We have often noticed that Microsoft releases an operating system before it’s really ready. This was true of Windows ME and Windows Vista, which we consider to be two of the worst Windows ever.<\/p>\n
Intel’s chief says Windows 8 is not ready but he agrees with Microsoft’s releasing it before it’s ready due to competitive pressures (read APPLE). He says they can finish it after they release it. But where does that leave you, the consumer?<\/p>\n
We’ve been testing the pre-release versions for a few months, and one thing I can’t understand is why Microsoft didn’t allow users to choose the familiar desktop with the start button or the Metro-style tiled desktop. If you are used to using a mouse and keyboard — and most desktop and laptop users are — the tiled “Metro” desktop doesn’t make much sense. I added a start button to the traditional desktop (there are several free programs you can download to get the start button back) because the tiled Metro desktop, while convenient for touchscreens, makes no sense for those using mouse and keyboard. That’s my opinion anyway.<\/p>\n
Here’s the story from Bloomberg news regarding Intel’s CEO saying Windows 8 isn’t ready….<\/p>\n
Intel chief: Windows 8 is not ready for release<\/strong><\/p>\n Bloomberg News “Intel Corp. Chief Executive Paul Otellini told employees in Taiwan that Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is being released before it’s fully ready, a person who attended the company event said.<\/em><\/p>\n Improvements still need to be made to the software, Otellini told employees at a company meeting in Taipei Tuesday, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the meeting was private.<\/em><\/p>\n Microsoft is eager to get Windows 8, the first version of its flagship software designed for touch tablets, into computers next month to help it vie with Apple’s iPad during the holiday shopping season. Releasing the operating system before it’s fully baked is the right move, and Microsoft can make improvements after it ships, Otellini told staffers…”<\/em><\/p>\n Read the complete Bloomberg article here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We have often noticed that Microsoft releases an operating system before it’s really ready. This was true of Windows ME and Windows Vista, which we consider to be two of the worst Windows ever. Intel’s chief says Windows 8 is not ready but he agrees with Microsoft’s releasing it before it’s ready due to competitive pressures (read APPLE).\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4974"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4974"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4976,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4974\/revisions\/4976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2:44 p.m. CDT, September 26, 2012<\/p>\n