Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1

Post by desireco42 » Sat, Jan 19, 2013, 12:12 AM UTC

gnud wrote: post #45

desireco42 wrote: post #40

I really don't know where they clone you guys, but aside from a bunch of macs and some linux, I do have windows machine, on which I spent many happy hours (playing and working). I upgraded to win8 when it came out, I can't imagine anyone visiting HackerNews being confused by Win8 interface, even businessy lean startup types. Everything so far was good and while I switch to desktop mostly, Metro interface is fine and…

I'm sure I could get used to win8 quite quickly. I'll probably install it next time I upgrade my windows PC. But admit it - you had no idea how to shut down your computer in win8 until someone told you.

Post by genwin » Sat, Jan 19, 2013, 1:00 AM UTC

derefr wrote: post #39

porter wrote: post #21

I set up Windows 8 for our grandma's new computer 2 nights ago. I run Ubuntu and OSX but also use Windows 7 on occasion. I've read all the bad reviews, but I was interested in actually trying it out for myself. The new UI is horrible. Some problems I encountered: - IE hides the URL bar by default and makes you right click near the bottom of the browser to show it (this took me 5 min to figure out). - We backed up all…

> The old desktop mode was great at first, until I realized there wasn't a start button There's a start button, it just doesn't look like anything. Throw your cursor to the bottom-left corner and click. (And the little "show desktop" widget is still in the bottom-right corner as well.)

Post by diminoten » Sat, Jan 19, 2013, 2:02 AM UTC

ghshephard wrote: post #11

diminoten wrote: post #3

Damn; to be fully honest, this may motivate me into upgrading, which I find to be an interesting reaction, given how I had, previously, no plans to upgrade. Obviously this is intentional, but I am just surprised by how effective it is on me.

Quick question, without searching - what's the driving "Must Have" feature in Windows 8 for you? My OS X Lion System finally (finally!) stabilized around 10.7.5, stopped kernel panicking, beach balling, and just outright hanging. I'm going to wait at least a year from now on before upgrading my OS, and then, only if there is some "Must Have" feature in the new platform. I've got a Windows XP Desktop to the left of me…

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jan 19, 2013, 2:09 AM UTC

orionblastar wrote: post #10

dennmart wrote: post #5

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While it's fine to not upgrade, especially if you already have a stable setup, not giving Windows 8 a chance based on YouTube reviews seems to be a bit unfair. Most conversations I've had with Windows users who I've spoken to that haven't moved to Windows 8 can be summed up like this: Me: Do you plan to upgrade to Windows 8? Them: No way. Windows 8 is horrible! Me: Oh, so when did you use it? Them: Not yet... I read…

I did a Windows 8 Beta Test and Windows 8 Developer test and had Windows 8 Enterprise RTM for a 90 day demo. It didn't seem to want to run half the software that worked with Windows 7, and the Windows Store didn't seem to have a lot of apps worth the purchase price. I've tried Windows 8 and I have family and friends who bought a Windows 8 Machine and now regret it. I think the youtube videos are based on that. Window…

Post by genwin » Sat, Jan 19, 2013, 6:37 PM UTC

acous wrote: post #59

genwin wrote: post #53

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I've used Windows since version 3.0. After spending a few hours with Win8 I still can't figure out how to so much as display the calculator. I see plenty of others in the same boat. To get to the desktop you apparently have to click in the very left bottom corner, a single pixel. Choosing the desktop icon that displays when you move the cursor to the lower left corner just makes the icon go away. Maybe it makes perfe…

Press the windows key and type "calc". The mouse method isn't so intuitive - use the top/bottom right hot corner and click on search, it's there under windows accessories.