So what had our members posting the most in 2008? We've searched through the archives to find the stories and topics that sparked our member's interest and made them voice their views and opinions. 2008 was an interesting year for Neowin News, as we've rolled our a new design and migrated from cut & paste news to original articles. We hope that your continued activity and readership in 2009 will double this list next year. By far, the most popular topic was the upcoming Microsoft operating system Windows 7. It dominated the news nearly every month, with a few of them in the top five stories of the year. Followed closely by topics related to Windows Vista or XP (both their "failures" and continued "successes") and then of course discussion of Apple and Mac related products. One story was even so popular that it was able to sneek into the mix on the last day. Sprinkle in a few random stories about the Pope, Scientology and a few rumors that never came to pass... and you have the most popular stories of 2008.
Windows 7
Windows 7 Beta 1 build 7000 leaks
26 December 2008
Written by Tom Warren
Is Windows 7 the Linux-netbook killer?
22 December 2008
Written by Chakkaradeep Chandran
Windows 7 Build 7004 screenshot revealed
20 December 2008
Written by Tom Warren
Introducing the Windows 7 UI
28 October 2008
Written by Tom Warren
One of the most popular stories of the year, over 280 comments!
Windows 7 to RTM within a year?
22 October 2008
Written by Tom Warren
Microsoft confirms Windows 7 is final name
14 October 2008
Written by Tom Warren
Microsoft cuts apps from Windows 7
23 September 2008
Submitted by Tom Warren, original story from News.com
Windows 7 on track for 2010 release
09 April 2008
Written by Steven Parker
Windows Vista & XP
Windows XP gets another six months
05 October 2008
Submitted by Kevin Horrocks, original story from TechRadar
Vista's security rendered completely useless by new exploit
07 August 2008
Written by Jason Kelly
Windows "Mojave" - Vista ad compaign
29 July 2008
Written by Tom Warren
30 Days: Windows Vista
02 June 2008
Submitted by Daniel Fleshbourne, original story from Microsoft Watch
Has Windows Vista's UAC feature failed Microsoft?
20 May 2008
Submitted by Steven Parker, original story from ZDNet Australia
18 features Windows should have (but doesn't)
29 April 2008
Submitted by Steven Parker, original story from PCWorld
Windows XP SP3 now available via Windows Update
29 April 2008
Written by Steven Parker
Microsoft exec: UAC designed to 'annoy users'
11 April 2008
Submitted by Steven Parker, original story from CRN
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 released
18 March 2008
Submitted by DjmUK, original story from Microsoft website
75K want to save aging Windows OS
19 February 2008
Written by Steven Parker
Time to dump Windows?
18 February 2008
Submitted by Daniel Fleshbourne, original story from InfoWorld
Windows Vista: The Facts
20 January 2008
Submitted by member franzon, original story from Microsoft website
Why isn't Vista loved as much as XP?
16 January 2008
Editorial written by Steven Parker
General Microsoft
30GB Zunes failing due to software glitch
31 December 2008
Written by Tom Warren
Windows Live Messenger and Live Suite Wave 3 released (RC)
15 December 2008
Written by Tom Warren
Microsoft gets serious about Windows piracy
06 November 2008
Written by Christopher
First wave of 'Real PC' ads go public
18 September 2008
Written by Michael Stanclift
Microsoft launches new website: WindowsAndMe
28 June 2008
Written by member HappyAndyK
Microsoft to buy Logitech?
10 January 2008
Submitted by member EL1TE, original story from Kotaku
Apple
New Apple ads target Microsoft ads
20 October 2008
Written by Kevin Horrocks
Over 200 comments!
Apple twice the price of PCs
11 August 2008
Submitted by Daniel Fleshbourne, original story by vnunet
Apple keen to push Safari 3.1 on Windows users
22 March 2008
Submitted by HappyAndyK, original story from Gizmodo
50 reasons to switch from Windows to OS X?
19 February 2008
Submitted by Steven Parker, original story from AbsoluteVista
Are Mac users snobs? "The Street" thinks so
18 February 2008
Submitted by Steven Parker, original story from ITWire
Apple announces MacBook Air
15 January 2008
Submitted by member EL1TE, original story from ArsTechnica
Religion & Technology
Two fired for not becoming Scientologists
21 December 2008
Written by Andrew Lyle
Vatican: Technology bad for the soul
28 November 2008
Written by Mitchell LeBlanc
The Six Degrees of Brad Sams
Six reasons Microsoft will continue to lose market share
21 November 2008
Editorial written by Brad Sams
Six reasons OSX will not go mainstream
12 November 2008
Editorial written by Brad Sams
Interestingly Random
eHarmony launches site for same-sex love seekers
19 November 2008
Editorial written by Jessica Kelley
Google releases first Chrome beta
02 September 2008
Written by Christopher Vendemio
Firefox 3 Download Day starts today
17 June 2008
Written by Steven Parker
Most comments of any story this year, over 350!
Time Warner Cable tries metering Internet use
03 June 2008
Submitted by member Troll, original story from Associated Press
Toshiba officially confirms death of HD-DVD
19 February 2008
Submitted by Tom Warren, original story from Reuters
Congratulations to fellow Managing Editor, Tom Warren (creamhackered), and to our 'Commander-in-Chief' & Site Administrator, Steven Parker (Neobond), who topped our most popular authors list with more stories than anyone in this list. They obviously knows what our readers like!
What were your favorite stories of 2008?
Enjoy your new years to all the staff and fellow members and subscribers for making neowin happen i suppose
There are two mistakes, though: on the second line, "members" should have an apostrophe as it is possessive and on the second-to-last line, Scientology has a typo
I'm not trying to troll or insult, I just thought I'd point it out Michael
Brilliant article, though, it bought back many memories of the past year
Thanks
The wrong "members" was changed, though. It's supposed to be the "members" on the second line of the first paragraph which has the apostrophe. The "members" on the first line doesn't need one
Since "members" is plural, you make it plural possessive by adding an apostrophe at the end.
member - singular
members - plural
member's - singular possessive
members' - plural possessive
So the correct change would be: "our members' interest"
Which all gets complicated by variations by region. Such as corporations are considered plural in UK English, but a singular entity in US English. "Microsoft is releasing" versus "Microsoft are releasing"
And, even more complicating, is some words like "jury" can be either singular or plural based on whether the rest of the context indicates unity or division. "The jury is decided" versus "The jury are debating the merits"
All of this is a long-winded explanation of the off-topic discussion that the correction ought to have been members'.
Since "members" is plural, you make it plural possessive by adding an apostrophe at the end.
Ahhh, how could I have missed that!?
Thank you for correcting my mistake markjensen and for your long explanation
I think if a news website aims to be more popular and professional, it is best for all articles to be polished and grammar and punctuation to be the best it possibly can be
Last edited by cJr. on 03 Jan 2009 - 18:36
Other than that, I agree with most of the others on the list, save for maybe the launch of the 'windowsandme' website, never heard about that one.
Love those! One of the first things I check out on the forums.
Haha, yeah, they always brighten up my day!
8 million by Oct 1st 2008 & Win!, A copy of Vista Ultimate
13342 replys!!!
8 million by Oct 1st 2008 & Win!, A copy of Vista Ultimate
13342 replys!!!
These are news stories, not forum threads.
I voted for that, because Linux is a religion to me, as I am such a zealot.
Neowin pwns.
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