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    News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    The ads focus upon using the Modern UI.
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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    Seems embeded players were disabled at the source, as none of them work for me on HeXus, tho they do play OK on YouTube.

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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    They work fine here (firefox).

    That's been MS' problem, marketing has been dreadful on WP7 so they're playing catchup. They're fine, pretty much the same as the usual faux-aspirational BS you get from Google and Apple and every gadget co.

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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    Don't think this would look half as cool and slick if they did the advert with a mouse and normal screen like most of us will be using.

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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    Looks great with Touch Screen, but like stated most will be using Mouse & Keyboard not investing in a Touch Screen Monitor.

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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    Hmmm. Windows 8 + asus z77 motherboard (wifi go!) and a smart phone ( most people have one) best of both worlds. Touch interface with desktop power if about the home. Then normal win7 style mouse and keyboard when needed. Could be good, could be bad... Just my two cent.

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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    Quote Originally Posted by brasco View Post
    They work fine here (firefox).
    Checked and it is indeed as you said. It only doesn't work properly on the latest Chrome. On top of that, I've just suffered two BSODs using latest Chrome on sites (not HeXus) that I've used before without any hick-ups. Two times verifying RAIDs in the last few hours due to crappy Flash acceleration isn't something I'm particularly fond of. Something's obviously afoot with Chrome's (22.0.1229.92 m) Flash support. Reporting it now, thanks

    EDIT: They just updated Chrome AGAIN in the last few hours, this time it's version 22.0.1229.94 m. Doesn't help loading these videos though LOL

    Resolved! Turns out videos didn't play due to AdBlock+ filters not being updated. I'm pretty sure those BSODs were caused on a hardware level, though, so it couldn't have been AdBlock (runs in an isolated process within Chrome). Updates within hours of one another support my suspicions it was due to some hardware acceleration code, most probably how Flash is (was) handled within Chrome. There's been a lot of changes to that lately, mostly for security reasons, but also stability. Anyway, thanks again brasco for pointing out it works in other browsers
    Last edited by howdee; 10-10-2012 at 05:56 PM.

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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    Still not convinced about moving to it. And, I have a feeling it will be shortlived like Vista!

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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    I can see how this will appeal to casual users. If the only real use for their laptop or PC is browsing facebook albums etc. Maybe even those who use graphic design software like Photoshop.

    I don't think it will have many applications for users who play games or things which will depend on a mouse and keyboard as others have said.

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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    Take it those videos aren't working anymore ?

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    Re: News - Four Windows 8 advert videos leak onto YouTube

    Windows 7 minus the the start button and aero? No ta Bill.

    I'll keep my win 7 machine for gaming, and for everything else I have my Android tab.

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