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[Blackhead]

Wait, what?

Yeah, wait what, folks are reviewing beta units for developers now?

 

[brotkasten]

This would make a killer tablet OS, but as a desktop OS to be used with a mouse? No. Doesn't 8 have a more traditional alternate UI?

Yes, the old desktop is still there, as you can see. Taskbar, explorer etc, everything is still there.

 

[dem]

This would make a killer tablet OS, but as a desktop OS to be used with a mouse? No. Doesn't 8 have a more traditional alternate UI?

Yes
You can switch to a traditional windows ui

 

[Biggzy]

So will Windows 8 have the option to have a normal desktop similar to Win 7? I wanna know how this looks on a desktop. Unless it only touch/tablet/mobile

Yes

 

[Damon Bennet]

This would make a killer tablet OS, but as a desktop OS to be used with a mouse? No. Doesn't 8 have a more traditional alternate UI?

it does. you can see it atm.

 

[Calisto Glory]

So will Windows 8 have the option to have a normal desktop similar to Win 7? I wanna know how this looks on a desktop. Unless it only touch/tablet/mobile

Jeah it will have an optional oldschool desktop style for companies and home desktop pcs

 

[dude]

On the subject, I hope they "Metrofy" Aero a little, it's kind of jarring to have such two different UIs...

 

[StudioTan]

This shit is brilliant.

 

[sk3]

This is so hot.

 

[HammerOfThor]

Fuck I'm loving this!!


GIVE ME .NET TO START DEV'N ON IT!!!!

 

[DataStream]

The way they allow you to expose object pickers from your application for use system wide is awesome.

 

[DavieC726]

I hope laptops have the scrolling capabilities that tablets will have so we can keep it as the Metro UI

 

[Blackhead]

Where is the pen, Microsoft? I'm not going to use OneNote with touch, keyboard or mouse.

 

[artist]

Is the Bruce Willis guy gay?

 

[bananas]

I bet if I was a developer, I would be pretty stoked too.

Is the Bruce Willis guy gay?

Why do you care? Do you want his number or something?

 

[JaggedSac]

Contracts sound so fucking amazing. Wonder if there are just a set of contracts that MS built into Windows, such as the Share and File dialog contract, or if other devs can create some.

 

[DopeyFish]

Where is the pen, Microsoft? I'm not going to use OneNote with touch, keyboard or mouse.

they just used a stylus?

 

[brotkasten]

Where is the pen, Microsoft? I'm not going to use OneNote with touch, keyboard or mouse.

Pen is still supported.

 

[alr1ght]

This guy sounds like a bizarro Penn Gillette.

 

[Vanillalite]

Still want to know what extra steps there are with that new Win API to create my apps on both x86 and ARM.

 

[Totakeke]

Where is the pen, Microsoft? I'm not going to use OneNote with touch, keyboard or mouse.

Doesn't seem like there is pen support across the new UI. If there is, I'd run out and buy a tablet to run the preview right now.

Edit: Pen support as in a interface method more suited to a pen and not just pen as a touch point replacement. Also writing recognition and stuff.

 

[U2NUMB]

This guy sounds like a bizarro Penn Gillette.

awww damn it.. can not unhear!

 

[Blackhead]

they just used a stylus?

Unless I missed a trick, capacitive styli fall under touch and aren't the same as pen input

 

[GloomyHitsuji]

Do they support tablet as a 3rd monitor?
If so, that'd be really awesome.

 

[JaggedSac]

Doesn't seem like there is pen support across the new UI. If there is, I'd run out and buy a tablet to run the preview right now.

Just showed them using one. Plus the input is abstracted out so devs don't have to know what kind of touch they people are using.

 

[Frustrated_me]

WOW @ this. WOW WOW WOW!~

 

[dream]

Granted, I'm not a developer and I know this is a developer conference but is there anything more boring than watching a man code?

 

[Vestal]

Fuck I'm loving this!!


GIVE ME .NET TO START DEV'N ON IT!!!!

All over our faces.. I am very impressed.

On a side note, I really how they will allow to control the Computer screen through the Windows 8 tablet.. Actually control XBOX, and the PC with both the tablet and the windows phone.. THAT WOULD BE INSANE..

 

[brotkasten]

Doesn't seem like there is pen support across the new UI. If there is, I'd run out and buy a tablet to run the preview right now.

