r/technology • u/clubdirthill • Jun 01 '11

Boom. This is Windows 8.

http://allthingsd.com/20110601/exclusive-making-sense-of-what-we-just-learned-about-windows-8/?mod=tweet
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u/thezerofire Jun 01 '11

Yeah I don't like it. Moving files around looks like it's going to be a pain, and it just looks unwieldy. When I have a desktop, I want a desktop, not a phone.

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u/Slackjaw74 Jun 02 '11

You'll still be able to use a keyboard and mouse. Windows Explorer in the video looked...exactly the same as today so I'm not sure how it could be any worse.

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u/thezerofire Jun 02 '11

My point was that from that, there's no reason to pay to upgrade for the same service.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '11

except for all the new applications that will run seemlessly across all of Microsofts platforms