just installed windows 8 last night. I'm actually starting to like it but then again, I am not using Metro/Modern UI as I purchased Start 8. I get faster boot times, and overall, the compositing effects and feel of the OS are just smoother. It has a ton of addons to Explorer and the Task Manager, so, once you get to the desktop, it really feels like a polished W7. My only complaints are that the borders of windows are not transparent, and the stupid lock screen. I really want to disable that.

Edit:: Oh yeah, and I hate the Metro UI start menu but I don't ever see that since, again, I have Start8.

Lazzer408 · Nov 1, 2012

And what are people saying?

How people react to Windows 8 - YouTube!

Dos101 · Nov 1, 2012

Lazzer408 said:
And what are people saying?

How people react to Windows 8 - YouTube!

I can make a similar video of people with the opposite reaction, so it's not really saying much. Context is everything. SALES will determine if people like Windows 8 or not.

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