Windows 8 Release Preview
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brotkasten
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Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
brotkasten
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No.
brotkasten
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Is there a point installing it without a legit key? You'll get to use it for 30 days, but that's not enough time. GA is October 26.
Jzero
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Nope, pirates don't get updates.
btw someone already made a metro icon pack so when it comes out just install that.
I'll believe that when I see and feel it
I assume somebody will do some kind of a trick to reset the clock like they have in previous versions.... getting the rtm, seeing final apps and the new marketplaces will be worth it imo.
also looking forward to the new hardware announcements which I assume will start happening over the next few weeks... what the big pc oem's will come out with and pricing for everything (surface especially).
40 bucks, what?? Is there a catch?
bloodydrake
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need a valid xp, vista, or windows 7 licence to get 40 dollar upgrade.thats it.. and its only that price till end of January 2013 i think..pretty great deal
brotkasten
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With Windows 8, Server 2012 and Visual Studio 2012 go RTM as well.
It's "only" an upgrade license.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowss...ws-server-2012-released-to-manufacturing.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/arch...2012-availability-and-launch-dates-ahead.aspx
It's "only" an upgrade license.
Ah, I see. But then that won't help me. All my copies of Windows are OEM, and I'm building a new computer...
Although I may have an XP CD lying around somewhere... Can I upgrade straight from XP to 8 for $40 (well, 40 really, I'm in the EU)?
Jzero
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I think they said people on the Release Preview could also get the discount so that would be a little easier than installing XP.
Upgrade and the offer expires at the end of the year.
You really surprised? There is no need to replace the current icons. Why are people expecting this?
Zombie James
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brotkasten
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Firefox is sitting at about 150mb with 5 tabs open in W8 right now. What the heck are you browsing?
You guys really look at icons all day? This is a no issue. If you need, you can customize them as you wish. Shouldn't take long for a Metro inspired shell replacement.
brotkasten
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Actually I assumed OEM keys of XP could also be upgraded. Does anyone know for sure?
Also there is an option for a clean install. Don't need to upgrade existing.
If you can't do it with an App it's not worth doing it maaaan.
Zombie James
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It's about consistency.
What people were hoping for:
What people are getting:
I, for one, am not that mad about it. I'll just install an icon pack and call it a day.
Wow, those screens are gorgeous. Really highlights how much of a stain the old Vista icons are on the new Metro design.
Complex Shadow
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Devs can submit paid appds now http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstor...-now-open-for-paid-apps-company-accounts.aspx
also type to search from the store front page has been added.
also type to search from the store front page has been added.
infinityBCRT
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It's about consistency.
What people were hoping for:
What people are getting:
I, for one, am not that mad about it. I'll just install an icon pack and call it a day.
Hopefully they address this stuff in the inevitable Windows 8.1 update they release next year.
Steelyuhas
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That brings up something I've been curious about/people around the industry have brought up. Do you guys think MS is going to move away from the 3 year updates for Windows?
I've never re-skinned a version of Windows, but I might do it for this. Those Vista icons really should have been replaced, they look terribly out of place.
I'd think they have to, at least to the WinRT platform. The mobile market is (roughly) on a one year cycle and WinRT is still pretty far from mature. 3 years with the limitations currently in place would be terrible.
huh?
I'd rather they not release anything until it's ready to be released rather than sticking to a contrained schedule; having a shorter dev time would just be detrimental. W8 should have had an extra year or two of dev time.
Just look at android. They have an accelerated schedule and the OS keeps being refined, but it just gets more bloated (on the dev side) and the UX is still far behind iOS or Windows or OSX.
Damon Bennet
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service packs
infinityBCRT
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Thurrott and Foley both are convinced that MS will move to a yearly update cycle because they can't let Windows 8 sit since its such a v1.0 product plus with the competition doing revs every year of their mobile/tablet OS, MS will have to follow suit to be competitive.
Has MS ever removed the start menu? Have they ever done anything that they are doing with Windows 8? They are doing a radical shift to compete directly with Google and Apple's offerings, so they'll be doing the same sort of updates that others do.
They've introduced new features, but not UI changes afaik. Service packs are mainly for fixes, not product refreshes.
Don't think so. They did introduce the Windows Media Center XP skin though, which made XP much more attractive.
EDIT: Some of those concept designs for desktop metro look really nice. And they're not even very far off from what we are getting. Amazing what minor details will do. Microosft did a better job with the desktop in the RTM, but could do more. And I still think Metro apps should be able to run on the desktop. But whatever,its not happening.
Didn't even know this existed. Why would they hide this?
Right click the start corner. It's not hidden. They need to do a good job of communicating the functions of the OS if they're going to make the interface less obvious. It's great if you know it's there but you actually have to know stuff is there to use it.
It's only €15 in Europe (W7-> W8).
why would you need to hit win+x? anyway give up on a start orb, it ain't happening. And what is this about a proper log in? you can log in using a local account or a microsoft account. what more do you need?
Dos to Windows is probably the last time they did something this major.
brotkasten
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Another game dev speaks out against Windows 8, another funny thread on the gaming side.
how long till the NeoGaf Civil War?
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