Your main desktop operating system for 2013

[seta-san]

aww.. i really like Windows 8, and Office 2013...

guess i'm the only one, come on guys just embrace change :D

I love change. I loved all the changes through every version of windows and mac. I adapt easily to new environment. I even adapted fairly easily to the AS/400 in school. I seamlessly made sense of every new phone and mobile device I've ever used because they all had an easy to learn single design behind them. Windows 8 is the most frustrating pile of crap I've ever used. I've said it before.. but Windows ME was far superior because for all of it's instability it still had a single easy to use interface and the stability could largely be fixed by disabling System Restore.

Change is good when it's natural and flows. The change in windows 8 is forced and in many ways demented.

[YouSuck]

Go 8

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[LGabi]

Already upgraded to Windows 8 on all my PC's, so yeah, Windows 8 is here to stay.

[MikeChipshop Member]

Go 8

You called...

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[Muhammad Farrukh]

Damn people.

Stop making duplicate accounts.

7 is still gonna lose :shiftyninja:

[+Warwagon MVC]

I think there needs to be an option "Windows 8 : Only because i'm in the computer repair business other wise I would be running windows 7"

[Glassed Silver]

I love change. I loved all the changes through every version of windows and mac. I adapt easily to new environment. I even adapted fairly easily to the AS/400 in school. I seamlessly made sense of every new phone and mobile device I've ever used because they all had an easy to learn single design behind them. Windows 8 is the most frustrating pile of crap I've ever used. I've said it before.. but Windows ME was far superior because for all of it's instability it still had a single easy to use interface and the stability could largely be fixed by disabling System Restore.

Change is good when it's natural and flows. The change in windows 8 is forced and in many ways demented.

It's seldom enough that this happens, but on the rare occasions when we actually share on opinion, I guess it's worth to give you some extra props and a reply.

Thumbs up to you! (Y)

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So?

I think there needs to be an option "Windows 8 : Only because i'm in the computer repair business other wise I would be running windows 7"

VM, dual/multi boot, secondary machine, ...

Plenty of ways to get used to 8 and not having to deal with it all the time. :)

Glassed Silver:mac

[Muhammad Farrukh]

I think there needs to be an option "Windows 8 : Only because i'm in the computer repair business other wise I would be running windows 7"

I am not in that business, and I would gladly take 8 over 7 any day of the year.

[Kronir]

Windows 8 Pro x64

Honestly, I don't get the hate. I don't see any "missing features or functionality" (Aero Glass aside). I use the desktop interface exclusively; the only time I use the ModernUI is for the weather app I got. The new Start Screen can do everything the old Start menu did and them some.

[Yorak]

I used Windows 8 for a month straight after release. Got very irritated and went back to Windows 7. After seeing some reviews of Start8 (and other similar programs), I figured I would give 8 yet another chance. It is definitely more usable now, but I am still not completely happy with it. Too lazy to reformat again right now, but I already prepared an updated Windows 7 ISO for when I may need it. The only reason I use Windows now that I am no longer in school is for gaming.

On my laptop (from which I am typing this now), I am using Arch Linux. It will remain on here for the foreseeable future because I love it and it loves me. We are not ashamed of our love. I will climb the mountain tops and announce it! Sometimes when we get in an argument, I cheat on it with Gentoo. Or if I am just bored. You know how men are, right? At the end of the day though, true love shall overcome all odds.

[+jamwheat Subscriber²]

Windows 8 x64 with Media Center. It "just works", even with my ancient ATI 4600 series video card. Darn ATI/AMD for not working on new drivers for it. Don't wanna buy another video card yet!

[NeoandGeo]

Windows 8. It does everything 7 does and more. Faster and more streamlined overall as well. No reason to stick with 7 unless you hate things that you don't understand.

[MikeChipshop Member]

I think there needs to be an option "Windows 8 : Only because i'm in the computer repair business other wise I would be running windows 7"

Good job the thread title is "Your main desktop OS for 2013" and not "Your main desktop OS for 2013 that you absolutely friggen love!!!" ;)

[Lingwo]

It will probably be Windows 7.

I've got Windows 8, just not tried it yet. Unlike XP which was ageing by the time Windows 7 came out. I don't see the need for Windows 8, other than to experience Metro.

Also i will probably put Ubuntu on my ageing laptop.

[Colin McGregor]

Windows 7. hopefully Valve will make gaming worth using linux this next year, so i can jump off the downward spiral that is microsoft and windows.

Good luck with that lol

[ANON86364]

I could even say Windows 8 was my main OS in 2012. It is sufficient to say that Windows 8 will be my main OS in 2013. I have no qualms with Windows 8. I would like to add though that I'm working diligently this time around in making Ubuntu work for me. Gaming is a real problem for me.

[Bad Boy Nibbler]

Windows 8 with startisback am willing to give the start screen a chance when more apps are move over to it also windows 8 since smoother and supported my hardware more then windows 7 did.

[Rappy Veteran]

Windows 7 probably

[Silpheed2K]

Windows 7, I dont want windows 8 because I dont want Microsoft monitoring my life and a bunch of new DRM, plus having to be logged into Xbox/Windows Live all the time.

[remixedcat]

Server2012 FTW,!!!!

[tsupersonic]

Windows 8 at the moment, but I don't really use my desktop these days. I'm planning on going back to Windows 7. Windows 8 makes no sense if you don't have a touch screen, it's just plain stupid imo.

[+InsaneNutter MVC]

Windows 7 on our PC's at home

We will be upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 8 at work some point next year.

[Buttus]

no reason yet to go to 8. tried it, didn't like it...

[Spartan Erik]

8 with Decor8, just to make the Metro start screen a little more.. palatable.

The speed improvements alone are enough for me to justify the upgrade. Then again, I didn't pay a cent for Windows 8 (hooray, MSDNAA!)