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Post by Clone on Mar 13, 2012 22:36:42 GMT -5
all personal tastes, i prefer the minimalist design of Windows Phone 7 thats being brought over to windows and Xbox, however i'm just not getting any positive vibes from the OS for any one whose even slightly seresus about content production or simply a power user. also i personally feel that forcing the same minimalist design choice is rather shortsighted on Microsoft's end. windows has always been about customization and i have yet to see much ability for it in Windows 8.
if Microsoft dosn't make some major fixes to Windows 8, we will see a horde of people sticking with Windows 7 and the professional field for anything moving to Linux and Apple simply because they wont be able to work as efficiently in Windows. Ive already made my decision to stick to Windows 7 and so have almost all of my friends that are remotely power users. at this point i'm dabbling in windows 8 simply because i'm still looking for that one switch that makes it run like a full sized OS.
on competing with the iPad, a Windows 8 tablets got the best chance of all the other tablet OS. as long as its a x86 processor with in it it will support all legacy applications which is something that no iPad or android can claim. so as long as people don't hate the UI styling the tablet version of Windows 8 is perfectly slated for competition against Apple. but on the laptop and desktop front i only see disaster.
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Mar 14, 2012 12:39:11 GMT -5
But here we got one real problem and threat, Apple's new processor outscored Nvidia Tegra 3 by 2 times the benchmark power! Normally Tegra 3 should be the One Processor Power House to rule them all. But to me, I find it unlikely and it's a new debate for 2012. Sure, all that claim can say Tegra 3 is 2 times weaker than Apple's new A5X, but wait when the other big tasks like gaming with max settings & HD 1080p video watching goes into the competition, I can predict it'll outscore the A5X. Any smaller task like just SMS, type documents and such, which side can save more battery power? Tegra 3's companion core should do the job while the A5X and other quad-core brands lacks that companion core surely will be defeated. I bet that benchmark score is coming from moderate tasks like internet surfing, SD video and casual gaming with minimum setting. Let's see if those iSheeps can eat their words while Tegra 3 still rules. www.phonearena.com/news/Though-flattered-NVIDIA-wants-Apple-to-prove-speed-claim-made-during-The-new-iPads-introduction_id27816Here's the proof of the news, Apple is always been boasting and showing off. 4 times faster it said during the introductory speech, and 2 times faster in a benchmark test. I hope the other brands like Qualcomm & Exynos will say something about this. But still, I remember you said Apple only steal an existing processor and then slap their logo on it, then where did that processor came from? And then most important of all other than outperforming each others' speed, but as well as battery life.
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Post by Clone on Mar 26, 2012 9:16:19 GMT -5
i recently read that theirs a number of complaints about how hot the iPad 3 gets (including overheating problems). it seem that apple has forgotten that you have to cool the damn thing.
one the windows developer front, apparently the "hype" around Windows 8 has been waning in recent months. i wonder why? (hint hint wink wink. it sucks for desktops)
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Mar 27, 2012 5:31:32 GMT -5
All that high end display such as the high resolution definitely will try to heat up the whole thing, particularly the individual tiny lights. They claim is well in between the thermal standard, but guess what, LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS? NOT! Buy the whole damn tablet all you want, blind iSheeps, when it gets into your fans, expect some hot burn on you or worse, if it's finally done, it'll burst into flames. The transformer prime is still doing great not just in performance and also in terms of temperature levels. I bet it's all thanks to being simple in resolution and as for the work tasks, thanks to the companion core when iPad 3 lacks that, I'm sure other quad cores will have the same problem too when more comes into the market without a companion core. If some hacker can underpower an iPad 3, will it help without compromising its performance? Well, we'll see about that and would love to see this happen. Ooo? Sucks for desktop, why? Lack of touch, lag that can't go well with Metro style or is it something else?
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Post by Clone on Mar 27, 2012 16:21:55 GMT -5
apple, more than doubled the theoretical processing power of the iPad 3 over that of the iPad 2 and then had the guts to slim it even more. they were just asking for problems. if they truly wanted to go the rout they did they should of dropped the fabrication process size some or dropped the voltage and gone with lower clocks. (either way the goofed up)
sucks for desktop for obvious reasons. what used to be one to two clicks in Windows 7 is now 3 to 4 in Windows 8. to top things off their is no such thing as true multitasking in Metro. (and so far an utter lack of customization of the metro UI, at best you can add a background thats mostly covered and thats threw 3rd party utility's)
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Mar 28, 2012 12:45:18 GMT -5
True, it's too much when the whole heat is unbearable to your hands. And guess what again on today's news, not some harmful to your body, but more like 4G unavailability issues, YEEHAA! Deceive or trick your customers again, huh? But my prediction, blind iSheeps will continue to buy that rugged tablet instead of focusing user-friendliness not to mention longer value. After all, iPad 3 is made from Foxconn and made from there means made in China. My prediction is the lifetime of the iPad 3 is going to be 2 or possibly 3 times to become less value and much sicker in terms of lifespan than the iPad 2.
