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[FarCry3r]

~Johnny, on 07 February 2012 - 16:29, said:

To be fair I shouldn't really bother refuting this as it seems like a troll article, but a few little points.

1) Service Packs are for servicing, not adding new features. All those thins he mention are new features, features cost time and money eh

3) Being developed, duh. Also, every single Windows 7 application out there

4) WinRT & XAML is extremely close to Silverlight, which is turn shares a lot with WPF. C++ & DirectX are still C++ & DirectX, and WinRT basically encompasses large parts of .NET. . And all those skills they have? They can use them to still develop traditional desktop applications.

This is one of the MOST annoying assumptions about Windows 8 - that every application for now on has to be made in Metro. They don't @___@

What would you expect from someone running OSS blog? Candy?

[Ice_Blue]

Muhammad Farrukh, on 07 February 2012 - 16:24, said:

Metro is here to stay. Period.
You guys can argue all you want.
But its here to stay

+1

[FarCry3r]

Hum, on 07 February 2012 - 16:31, said:

^ Don't need to know anything -- we don't need Windows 8.

YOU don't need Windows 8, don't force your need onto others

[von kain]

you are wrong.

[+Detection]

Muhammad Farrukh, on 07 February 2012 - 16:24, said:

Metro is here to stay. Period. You guys can argue all you want. But its here to stay

I disagree - I say Metro UI is the new Ultimate Extras.

[Astra.Xtreme]

Detection, on 07 February 2012 - 16:37, said:

I disagree - I say Metro UI is the new Ultimate Extras.

Agreed. If enough people show their disapproval for Metro, it will evaporate in the next Windows installment.

[~Johnny]

Detection, on 07 February 2012 - 16:37, said:

I disagree - I say Metro UI is the new Ultimate Extras.

Ultimate Extras was a half baked idea they never finished nor concentrated on, designed for only for 1 of editions of Windows.
Metro is a fundamental concept in this upgrade that's part of every single edition of Windows, and already has had significant development resources put into, and something that Microsoft are actively pushing and encouraging developers to look at, and eventually they'll be doing the same for end users. It's quite unlike Ultimate Extras.

[FMH]

Oh look, this a new record for Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. This is the worst he has written.

A lot of points he make doesn't even make sense. Saying there is no improvement...other OS have had it for years...Interface is not for PC...we know nothing about Office's interface.

I find no relation, and he cant make sense even if his life depended on it.

He has been bashing Microsoft for years, and exaggerating and making lies about them. He doesn't get them, and think he's cool for hating on Microsoft.

[tomcoleman]

windows 8 is just pure poop - sod supporting it in a working buiness enviorment.

[Lo Tec]

I don't agree with alot of crap stated in the OP. More then likely I will use Win8 when it's released. But hopefully the Metro UI will be optional.

[Chasethebase]

Reason why it will at least sell a reasonable amount: It will come with all new PC's post-release.

[Lo Tec]

FMH, on 07 February 2012 - 16:54, said:

Oh look, this a new record for Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. This is the worst he has written.

A lot of points he make doesn't even make sense. Saying there is no improvement...other OS have had it for years...Interface is not for PC...we know nothing about Office's interface.

I agree. We really cannot rely on a person who in the past has made it clear he hates Microsoft and it's agenda. I prefer Linux, but I will not bash them like a lot of ppl do.

[lcg]

Muhammad Farrukh, on 07 February 2012 - 16:24, said:

Metro is here to stay. Period.
You guys can argue all you want.
But its here to stay

I agree. Metro is integral to Windows 8, and after all the development put into it, I cannot see Microsoft pulling it.

As for this article, there really isn't much to say about it. I cannot take it seriously.

[Colicab]

Total tosh! Sorry but even when a version of Windows isnt well met, it stills sells by the shed load and get adopted en-mass.

Hate these articles, had the same with xp, same with vista, same with 7. Have any of them actually been massive commercial failures? No.

Point in case.

[Lo Tec]

When Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols opens his mouth about Microsoft, the only thing I can say is: Hilarious.

I find his posts to be funny enough to be posted. This way, ppl who are not aquainted with his anti-Microsoft agenda, can see how blatantly ludicrous his writings are.