Common User as a Critic
It’s about a decade since I been the user of Microsoft Operating
systems and its products. And whenever any new product or operating system is
announced I am among the first ones who try to get a hand to it, so you can
understand my interest towards it. Being the end user i think we user are the
best critics not the ones who are paid to write so decided to write the review.
When windows 8
consumer preview was announced I got excited and downloaded it. Excitement was
this much that without any backup (which I regret now) of my windows 7 upgraded
it to Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Installation: Windows
8 Consumer Preview got installed easily, not much steps was needed to do from
user. So you can say the installation got full marks for being easy and smooth.
First view: After installation I had to provide the
color scheme for the metro interface. And when the window loaded properly a
metro interface, just like windows phone, appeared. Here and there I was
looking at a new thing trying to check each icon displaying on the metro interface,
there was no start button (which is kind of windows identity), then started to
look for all applications that were installed prior to upgradation but didn’t found
any, and then was happy to see a desktop button clicking it displayed a proper
desktop which made me feel like home. And there also “no start button “kind of
felt angry at you because we are used to it very much. But when mouse is put to
the bottom left corner metro interface view button appears. Again thought to
give it a try. Then I found the trick of right clicking and seeing all the
application and program menu. Now I knew the whole difference of Windows 8
Consumer Preview and Windows 7 and that is the metro interface. What….? For only
this I took the risk of upgrading my win 7 to win 8 CP…? At that moment was
pretty much disappointed.
My old apps which were installed prior to upgrade worked
fine. The problem was for some hardware compatibility. My usb Tv device which
was totally compatible with Windows 7 had problems in sound and video, my
internet device which is of Qubee didn’t got recognized by Windows 8 Consumer
Previw, had some problem with my graphic card which is nVidia 7300.
The Good:
·
Metro interface gives simplicity and ease of use
only if you get used to it.
·
Major apps and needs all in one window,
messages, emails, movies, music all is there
·
Gives a new look to your operating system
·
Notification bar is there to get notified for any
personal likings
·
Closer to tablet operating system giving
simplicity
The bad:
·
Same windows 7 just got a new wrapper
·
Quite difficult to get to use to it
·
Good for tablet not for PCs
·
Hardware compatibility problems especially with
Usb ones
Not a big change or new innovation which was expected from a
new OS
Conclusion
This is just a beta or consumer preview of the windows 8 so a
lot more good can be expected from the final version. As a common user I don’t recommend
others to upgrade your system to this beta version. And if the windows 8 same
as its preview I won’t even think of leaving my windows 7, so if Microsoft want
user to choose Windows 8 they should do much more then metro interface. The complexities
is the thing for which we like windows not the Apple’s Mac OSX (and also the
Mac is expensive: p) so we like to keep it that way, windows are complex and
giving much more options not like a tablet or cell phone OS and if Microsoft is
going to give us simplicity like that then forget it because we for that we do
have android and iOS. Anyway it’s an effort to get in the fast moving lane of
tablets and interactive PCs, wish Microsoft best of luck.
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