Ooo, now that hurts in the Metro UI, will you give the traditional Win7 mode a try, will those double clicking issue and multitasking come back? If all goes to hell, as usual, just like Vista's failure, we stick with XP. For today's case, will we continue to stick with Win7?
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Post by Clone on Apr 4, 2012 2:26:13 GMT -5
i have yet to be bothered to run my registry hack form the Alpha on the Beta code. will have to do that some time, however i foresee this not working in the RC if it still works (would be something Microsoft could cut out to save instillation space).
normally I'm one for moving forward, however windows 8 has done a good job so far of disappointing me on basic things. my only hope is that perhaps they will leave some option for a traditional (comparably efficient) UI in at least the professional and up builds. however this is Microsoft, and as such lets prep for sitting on Windows 7 till we get word of Windows 9.
in the mean time, i wonder what they will be bringing to Windows 7 with Service Pack 2, its due in the next 6 months.
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Apr 4, 2012 6:31:43 GMT -5
Normally I don't 100% trust service packs, any update can be dangerous unless I just recently reformatted my computer. Oh well, at least it's for the best one day when mine is scheduled for another reformat due to the slow startups despite I tried my best to maintain the "fast" speed condition.
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Post by Clone on Apr 4, 2012 10:54:48 GMT -5
yeah, installing SP's is the first thing i do once i install a copy of windows. i never ran Vista on any service packs, i was stuck on RC till i abandoned it for Windows 7 Beta. Vista had so many Service Pack instillation problems, if some ones computer didn't get suck on SP1's instillation, they were guaranteed to get stuck on SP2's... a lot of people i know just started turning off auto update on Vista simply because updates were so problematic (i was one of them). i have still yet to see a stable instillation of Vista SP2. thankfully Windows 7 SP1 was dead stable.
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Apr 5, 2012 12:03:02 GMT -5
At least I still prefer SP compare to individual updates. Those small updates you download online automatically usually can cause your entire Windows to crash and cannot start at all, Safe Mode might still work but there's no guarantee. I've been through hell like that in XP before, so I'm not taking the chances with Windows 7. After all, reformat is nobody's good dream or idea, it's one hell of a nightmare. Sure, reformat Windows 7 is a lot faster than XP, but let's not forget the other software craps we're using everyday such as games & Adobe software, now THOSE are the real hassle instead of Win7 itself.
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Post by Clone on Apr 5, 2012 14:39:39 GMT -5
yeah, the fact that some programs require de authorisation before uninstall is a pain in the ass. not to mention some of use have a LOT of custom drivers to keep track of for their computer. (i love this thing, but boy dose its driver structure look Frankenstein)
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on Apr 6, 2012 6:50:08 GMT -5
Requires authorization is just something I rather not look into, I've been there before with my Symantec anti-virus before I ran out of money and use Avast instead, which no need to inform the company for me uninstalling or reformatting.
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on May 3, 2012 21:13:44 GMT -5
I don't know about you, www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/microsoft-breaks-down-windows-8s-media-center-upgrade-path-dol/Is that legit Windows 8 screen? Even if I take that new Windows for a spin, I hope there's a video which could show me how to login into the traditional Win7 format rather than that lame Metro style. You know, after logging in as Win7 style and later on find ways to disable access of Metro completely (Of course, not by deleting access, what I mean is by turning it off manually and will only access it again if turn back on or reformat)
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Post by Kokusho the Evening Star on May 10, 2012 20:53:40 GMT -5
RED ALERT!! www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-plans-to-boot-Chrome-Mozilla-off-of-Windows-tablets_id30030Looks like the Big M might be turning anti-competitive. It makes sense, with IE being more vulnerable to hackers and not very efficient against competitive browsers like Chrome & Firefox. All I know that pro-FF & Chrome users would to say troll words like, "Deal with it, IE SUX!", "Got problem, Microsoft?", "You mad? You jealous?", etc.. From the looks of it, I became not to have high hopes for Windows 8 if that is really set in stone, Metro style, no problem but I still hate it, but classic style, IE only, I'm sure hackers will find ways to install the browsers they love into the system itself.
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Post by Clone on May 12, 2012 2:22:04 GMT -5
well thats pretty much the last nail in the coffin for me to declare Windows 8 a no go for general usage.
and to think i was still inclined to suggest it over ipads and android tablets. well, this OS iteration just keeps on getting worse.
as to that windows media center thing. i kind of wonder if they are using an internal build as the consumer preview lacks that wall of text at the lower right. no real surprise MS is dropping a codec that they have to pay royalty's for. mean while they charge the exact same price and run off with more profit...
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