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Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Wildwill002 » 01 Oct 2012, 17:50

So, it's basically been acknowledged by the majority of the PC gaming community that Windows 8 is stupid, evil and must burn, (maybe that's just the sites I go on...) but what's your opinion?

For those that don't know basically Windows 8 is gonna have a sort of inbuilt game store which takes in 30% of the monies and doesn't let you really get games elsewhere. (Feel free to rectify if I done goofed)
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by mydrox » 01 Oct 2012, 18:20

My opinion about Windows? DIIEEEEE !!!!
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Jake55778 » 01 Oct 2012, 18:25

Why can't Windows just be the nice middle of the road OS? I don't want the sterile, oversimplified gloss of a mac, and I don't have the patience to learn how to get the most out of Linux.
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Aenir_bEPU » 01 Oct 2012, 19:31

In case you have not noticed by now, Microsoft screws up every other version of Windows. So I'll be waiting for Windows 9, or whatever they call it.
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Furdabip » 01 Oct 2012, 19:33

Every other Windows operating system has been shit. Windows 7 is good, Vista not. XP good, ME not. 98 good, 95 not. Statistically, 8 will suck.

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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by vallorn » 01 Oct 2012, 20:54

Metro. Certificatin processes.

If I wanted a PC I cant customize outside of what the OS guys let me I would have bought an Apple.
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Post by LS13 » 01 Oct 2012, 21:41

Windows 8 you say?
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Only Microsoft likes that hog shit. I'll stick to my Windows 7, thank you very much.
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by J4Numbers » 02 Oct 2012, 02:19

What does Windows 8 have that Windows 7 does not?
  • Babby's first OS
  • Bad aesthetics
  • Pointless certification system
Also they will charge developers insane amounts of money to submit anything, therefore trying to kill all the new developers who don't have upwards of $10,000. Added to that, Windows is going to become a Closed source platform, basically meaning that they will inevitably do something even more stupid.

My thoughts on Windows 8 compared to Windows 7...
I'm not going to transfer to Win 8 any time soon.
Might end up getting a separate Linux machine sorted though, more freedom.

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Post by aflycon » 02 Oct 2012, 03:58

It sucks. I had the unfortunate experience of installing the Consumer Preview (not on this computer - but it did really detract from my gaming computer's performance), and the only way to revert is to wipe my drive or reformat. So, until I have the time and money to go buy an external HDD, I'm stuck with this pile of shit.

It also wasn't clear in the terms of use that if you download the preview, you're stuck with it - so don't. Take it from me, just stay away from Windows 8. It's all bad.

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Post by Sti_Jo_Lew » 02 Oct 2012, 17:19

Hmm... guess it's time to finally go try out Linux.
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Wildwill002 » 02 Oct 2012, 17:26

Just stick to windows 7 and wait out the crapstorm for now
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Post by Sti_Jo_Lew » 02 Oct 2012, 20:24

Yeah... I guess. I did avoid the Vista plague, so I guess I can survive this.
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Post by LS13 » 02 Oct 2012, 21:06

For my first laptop I got a hand me down laptop from my brother, which had Vista. Never again.
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Post by Invunarble » 03 Oct 2012, 14:37

Most unfortunately, I run a Vista OS. It's shit. If only I had the money to upgrade it to 7 :(
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Post by Aenir_bEPU » 03 Oct 2012, 16:15

Invunarble wrote:Most unfortunately, I run a Vista OS. It's shit. If only I had the money to upgrade it to 7 :(
You should upgrade to XP.
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Invunarble » 03 Oct 2012, 16:47

Aenir_bEPU wrote:
Invunarble wrote:Most unfortunately, I run a Vista OS. It's shit. If only I had the money to upgrade it to 7 :(
You should upgrade to XP.
For that matter, an upgrade to '98 may even be ideal.
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Post by vallorn » 03 Oct 2012, 22:22

Upgrade to OS/2
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Sti_Jo_Lew » 04 Oct 2012, 18:45

Just be glad it isn't Windows ME. ;)
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Post by Furdabip » 04 Oct 2012, 20:53

I had Windows ME once. It would sometimes just randomly restart without warning and for no apparent reason.

