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Intel CEO Tells Staff Windows 8 Is Being Released Prematurely

Posted by Unknown on from the release-early-release-often dept.

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Geek.com: "Intel CEO Paul Otellini may be getting an angry phone call from Steve Ballmer today after it was revealed he told staff in Taiwan Windows 8 isn't ready for release. Otellini's comments were made at an internal meeting in Taipai, and he must have naively thought they would never become public knowledge. We don't know if he went into detail about what exactly is unfinished about Windows 8, but others have commented about a lack of reliable driver support and supporting applications. For many who have picked up previous versions of the Windows desktop OS early, this probably isn't coming as a surprise."

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  1. Re:Been testing Windows 8 by chill · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, the saying "the line between genius and insanity is thin" can probably be modified slightly here to something like "the line between awesome and steaming-pile-of-frustrating-monkey-shit is thin".

    Then your statement makes more sense.

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  2. one bug I noticed in developer preview by tverbeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently the Start Menu isn't working yet. I can't even find the Start Button.

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    1. Re:one bug I noticed in developer preview by Hillgiant · · Score: 5, Funny

      And it asks me to tap the screen whenever I plug in a USB device. Doesn't do anything when I do tap the screen. Except leave fingerprints.

      Perhaps Microsoft will get into the lucrative (?) microfiber cloth market.

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    2. Re:one bug I noticed in developer preview by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Microsoft would be a good name for a microfiber cloth company, lol

  3. Re:Been testing Windows 8 by somersault · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, it seems that Microsoft didn't.

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    which is totally what she said
  4. Re:Been testing Windows 8 by ByOhTek · · Score: 3, Funny

    They don't let you use forks and knives when you eat, do they?

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  5. Re:Been testing Windows 8 by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Don't install Windows Vista?

    The first rule of Windows Vista is: You do not install Windows Vista.

    The second rule of Windows Vista is: You DO NOT install Windows Vista.

  6. Re:Driver support by Frankie70 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes. That's the reason I opt for Linux - full driver support.

  7. Re:Dunno what beef is - already using 8 in product by h4rr4r · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, the ones who work on windows and windows software.