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Microsoft Announces Windows 10

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Dizzy

Banned
I just want windows to look like windows. No metro shit. Its one of the ugliest things I've ever used,on any platform. Just ditch it already.
 
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Chill Penguin

Member
I just hate tiles in general, i wish this trend would go away. It makes my eyes oddly uncomfortable, as if the image is too busy and there's nowhere to focus your eyes.
 
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Percy

Banned
They invented DirectX but apparently they can't even count properly (Or maybe they just wanted to avoid the 'Windows Nein!' gags, since after 'Xbone' we know joke nicknames hurt their feelings).

Oh well, look forward to not bothering with this iteration of Windows just like the last I guess.
 
SerTapTap

SerTapTap

Member
Derp said:
I want .gif wallpapers Microsoft.

Would that even be possible?
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That'd be so annoying. Vista had "deskscapes" I think, and I think 7 might have canned them or made them an external tool.

SargerusBR said:
I will wait on how games will perform on it. Right now that's the main reason i'm using W7
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Windows 8.1 performs pretty much universally better than 7 so that's a pretty embarrassing reason right there
 
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Mr Git

Member
Oh Microsoft, dat name. Having the same OS across all platforms is pretty sly/clever; might be a way to soft launch the new OS in China, what with the One being released there - also since I'm fairly certain China banned Windows 8. Return of the start bar will likely help them shift business units as well. Most businesses particularly in this country still use 7 or XP, mainly because people are unable to learn new things on computers.
 
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dwells

Member
So they canceled the update for Windows 8 that they promised would have brought a start menu by now in favor of the next version of Windows. And now we're finding out the next version of Windows doesn't drop until late next year. Good job reeling me in to install Windows 8 with the bait and switch, guys.

Also, I love the explanation that they're calling it 10 because "it's so different from 8." Clearly that's not the real reason seeing as this looks exactly like Windows 8 with Start8 and ModernMix installed. Oh, and you get a clone of Exposé, Ctrl+V works on the command line (something that should've been done ages ago), and multiple desktops. So the UI is pretty much the same, functionality gets some minor additions, but for the most part it just addresses the glaring issues in 8.

Wow, what a total game changer.
 
Sorcerer

Sorcerer

Member
Microsoft has this futuristic time travel tech.

They looked into the future and saw that Windows 9 sucked.

They decided to forge ahead with 10.

The question is if Microsoft is capable of time travel, why can't the make a decent os?
 
Caayn

Caayn

Member
StuBurns said:
I thought it was 4? That's why people said PS4 wouldn't be called that.
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Jup, looks like he somehow confused 9 with 4.
PSGames said:
Looks like colored backgrounds are added. Not sure what else I see that's changed though.
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Different sizes for tiles, new tiles, top left and right icons are different, tabs appear to be gone, what happened to the now playing tile, etc. About the only thing that looks the same, to me, is the existence of the tiles.
 
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Dolor

Member
A whole lot of mentions of the Windows store in the announcement... I wonder if/how much they will try to route all software through its marketplace.
 
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rakkadakka

Member
Sorcerer said:
Microsoft has this futuristic time travel tech.

They looked into the future and saw that Windows 9 sucked.

They decided to forge ahead with 10.

The question is if Microsoft is capable of time travel, why can't the make a decent os?
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Why does it take you so long to get to a burn?

8 is fine.
 
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Rodney McKay

Member
Bsigg12 said:
No, no you didn't.
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I wish I could upgrade to Windows 7 after my work computer was forced to "upgrade" to Windows 8.

Granted, it's a shitty Lenovo T430, but it ran totally fine on Windows 7. Ever since Windows 8 it has slower and a lot less stable. Task Manager alone likes to take 3-4 times longer to open, which I find myself using a LOT because of how often programs like to hang or freeze entirely. Most of the Microsoft Office programs have been like that since the move to 8.
 
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On Demand

Banned
Sir TapTap said:
Much as people like to bitch, MS has been pretty good with UI design though they haven't always iterated that quickly, that's a fairly recent change. "service pack" was a naughty word on XP.
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I prefer PS products but i'm not afraid to admit MS has them beat on software.

FullMetaltech said:
Honestly the Blue Background kinda makes it looks like an organised Ps4 UI already.
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Pretty sure you'll be able to change colors.

Nintendojitsu said:
That's not a shock seeing as Microsoft has far more funds at it's disposal than Sony could ever imagine.
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Nothing to do with money. MS is just better at software.

You can give Sony $1 billion to design the best UI and features that all works seamlessly together and i doubt they'll be able to come up with something good.
 
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av2k

Member
I don't see the issue with the Windows skip but glad to hear they're making strides toward a universal OS system across all device.
 
SerTapTap

SerTapTap

Member
Dolor said:
A whole lot of mentions of the Windows store in the announcement... I wonder if/how much they will try to route all software through its marketplace.
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I seriously doubt this. They didn't all but cancel the Surface RT line because they have faith the Windows Store can completely replace all software.
 
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udllpn

Member
Saw this on Twitter.

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Nzyme32

Member
CassidyIzABeast said:
Windows_Product_Family_9-30-Event-741x416.png


New Xbox One UI on the right?
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Pretty much a certainty that the Xbox One will also run Windows 10 from what they describe -

"Windows 10 will run across an incredibly broad set of devices – from the Internet of Things, to servers in enterprise datacenters worldwide. Some of these devices have 4 inch screens – some have 80 inch screens – and some don’t have screens at all. Some of these devices you hold in your hand, others are ten feet away. Some of these devices you primarily use touch/pen, others mouse/keyboard, others controller/gesture – and some devices can switch between input types."

You're all running PCs now! (it will look practically the same and just have "universal apps")

Edit - maybe you can finally attach a mouse and keyboard to xbox one :p
 
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Head.spawn

Junior Member
Luna Sy said:
I like how even if you consider all those versions, naming the new one 10 still doesn't make sense :))
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Yeah, I know. I don't get their naming scheme, but even moreso I don't get the people claiming there is some problematic counting going on when it's clear they haven't followed it much and just name things as it suits them.
 
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Kezen

Banned
IcyRhythms said:
Idk why people continue to say that in this thread. It's just that they got the actual version number wrong. I'm fairly certain the free upgrade still stands.
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So you really believe Microsoft are going to give away W10 for free to current W8.1 users ?
That seems completely unthinkable to me but I'm probably not a very good businessman.
 
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