Reply With QuoteWill it be *nix based?
JM
Will be very different.
Had a meeting last week with MS, but unfortunately had to sign an NDA. But I can share what's already been leaked publicly.
1) It will run on both ARM & x86
2) There are two UIs to choose from, which are radically different: "Immersive" (tablet/touch UI which is similar to the 'Metro' UI on Windows Phone), and a Windows 7-based UI
3) There will be an "app store", but it is not mandatory.
4) Windows 8 binaries can be in a new package. Not an ".exe", but an ".appx" file. These are single files which are containers for all necessary program files, and they are .NET. This means a single "appx" app will run on both ARM & x86 Windows installs, and tablet/desktop installs
5) The Explorer UI is Ribbonized. Not sure if I like it.
More to come.
Last edited by Asher; April 12, 2011 at 13:36.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Will it be *nix based?
JM
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No.
WinNT 7.0 (2000 = 5.0, XP = 5.1, Vista = 6.0, 7 = 6.1)
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Eh.
Not so interested.
JM
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Unix based is not necessarily a good thing. The NT kernel is widely accepted as the most modern and well-designed OS kernel out there.
Linux/BSD/Unix are all older designs.
Linux & Unix tend to be monolithic (large & unwieldy, which is why you need to recompile it so much...). Many BSD versions are microkernels as well (like Mach, used by OS X) but very early versions.
Basically: Linux is monolithic, Mach/OS X is a microkernel, and NT is a hybrid.
Linux's core design is oldest, Mach 2nd oldest, NT newest. NT was designed by taking the best traits of monolithic with the best traits of microkernels.
Last edited by Asher; April 12, 2011 at 13:38.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Mach in general is truly awful in a lot of ways. Apple gets around it by having strict control over developer practices on their platforms.
But if you use lots of threads, Mach grinds to a halt. There are lots of real-world performance problems that have not yet been fully solved.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Is there any truth the Q4 release rumor?
“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
No.
MAYBE a beta by then, but I'd doubt it.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Will there be any backwards compatibility issues? Any major burned bridges?
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Nope. It still supports legacy 32/64bit Win32/MFC.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
This is funny as ****. I'm no computer guru by any means, but so many jumping at 7, and BAM, next breath, let's jump on 8. This is why business moves conservatively.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Windows 8 probably won't be out til late 2012. That's over 3 years after Windows 7 came out. Windows 7 will remain supported probably for another 10 years.
Why's it funny?
New cars come out every year...
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
But you don't have to get a new car every time they make a new model.
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
:(){ :|:& };:
You don't need to upgrade to Windows 8 either. As I said, it'll be supported for many years.
Windows 7 is just now passing the Windows XP marketshare number. XP is 10 years old.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Sloww is still using XP by choice and thinks it is a smart decision.Originally Posted by Asher
“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
Because it has been. I could have gone to Vista, like so many of you jumped for in such a smart decision.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
I liked Vista a lot more than XP.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
QFT
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
:(){ :|:& };:
XP was good, and it's nostalgic considering I used it for 10 years, but I could never go back to it after using Windows 7.
Will it be called windows 8
The Microsoft Tax.
ribbonized
other than that I will most likely be going from Vista to 8... jumping seven, and I am an old curmudgeon who liked Win 2000, let alone XP "better" as it did what I needed it to do... learning new UI which does nothing better... have better things to do with my time, but I guess it is not by choice... let's hope that customization will be an option like in office 10...
Socrates: "Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good." Brian: "Romanes eunt domus"
GW 2013: "and juistin bieber is gay with me and we have 10 kids we live in u.s.a in the white house with obama"
I liked 2000 and really didn't want to upgrade to XP.
JM
Jon Miller-
I AM.CANADIAN
GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.
With such viral bias, you're opinion is thus rendered useless. -Shrapnel12, on my "bias" against the SS.
I've never understood how God could expect his creatures to pick the one true religion by faith — it strikes me as a sloppy way to run a universe.
Solaris: Crap, better google it to find out what the dependencies are so I can download them too.
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
:(){ :|:& };:
neat
Yeah pretty neat!
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...apdragon-chips
CHIP DESIGNER Qualcomm has announced a partnership with Microsoft to provide Snapdragon mobile processors and Gobi mobile internet connectivity services in the first batch of Windows 8 PCs.
I bet Intel is feeling all warm and fuzzy inside...
Socrates: "Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good." Brian: "Romanes eunt domus"
GW 2013: "and juistin bieber is gay with me and we have 10 kids we live in u.s.a in the white house with obama"
To be honest I have the same view towards linux and mac.
JM
Jon Miller-
I AM.CANADIAN
GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.
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