For the first time, we have a new version of Windows whose success rests more on the novelty and power of available hardware than it does on software performance. The success of Windows 8 will be determined by its adoption rate in the consumer market. While Microsoft has come up with a large array of [...]
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It isn’t hard to find a litany of reasons why people feel that Windows 8 is doomed to fail. Most of the more rational ones tend to revolve around the idea that the Metro interface is too closed down for it to appeal to business customers. That’s a fair point and one that Microsoft is [...]
According to Adobe, Microsoft has left Windows 8 users open to exploits thanks to their decision to hold off on updating Flash Player before the operating system is available for purchase. This means that anybody taking advantage of the 90 day preview period currently available to interested parties and developers will likely remain at risk [...]
Generally speaking, upgrading to a new OS can be a problem on older PCs. Any new operating system is going to be better able to take advantage of new technologies than its predecessor was. Unfortunately, this often means that optimizing performance on older hardware is viewed as less important. With Microsoft making the push into [...]
In Windows 8, speed is the name of the game. Everything is being pushed to be faster, more efficient, and smoother so that the user gets as seamless a computing experience as possible. The boot time improvements make a good example of this, but the Building Windows 8 blog from Microsoft has recently detailed how [...]
A recent Bloomberg article, citing as sources only “two people familiar with the matter” has announced that at launch the Microsoft Surface tablet will have no access to 3G connectivity. This has apparently raised some alarm among tablet enthusiasts, leading many to question Microsoft’s commitment to their new mobile hardware. The big question that isn’t [...]
Realistically, how many people perform regular backups of their system? Offhand, I would expect very few average home users are even aware of exactly how to go about it. Apparently Microsoft’s information backs that up. They indicate in a recent Building Windows 8 blog that fewer than 5% of all Windows users ever take advantage [...]
There are a lot of improvements that have come along with Windows 8. Performance is probably the biggest one. Tests are fairly consistently showing that even though we’re not using the finished product yet, the Windows 8 Release Preview outperforms Windows 7 in every area that matters. What really matters, however, is what you will [...]
One of the biggest points of controversy surrounding Windows 8 has got to be the Secure Boot feature of UEFI. Linux users writing about it have ranged from concerned to enraged and accusations that Microsoft is stifling the competition have been floated here and there. It’s one of those polarizing issues that you can’t really [...]
Windows 8 already does a fairly good job of allowing for development using a number of programming languages. That is one of the biggest advantages it brings for developers, and will definitely do a lot to draw people into designing Metro UI applications. Despite the success so far in making this work, the company is [...]
