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[Motoko.]

Alarm bells must be ringing in Microsoft's Redmond headquarters.

Microsoft is close to releasing Windows 8 and it's shaping up to be another "Vista." Only this time the repercussions could be much worse.

The critics who have been using Windows 8 are extremely negative on the new look and feel of the operating system:

• At Slate, Farhad Manjoo writes, "In my time with Windows 8, I’ve felt almost totally at sea—confused, paralyzed, angry, and ultimately resigned to the pain of having to alter the way I do most of my work."

• At Marketwatch, John Dvorak says, "Windows 8 looks to me to be an unmitigated disaster that could decidedly hurt the company and its future ... The real problem is that it is both unusable and annoying."

• Our own analyst, and long time Microsoft observer Matt Rosoff said, "I still think it's needlessly confusing and hard to use ... I've spoken to other people who have been testing Windows 8 for months. A lot of them found it puzzling like I did, and it's getting worse, not better, with each beta update."

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[chrisj1968]

well. as I always say, Change isn't always good change.

[still1]

well, it might be true that 8 has negative reviews and might be the next vista but i think MS is going to be fine.
I wont update my win 7 PC btw

[z0phi3l]

They made these claims when Vista was released, and when Windows7 was released, so far the "experts" have been 100% wrong, I don't trust any of them, hell they said the same thing about Windows XP!

[+Vice]

And so it begins.

[chrisj1968]

They made these claims when Vista was released, and when Windows7 was released, so far the "experts" have been 100% wrong, I don't trust any of them, hell they said the same thing about Windows XP!

I think more were positive with Windows 7 due to the needed change of the kernel. the Vista one was a whopper.

[Nothing Here]

Vista was a failure in my opinion. Win7 was great. Win8 RP at least, is an eyesore in my opinion. But it works great.

[MDboyz]

Win8 is already RTM, and kids are still crying for missing their start button ...
This is the first time I will buy tablet for myself and my wife, just because windows 8.

[bjoswald]

Yeah, I'm sticking with 7 too.

[remixedcat]

Vista was a failure in my opinion. Win7 was great. Win8 RP at least, is an eyesore in my opinion. But it works great.

even worked great under vmware.

under vmware

under ware

underwear!

[Nothing Here]

even worked great under vmware.

under vmware

under ware

underwear!

LOL! You just had to say it didn't you?

[Motoko.]

I loved Vista; It ran great on my Desktop I had back then.

I'm sticking with 7 because MS just messed with most of what I'm familiar with.

[remixedcat]

LOL! You just had to say it didn't you?

ummm whacha sayyyyyyyyy

[jnelsoninjax]

They made these claims when Vista was released, and when Windows7 was released, so far the "experts" have been 100% wrong, I don't trust any of them, hell they said the same thing about Windows XP!

I do seem to recall the 'doom and gloom' forecast for Windows 7 up until it was released and then all the doomsayers seemed to like it all of the sudden. Basically MS is the red headed step child, the whipping boy, everyone loves to hate them just like everyone loves to hate Wal-Mart at the same time they still buy the product and still shop at the stores...

[PGHammer]

well. as I always say, Change isn't always good change.

More like change - even when asked for - is always resisted.