Hi guys,

Just wanted to ask if it is a good idea to update from windows 7 to 8? I use a desktop 1.5 years old.

Thanks.

Look at it like this... does windows 7 do what you want it to? any major probs?
Windows 8 just came out and like with any OS that comes out its going to have probs... at least wait for a while...

Thanks man

7 does everything I want it to do. I was just wondering. I will wait a while. Always do that with new phones as well. Let them get the bugs out.

Yup anytime...

Yes, Windows 8 still has bugs

A major firestorm erupted earlier this week after Intel CEO Paul Otellini reportedly told employees  Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system will be released before it is "fully ready."?

However, Otellini also noted that launching the flagship OS before it is fully baked remains the "right move," as Redmond will undoubtedly code improvements after it ships.??
   Although Intel subsequently published an official statement that termed the above-mentioned report "unsubstantiated," a number of sources told the UK-based ChannelBiz Redmond is indeed releasing Windows 8 with bugs.

"There's always bugs that need to be ironed out with new releases and Windows 8 isn't any different," one source said.??"

However Intel beginning to fire insults at such an early stage shows the company is trying to get publicity. Let's not even start with its products."??

Another reseller confirmed there were indeed a "huge host" of bugs that Microsoft will be forced to fix and patch after launch.
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"But that's not unusual. While Intel is right to point that out, it's making a mountain of a molehill, especially as it won't have to be working hard to fix these and deal with the fall out like we will," he explained.

"We don't get enough margins from MS to have to deal with these but I doubt it would bat an eyelid if we pulled out. There are hundreds of us, we're just one tiny tadpole in the Microsoft 8 pond."??

Meanwhile, Gartner analyst Gunnar Berger noted that while Windows 8 offers a positive experience on a touch device, it will likely have a difficult time on the business desktop.

"My area of expertise is enterprise desktops, and those desktops have a keyboard and a mouse; and as much as this doesn't make any sense, it seems to me that Microsoft forgot about this when they designed Windows 8," he wrote in a July industry note.
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"We recently did a large field research study and specifically asked all of our interviewees if they were looking at Windows 8, most laughed. The fact is most enterprises are still trying to get to Windows 7 and few enterprises are ready for Windows 8.

from what i have read on a few sites , i would wait at least 6 months b4 installing windows 8. the bugs will appear and get fixed over time  { like all windows os }

I kept up with the development blog up until rumors started coming out about not being able to disable the Metro UI and use the desktop. I used some of the dev builds. I am not impressed.


Microsoft has always released an awesome OS, followed by a garbage OS, followed by an awesome OS again.


Windows 8 adds absolutely zero value to anything unless you're on a tablet. Windows 7 will probably be another decade OS like XP, and I'm not switching. Should be interesting to see how much market share Linux and MacOS get, Macintosh has come a long way and IMO is the undisputed laptop OS king.

@Trex,

I agree, I was walking through Best Buy the on Friday night, and stopped in their "computer section." All of their electronics now come with Windows 8 apparently, at least at this particular store. I played with it for a few minutes; and like you I was thoroughly disappointed. I know the small amount of time was not enough for me to grasp the OS, especially on a device with no administrator permissions; but it was still a sour experience for me.

On the other hand, some people may like it. If you do upgrade Catch, take Lonjude's advice, and see if you can mess around with it before you buy.