I have been working on MSFT since OS/2 and while I liked their progression all along. Was really impressed with Windows 7 and it would be hard to argue that Mac OS is better.
Then.. I stumbled into Windows 8.. and I have to wonder.. What the heck is MS thinking. Its a new direction for their tablets, I agree. But to put it on a desktop? Even Apple has left the desktop intact minus the launchpad which is still an option.
MSFT is over doing it, IMHO.
I would guess:Maybe they should call it XSurface, it won't be a box.
I have been working on MSFT since OS/2 and while I liked their progression all along. Was really impressed with Windows 7 and it would be hard to argue that Mac OS is better.
Then.. I stumbled into Windows 8.. and I have to wonder.. What the heck is MS thinking. Its a new direction for their tablets, I agree. But to put it on a desktop? Even Apple has left the desktop intact minus the launchpad which is still an option.
MSFT is over doing it, IMHO.
I think it all comes down to usability and unification. It's a ballsy move to be sure and big changes have to be made to make it happen, but so far I am impressed.
I will say this; For the first time in about 5 or 6 six years (since moving to Mac), I want a new windows PC. I've been playing with windows 8 preview on an older machine, and it's good stuff. I develop android apps for a very specific niche market (I come here because I love my Macs). Now I am overwhelmingly drawn to experiment with Windows Apps. The whole system, (like it or hate it - predicting a failure or success), is seriously ambitious and very impressive. Even as a mac user, it's hard not to get excited about (at least from a geek perspective).
I think it all comes down to usability and unification. It's a ballsy move to be sure and big changes have to be made to make it happen, but so far I am impressed.
I will say this; For the first time in about 5 or 6 six years (since moving to Mac), I want a new windows PC. I've been playing with windows 8 preview on an older machine, and it's good stuff. I develop android apps for a very specific niche market (I come here because I love my Macs). Now I am overwhelmingly drawn to experiment with Windows Apps. The whole system, (like it or hate it - predicting a failure or success), is seriously ambitious and very impressive. Even as a mac user, it's hard not to get excited about (at least from a geek perspective).
Windows 7 is great. Windows 8 is great. I think you are constructing a problem, really. What is your main beef? It cant be starting applications, that is easy. It cant be the desktop, its improved. So what is it? Having something extra that you currently fail to see how you can use? Well, then, dont use it?
Buy a track pad, or a touch-enabled mouse. Problem solved.
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Look at what MSFT is doing with the-product-formerly-known-as-surface. As far as UI goes, i'd say its richer than any console controller that i have ever used. That you restrict yourself to "tapping on things" does not mean that the material as such is similarly restricted. That is my answer.
Sad thing is, the PS3 has no games.
Do it, and do it fast. Its a gold rush waiting to happen. Risk/reward-wise, its a no brainer.
No amoled samsung s4 2013 only full hd lcd to be used.this could be a: ****
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I'm not really in the big gold rush market. My market is very specific, which is why I develop for android - with the open distribution, I can build and email an app directly to a group of intended clients. But with Windows 8 and all things relating, it is, or soon will be (?), a massive platform and a no-brainer to explore.
Could be an interesting idea for Microsoft. Tablets certainly are hurting the PSP and Nintendo DS lineups, Apple has yet to really fully embrace gaming on the iPad. Gaming is just an after effect of how big of a market the iPad has.
This sounds right. After last year's E3, it was clear that Microsoft no longer sees Xbox as a video game console, but as software. Many people were surprised not to see an Xbox "720", and there are still many people expecting it this year, but they will be very disappointed when it either doesn't show up at all, or shows up as a marginal upgrade tailored more to a HTPC audience. I think for Microsoft it is the right strategy. Xbox has always relied primarily on its online Xbox Live multiplayer service, which does not need to be tied to a console.
What I would like to see is Apple releasing a bluetooth controller for Apple TV. That would be VERY interesting...
Xbox is the best system this generation. All the power to them. Plus they need to combat the already popular Wii-U
Sure, if your a fan of poorly designed, ugly user interfaces, being asked to sign in as soon as you switch the console on, constant updates forcing you to restart, terrible apps and a faulty xbox live system which causes some games not to work correctly.
The Xbox 360 is the perfect example of what's wrong with the gaming industry. It doesn't focus on being a gaming console, it just acts as a crippled PC with terrible apps. Gaming is merely an afterthought.
Sure, if your a fan of poorly designed, ugly user interfaces, being asked to sign in as soon as you switch the console on, constant updates forcing you to restart, terrible apps and a faulty xbox live system which causes some games not to work correctly.
The Xbox 360 is the perfect example of what's wrong with the gaming industry. It doesn't focus on being a gaming console, it just acts as a crippled PC with terrible apps. Gaming is merely an afterthought.
Anything to do with Xbox is worth reading. Microsoft has a gold mine and imo the best console on the market.
Edit: lol ***** I forgot whenever the words "best console" and "Xbox" are in the same sentence PS3 owners go into an instant rage xD
MS is starting to make a push. And putting out some quality products.
I will not be surprised to see more of them in the near future.