Windows 8

[[TC]»Elmo«]

(2012-11-12 09:33)Chuck Wrote:  Some other thing is, though you don't need a Microsoft account to use Windows 8 in general,
you need it to install apps via the Microsoft Store. That's the default way to install apps
of those kind. There exists a workaround to install them anyway, by setting some policy-value,
which is set by default on Enterprise versions so that admins may distribute software within the company.

However, I see two problems there:
1. Privacy issues, as a particular User-Id is now linkable to a unique Windows installation.
2. Software manufacturers cannot provide their software on a CD or DVD any more without enclosing a manual how to open W8 for 3rd party installations.

While having some sort of store to distribute applications is generally a good idea, I think Microsoft didn't do their homework thoroughly on this one.
Ubuntu basically shows how it could work.

This only applies to WinRT/ARM. You can install what you like to the desktop of x86/64 PCs and tablets the same as before. Noone's going to provide software on a CD/DVD for an ARM tablet - they don't have drives.

You raise a good point with Ubuntu - Linux has had much better software management than windows for a very long time. The Ubuntu store is basically a pretty frontend for Synaptic/apt.

(2012-11-12 11:41)Chuck Wrote:  -The resize-grip turned into 2 pointless buttons.

Kinda annoying I guess, but I haven't failed to hit the corner yet when trying to resize - there's an 8x8px area to hit.

(2012-11-12 11:41)Chuck Wrote:  -The "zone" is not longer shown at all (computer/lan/etc)

Not sure what you mean by that - I see no obvious difference from W7

(2012-11-12 11:41)Chuck Wrote:  -The filesize is only calculated when selecting up to 100 files, after that, only the number of files is shown.

That's 84 files more than W7, which only did the first 15. In W7, you had to click "more details" in the status bar to calculate the total, in W8 you click the properties icon at the top left.

The W8 status bar is 1/3 of the height of the smallest the W7 one would go, which is a nice improvement (technically regression) when viewing a lot of files.