Will you use Windows 8 RTM as your main OS?

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by Q9650, Aug 14, 2012.

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How do you use or plan to use Windows 8 RTM?

  1. Primary OS

    59.3%
  2. Dual-boot

    17.2%
  3. Virtual Machine

    16.7%
  4. Other

    14.8%
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  1. Computers Plus

    Computers Plus MDL Junior Member

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    I am testing the RTM 9200 on a laptop but I will not move any of my systems to Windows 8 as a main OS, I find Windows 8 a mixed bag of bad and good, this is a very confused OS that in my opinion does not belong on the desktop.
     
  2. Nimbus2000

    Nimbus2000 MDL Senior Member

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    #42 Nimbus2000, Aug 16, 2012
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    Windows 7 is definitely my primary OS and will remain so for a long time. I despise Metro on a non-touch screen. I believe Microsoft is shooting themselves in the foot forcing it onto everybody regardless of what type computer they use. Having said that, I am the "geek down the street" and provide computer support for a number of people. I really do need experience with Windows 8 to remain current. I have a desktop setup as a test machine that multi-boots Windows XP Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 8 Pro, and 2 distributions of Linux.

    I plan to purchase a copy of Windows 8 once the $39.99 upgrade deal becomes available. I think that the low introductory price will be popular and Microsoft will proclaim the large number of people upgrading as "proof" that the Metro interface is the best thing since sliced bread.

    I really hate helping them in the propaganda battle... :negative: :(
     
  3. robyyy

    robyyy MDL Novice

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    I will jump to Win 8 as main OS. It can be confusing but we'll get used to it ! It's really faster than 7.
     
  4. kan3

    kan3 MDL Novice

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    Using win8 as the main OS.
     
  5. amirez

    amirez MDL Novice

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    #45 amirez, Aug 17, 2012
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  6. Q9650

    Q9650 MDL Member

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    thanks for voting :biggrin:
     
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  7. Dutchman01

    Dutchman01 MDL Member

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    #47 Dutchman01, Aug 18, 2012
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    Well i did try it today on my laptop that runs windows 7 by default.

    Installing windows 8 ask to do a login microsoft account.
    it even needs your phone number in case you lost password etc.
    Metro does sucks, i like the speed of the os when it's fully booted, it's than react faster than win 7 because of lesser harddrive activitie, but it's slower to run, browse and scrool for files or applications.

    I call windows 8 for desktops and laptops a big fail, i will refert to windows 7 for those devices.
    Only for tablets it seems working right with only touch screens.
     
  8. Hackeur

    Hackeur MDL Senior Member

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    hey I'm not alone thinking that it looks like something from Fisher-Price !!

    I would never use it as my main OS - too many of my favorite programs still don't work, Cinema4D is lethargic, Photoshop is the same, navigation sucks without third party key remapping scripts to get to speed, when trimmed down and tweaked it is basically Windows 7 with minor improvements -> Firefox loads faster!

    let's not forget the insidious claims that it loads faster! by showing the start screen very early while booting? then waiting 10-15 seconds+ for the boot process to finish before you can use any programs....
    designed with the lowest common denominator of the average user - size of the tiles is a dead giveaway :)

    performance boosts would only be noticeable in the lower spec hardware - in OC X79 rigs with 16GB ram and sata3 SSD it's nearly impossible to notice unless you count 0.1 of a second as significant!

    but it's nice to experiment with it for comparison - but a tweaked for speed Windows 7 is still the best for performance and endless customization at this stage :)
     
  9. fLOW.

    fLOW. MDL Senior Member

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    since WDP as main OS. :p
     
  10. hclarkjr

    hclarkjr MDL Member

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    been using as main OS since it come out wednesday, will keep on using it as i like it.
     
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  11. M4trix

    M4trix MDL Novice

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    #51 M4trix, Aug 18, 2012
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    in my case it will remain in the virtual machine till M$ releases a proper OS. Windows 9, 10 or whatever they will call it. They have to split the development in two directions, desktop PC and tablets. First thing they should do is ditch the Metro crap, bring back Aero and Start menu ffs! :negative:
     
  12. hybridseries

    hybridseries MDL Novice

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    I picked "other"... it's the primary OS on my laptop, but most of my time is spent on my desktop where I'm still running Windows 7. Once release hits I'll wipe it off of the laptop and upgrade Win7 on both with the $40 Windows 8 Pro + Media Center promo.
     
  13. solarstone2149

    solarstone2149 MDL Member

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    title: Will you use Windows 8 RTM as your main OS?
    poll: How do you use or plan to use Windows 8?

    main answer, never
     
  14. sevenacids

    sevenacids MDL Addicted

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    I will stay with Windows 7 on non-touch enabled PCs, and maybe get a mobile device like a Tablet with Windows 8 because these devices are the only ones where it makes sense.
     
  15. Ducati

    Ducati MDL Member

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    Bye Bye Windows 7 . Windows 8 has so many under the hood improvements, that alone merits an upgrade, not to mention using it as my main OS now. The start menu on everything prior to Windows 8 is just antiquated. Windows 8 new start menu is in the infant stage of development, but it is a leap forward in progress to a more modern Operating System. I look forward to Windows 9 and the progress that will be made from this new development.
     
  16. Voiture Lumiere

    Voiture Lumiere MDL Member

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    Sticking with 7 till there's some benchmark to show that there's a acceptable margin of performance improvement on 8 on applications and games.......
     
  17. demon148

    demon148 MDL Novice

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    Already using MSDN RTM as main OS, when released will be installing on all computers at my home. I think Windows 8 works well on PCs without touch capability, I am using a AMD Athlon II X3 435, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD and a GeForce 9200 and it works well on it.
     
  18. M4r1k

    M4r1k MDL Novice

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    Yes as first OS :)
     
  19. trungpt

    trungpt MDL Addicted

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    Main OS when I can activate it :D
     
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