Comment Re:Why? (Score 4, Interesting) 403
Wait how the hell did this get voted +5? Microsoft astroturfing out on a grand scale?
The Ars Technica reviews points to problems using multiple monitors: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/10/windows-reimagined-a-review-of-windows-8/5/
How the hell is the Windows store an advantage?? Programs like Chrome update just fine by themselves. The store is an excuse to close down the ecosystem and earn Microsoft more money, there is absolutely nothing about it that's good for users. I use Google for software discovery, I have never in my life wished there was an app store where I could find applications to try out jsut for the heck of it. You want an application to perform a specific task, you look up what's avaialble, try trial versions. Don't need no damn app store for that.
Microsoft Security Essentials is free and works just fine on Windows 7, Vista, and XP. Not a reason for upgrading.
The ability to use an account tied to Microsoft and their services for Windows? No thanks.
All changes that basically clamp down the ecosystem and tie you to Microsoft's services, now that anti-trust is off chasing Google.
Touch screens on desktops and laptops? Useless. Look up Gorilla arm. How many touch screen laptops and desktops did Apple, the pioneer of touch based devices, launch? None.
If I get a tablet someday I'll look at Windows RT/8, but not at the current price. No way in hell is it getting anywhere near my primary work machine.