Pleasantly Surprised by Windows 8.1

[Bizman]

Lol


What do you think windows 9 will be like

I just read some speculations about it. First there'll be 8.2, though. In both cases the trend seems to go back to a real Windows experience especially when used on a PC.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I like how the Windows 8 DVD flies through the air.  Tricky bugger to hit with a skeet gun, but practice makes perfect.

Maybe that's why Win8 is delivered as a download 

[Skuzzy]

Maybe that's why Win8 is delivered as a download 

You can get it either way.

Microsoft has been rumbling about a next version of the operating system being available as a rent-only piece of software.  You have to pay monthly in order to boot your computer for that month.  Sounds like a solid deal to me. hehe.

They have been avoiding answering questions about it, so at this point it is unconfirmed rumor.  They were probably testing the reacion to such a plan when they leaked that tidbit a few months ago.  Might explain why they are not talking about it anymore.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

You can get it either way.

Microsoft has been rumbling about a next version of the operating system being available as a rent-only piece of software.  You have to pay monthly in order to boot your computer for that month.  Sounds like a solid deal to me. hehe.

They have been avoiding answering questions about it, so at this point it is unconfirmed rumor.  They were probably testing the reacion to such a plan when they leaked that tidbit a few months ago.  Might explain why they are not talking about it anymore.

There's all sorts of nonsense going on like about a year ago they were starting to advertise 'cloud accounts' for people. They were claiming that with a fios line all you need is a thin client and you get a smooth user experience from the mainframe. Some vendors are even experimenting on cloud gaming.

[Bizman]

Might explain why they are not talking about it anymore.

A local expert recently said something similar about the vulnerability of XP. Everyone capable of reading newspapers knows it's more or less vulnerable, but due to the publicity the hackers lost interest about it.