Mouse and keyboard is supported across the new UI, don't see why the pen wouldn't be. I'll let you know when I have it installed on the Lenovo.

 

[artist]

Why do you care? Do you want his number or something?

He's making it too obvious .. we dont want to know his orientation, we want to know about Windows 8. Unless you're interested ..

 

[AnkitT]

This guy sounds like a bizarro Penn Gillette.

:O

 

[brotkasten]

Unless I missed a trick, capacitive styli fall under touch and aren't the same as pen input

Windows 8 still supports stylus/digital ink and voice-input. Even though it is “touch-centric,” Windows 8 will enable user input using keyboards and mice. The pen is optional and not a requirement.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft...w-know-and-dont/10608?tag=mantle_skin;content

 

[Damon Bennet]

He's making it too obvious .. we dont want to know his orientation, we want to know about Windows 8. Unless you're interested ..

wtf are you talking about.

 

[Vestal]

OK looking at the Marketplace interface, I am inclined to fap.. THAT IS HUGE for us small developers.

 

[Emily Chu]

He's making it too obvious .. we dont want to know his orientation, we want to know about Windows 8. Unless you're interested ..

 

[Chris R]

Submitting looks to be very streamlined compared to the bullshit you have to go through to submit an app for iOS.

 

[raphier]

PhotoDoodle for 4.99$. That's exactly what I want after bying expensive OS. *Will script his own shit. hardcore.*

 

[SPEA]

He's making it too obvious .. we dont want to know his orientation, we want to know about Windows 8. Unless you're interested ..

Sweet god.

*facepalm

 

[bananas]

Don't mind irfan, he's just being a fucking moron.

 

[infinityBCRT]

Speaking as a developer... the development tools are amazing.

 

[clav]

Looks like the Xbox dashboard.

 

[bathala]

He's making it too obvious .. we dont want to know his orientation, we want to know about Windows 8. Unless you're interested ..

i think ur the only one noticing this. look if u like the guy u can do it on another thread.

we're here for Windows 8

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

Granted, I'm not a developer and I know this is a developer conference but is there anything more boring than watching a man code?

Reading ADF posts comes close

 

[Totakeke]

Hmm, I can't watch the live stream so can anyone tell me what happens when they click on a drop down box? Is it Windows Phone like whereby the choices kind of fill the whole screen or is it just normal Windows style drop down?

 

[dude]

Looks like the Xbox dashboard.

I want the next Xbox to run this shit.

Unite PC and Console gaming.

 

[Blackhead]

Windows 8 still supports stylus/digital ink and voice-input. Even though it is “touch-centric,” Windows 8 will enable user input using keyboards and mice. The pen is optional and not a requirement.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft...w-know-and-dont/10608?tag=mantle_skin;content

Thanks now justing waiting for all the metro designed apps

 

[MThanded]

What happened to windows 8 running on ARM? Now they are saying you need a minimum of an Atom and 1 GB. If it doesn't run on ARM I can't see them competing.

Someone correct me if they mentioned ARM.

 

[Vanillalite]

Does the app work on both x86 and Arm? I haz to knows!

Do smaller apps just work, and larger more complicated things need different versions?

I mean lets think about web browsing. We all use things like Opera, Firefox, and Chrome on x86, but we don't use the same browser on arm based phones/tablets. Sure they all have "mobile" versions or whatever you'd want to call them, but they aren't the same.

Would this mean I'd get Google Chrome on both my traditional Windows Desktop and Chrome on my tablet? Cause that would be huge. Fuck Google doesn't even do that now with their own tablet OS. It's a slightly different browser on Android.

 

[infinityBCRT]

MS is really sticking it to the Apple Store right now.

What happened to windows 8 running on ARM? Now they are saying you need a minimum of an Atom and 1 GB. If it doesn't run on ARM I can't see them competing.

Someone correct me if they mentioned ARM.

It will run on arm. I believe they are specifically talking about the intel based version only here.

 

[brotkasten]

I want the next Xbox to run this shit.

Unite PC and Console gaming.

Windows 8 already has an Xbox Live tile.

What happened to windows 8 running on ARM? Now they are saying you need a minimum of an Atom and 1 GB. If it doesn't run on ARM I can't see them competing.

Someone correct me if they mentioned ARM.

They briefly showed a slate with ARM SoC.