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What To Expect With Windows 9

Posted by Soulskill on from the solid-color-rectangles dept.

snydeq writes: Two weeks before the its official unveiling, this article provides a roundup of what to expect and the open questions around Windows 9, given Build 9834 leaks and confirmations springing up all over the Web. The desktop's Start Menu, Metro apps running in resizable windows on the desktop, virtual desktops, Notification Center, and Storage Sense, are among the presumed features in store for Windows 9. Chief among the open questions are the fates of Internet Explorer, Cortana, and the Metro Start Screen. Changes to Windows 9 will provide an inkling of where Nadella will lead Microsoft in the years ahead. What's your litmus test on Windows 9?

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  1. I know! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    More attacks, more viruses, more confusion.

    1. Re:I know! by SirAudioMan · · Score: -1, Troll

      Makes me very very very happy I completely switched to Mint a year ago and am loving Linux! It's amazing how much you start to realize how crappy Micro$oft products are when you work with Linux products every day also. Micro$oft is very good at producing so-so products that are 90% complete, but they fail to achieve the other 10% which is the most important part! Everything with Micro$oft is like a mishmash of products, technologies, standards all mixed together when nothing really works as efficient as it should. I keep both of my PC's as Mint/Win7 dual boot but dread having to boot into Windows for the odd situation. Just yesterday I booted into Windows to use iTunes. The GUI looked so harsh, the responsiveness was horrible, and at some point between my last boot (months ago??) and yesterday my taskbar notification icons have gone corrupt! I noticed all of this after the 30 second complete hard freeze (mouse frozen too) that occurred when I was looking up how to fix the taskbar problems! I decided to forget and rebooted back into Mint where that machines stays running for months on end!

       

    2. Re:I know! by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 0, Troll

      Everything with Linux is like a mishmash of products, technologies, standards all mixed together when nothing really works as efficient as it should

      FTFY

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      "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back!" -- Cave Johnson
    3. Re:I know! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

      I resisted touching Win8, Win8.1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, I was hoping Win9 would be better. It looks pretty flat to me. I hope to avoid touching this release as well. Part of me is kind of hoping MS crashes and burns now. I didn't like the office ribbon when that was added. I absolutely hate the new Office 2010 and 2013 theming standards. The way things are moving is from yuck to revolt. I feel sicker and more bitter. When I have a windows app to run I am still using Win7 or 2008 R2.

      IDK what MS is thinking, but I hate it. This makes working at a corporation more and more painful. I really wish they'd rethink this direction they're going and change course again and we could put this era in the file of bad memories and scary nightmares. Unfortunately it doesn't appear that it will be over anytime soon. God help us all.

    4. Re:I know! by ruir · · Score: -1, Troll

      Yep, true indeed. I tried to reinstall XP on my wife 10 something year old computer, did not find the drivers, when downloading "drivers" from the internet got infected with malware, got so mad at it, that installed Linux, and not problems at all.

    5. Re:I know! by ruir · · Score: -1, Troll

      I presume you are being obtuse in purpose. Mind you, I was using XP with a contemporary machine that was working but where the CD with the drivers was lost, and we had to reinstall XP because malware fucked it up. New Windows versions do not run or are too slow, and furthermore are PAID. The newer Windows version would probably cost more than the computer is worth. And I perfectly stressed out the last comment where driver problems are far less. Which is absolutely true...I am a linux sysadmin and my Windows sysadmin counterpart has far more problems to deal with than me. Lets face it, any version of Windows sucks, there is no possible comparison. You would better not stop taking up your meds.

  2. Ah well by skipkent · · Score: 1, Troll

    Over all I'm enjoying windows 8/8.1... The start screen isn't my cup of tea, but then again I use it the same way i use the start bar in Win7, hit the windows key and type a few letters then enter to select the app I want. Only difference is I can see the weather and maybe a news headline at the same time. One thing I love about it though is the new theme, it's like Win 3.1 done right, its simple, elegant and out of your way. So with pretty much instant start up time, great battery life, clean lines, and built in hyper-v Windows 8 is my choice, so I'm sure I'll enjoy 9 as well.

  3. Re:Haters gonna hate by ruir · · Score: -1, Troll

    In the few times I need a touch screen I use an iPad - mostly for producing "Visio" sheets. For a real computer I use a MacBook Pro and not a toy.