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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Wildwill002 » 05 Oct 2012, 09:46

I has vista home basic right now. I much preferred XP however since this does seem to think It's a good idea to wake me up at 3 am whilst it updates
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Wildwill002 » 12 Oct 2012, 18:32

The app certification windows has VVV

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... 94083.aspx

Take a look, in particular, to 3.2 and 3.5

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3.2 Your app must not stop responding, end unexpectedly, or contain programming errors
3.5 Your app must fully support touch input, and fully support keyboard and mouse input
Your app must provide visual feedback when users touch interactive elements.
Your app must not use an interaction gesture in a way that is different from how Windows uses the gesture.
So basically if any "app" is buggy then it can't be sold. Quite a few really good games still have some bugs in them, and a lot more fun indie games do too

Also it means that any app at all will have to have touch controls. Sounds ok in practice, equal ease of use across both keyboard and touchscreen but something tells me that a game like, for instance, Fallout: New Vegas will be a bit strange to play like that. That is if it would be allowed at all what with the numerous bugs it still has.
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by mydrox » 13 Oct 2012, 10:06

There is no complex Software product without programming errors => There will be no complex products in the app-store
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Wildwill002 » 13 Oct 2012, 12:50

Basically it'll be windows 8 with a great selection of games like Tetris, Pong or Bejeweled
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Aenir_bEPU » 15 Oct 2012, 23:15

Wildwill002 wrote:Basically it'll be windows 8 with a great selection of games like Tetris, Pong or Bejeweled
Whoa there, settle down, Bejeweled is a might bit complex for something like Windows 8. Try Connect Four instead.
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Aenir_bEPU wrote: Whoa there, settle down, Bejeweled is a might bit complex for something like Windows 8. Try Connect Four instead.
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Post by Invunarble » 16 Oct 2012, 13:50

Aenir_bEPU wrote:
Wildwill002 wrote:Basically it'll be windows 8 with a great selection of games like Tetris, Pong or Bejeweled
Whoa there, settle down, Bejeweled is a might bit complex for something like Windows 8. Try Connect Four instead.
Connect Four is pushing it, something like Pong may be much more appropriate for Windows 8.
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Sti_Jo_Lew » 16 Oct 2012, 19:31

I think Zork would be more appropriate.
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by welwyn » 18 Oct 2012, 07:25

I propose a new game series.

We call it Bughunter:

Now in this game you play a game and find bugs.

So for example, Bughunter:Minecraft would be the bughunter game, on a minecraft launcher. The aim of the game is to find bugs. Any any all included bugs are intentional. This makes bugs not bugs, and makes the game valid for Windows 8.

It works for ALL games, just add the bughunter: tag in front of it :P

You want to play Bastion? Nope, Bughunter:Bastion is the game for you! Daggerfall for some oldschool rpg? Nah, Bughunter:Daggerfall is a much better game.

It's Genius.

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Post by Invunarble » 18 Oct 2012, 13:53

welwyn wrote:I propose a new game series.

We call it Bughunter:

Now in this game you play a game and find bugs.

So for example, Bughunter:Minecraft would be the bughunter game, on a minecraft launcher. The aim of the game is to find bugs. Any any all included bugs are intentional. This makes bugs not bugs, and makes the game valid for Windows 8.

It works for ALL games, just add the bughunter: tag in front of it :P

You want to play Bastion? Nope, Bughunter:Bastion is the game for you! Daggerfall for some oldschool rpg? Nah, Bughunter:Daggerfall is a much better game.

It's Genius.
Would this result in the unusual paradox known as "gameception"?
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Re: Windows 8. What's your opinion?

Post by Lord_Mountbatten » 18 Oct 2012, 16:48

Bughunter: Bethesda would be quite the undertaking.
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