News - Microsoft promotes new PC form factors in Windows 8 advert

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Part of a £1 billion advertisement campaign.

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[tigertop1]

I would much rather Microsoft spent the £1 Billion on developing Windows 9. Windows 8 may well face the same fate as Vista. I cannot see commercial or private users rushing to adopt it.

[sam3]

I tested a copy on my laptop over the weekend. I liked the faster boot time, the new task manager and the new copy/paste window. The start screen on the other hand was a bit "meh" would be one word to describe it.
The built in apps just seemed a bit lame. The majority were just simplified versions of web pages and I often had to resort to going to these websites to do more advanced tasks not included in the apps. They had a slow start time too and web pages often load much faster.
The apps just seemed pretty pointless to me - perhaps i just don't get apps?
And I disliked how the whole thing is forced on you.
It may be alright on a tablet but it didnt feel right on a desktop/laptop.

This was also the first os where I actually had to google on how to shut down

[SciFi]

totally Disagree.

I am planning on moving my tablet, phone and PC to Win8 as soon as I can. The unified approach that apple users have had all this time is exatly what I have been waiting for!

My only reservation is the lack of 'START' on the desktop flavour but I will get used to it just as I got used to it back in the 90's when 95 launched

[Tpyo]

I was waiting in anticipation of the unified approach. I've been running the preview version of win8 on a test machine since it became available and I like the boot times/general use but dislike the 'modern interface' compared to the start menu. Overall it was positive. I was looking to upgrade my main PC (a new build) to win 8, + surface or similar tablet + phone. However, unlike previous windows releases, there don't appear to be any offers to incentivise early uptake - there would be no additional cost to waiting another year or so before upgrading to Win8 (or waiting to see what Win9 will look like even) from Vista/Win7.

Given that I can buy Win7 ultimate for less than Win8 pro system builder edition (for my new machine), and the ongoing upward revisions of how much the surface is going to cost, the total bill for the unified setup seems to be creeping higher for each item than I had originally anticipated, making it harder for me to decide to leave Win7 (which my other half definitely prefers) or get their tablet. The thing is, if my PC was on Win8, that would be the incentive to choose Win8 on a tablet and mobile platforms. Without it, they're nice but so far overpriced compared to available competition.

Basically, without having multiple devices on the same OS, most of the advantages Win8 is promising disappear. As a result of losing me on one platform, and in a reverse of their apparent marketing strategy, MS is in danger of losing a would-be enthusiast (not quite fanboy) buying in to all three target platforms.

[aeonf242]

I like WIn8 but had to get a Start8 App just to have the start menu back again :-)

[scaryjim]

This was also the first os where I actually had to google on how to shut down

I can just imagine the meeting at MS HQ on this one:

"People keeping mocking the fact that you have to click 'Start' to stop Windows - what can we do about that?"

"We should clearly move the shut down options to some where more intuitive: it's about turning the power off, so how about under the Power section of the Settings screen?"

"AH, great idea - that'll be much easier and more intuitive..."

[pushpreet]

Frankly, I like windows 8!
The whole cloud experience makes it worthwhile!
And i am looking forward to it, and I think ill get used to the new Start menu and the apps, which, I think is going to work. Apps, that's what they all are screaming right now!