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Windows 8 Pre RTM Metro UI Leaked
An anonymous reader writes with this snippet from PC Tech Talk, which features screenshots of what is said to be something very close to what users will see in Windows 8: "One of the biggest changes Microsoft announced for Windows 8 was the change from the 'Aero Glass' interface we had in Windows Vista and Windows 7 to a new Metro UI. Until today these changes had not been fully seen as the weren't included in the recent Release Preview. A number of changes have been made to the UI since the Release Preview 2 weeks ago. Microsoft have said the new Metro UI will appear crisper following the removal of shadows and transparency. Gradients have been removed from buttons. The task bar is no longer has the glass, transparent look or blur effect. The new design brings with it some heartache for those that loved the Aero Glass effect as it has now been completely removed from Windows 8." Maybe it's more exciting in motion than are these static shots.
No, the Windows Classic theme is actually not there this time. After surviving XP, Vista, 7, 8 seems to kill it off.....
XML is like violence. If it doesn't solve the problem, use more.
IE 10: Better HTML 5 support - not much else - who cares?
Sign in with MS Account: Who cares? Is anyone gonna use this?
Picture Password and PIN Login: Picture pass is kinda cool, but PIN login? Really?
Ribbon in Windows Explorer: Holy cow no thank you.
Hybrid Boot: Kinda cool - depends on how well it works.
Windows To Go - Officially supported BartPE. Yawn.
Refresh and Reset Recovery - How about making it so you don't need recovery in the first place? How is this better than a decent backup system?
Native USB 3 - This shouldn't be a Windows 8 "feature," this should be in a service pack for Vista and Seven
New Windows Task Manager - Yawn
XBox Live integration - I don't think anyone will care about this - are they thinking about competing with steam? Good luck.
Storage Spaces - LVM for the masses? Kinda cool.
Family Safety - Wasn't this included with Windows Live? Yawn
Antivirus in Windows Defender - In other words, they are just including MSE.
Secure Boot Support - Holy cow no thank you
So a handful of actually useful new features (that can, mostly, be added on to Seven with 3rd party utilities) a few that should be included with Seven and Vista, and a bunch that I don't want, including, in a big way, Metro.
Doesn't sound like a winner.
My Other Computer Is A Data General Nova III.
Except Windows 7, which does the same thing with one less keystroke.