This OS needs a name ("Windows 8 Dev. Preview)

I wasn't planning on posting this early. Since the video tags won't update for a few hours, and I keep getting emails on the subject..."well, here you go".

I hate redundancy, and I am going to try to avoid touching on anything that can't be found here.

The name "Windows 8" is not mentioned anywhere in the actual operating system, and is only mentioned on the download page. I hope the name doesn't stick.



As it was so adequately put by XKCD, there is no real difference in any operating systems anymore. Chances are, if there is a compatibility problem, there's am emulator to fix it. A lot of the navigation of the operating system is a bit cumbersome. To get to paint, I had to right click the dekstop -> new -> Bitmap -> right-click -> open with -> Paint. The search index is not quite there yet, and neither is the accessibility to the accessories.

I hate tile view much less that I thought I would, and the task manager (as long as you have the "advanced view" box ticked) looks like a turn for the better.

I have a slight problem with the recycling bin being corhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifrupt every time I click any file, but other than that, it's a fun operating system to use. It's a head turner in public. I installed Firefox because I rely on WOT too much to revert to IE. I'm currently running it on an old Presario with an ATI card, and 128mb of RAM, and it's out preforming the Unity lags by leaps and bounds.

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The 7000build of Windows 7 was not even able to install on my computer (2002 Gateway 512 MB RD RAM Pentium 4) but by the RC, it was outperforming the factory XP install. If the Dev preview improves like this, there will be no competition.