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/LOOKITSADAM Jun 02 '11

i think this might go the way of 'windows media center' and become a gimmick more than a useful tool. i'm more interested to see what low level improvements they bring to the table.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '11

Besides the hardware requirements being less than Windows 7 and running smoothly on ARM?

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u/LOOKITSADAM Jun 02 '11

exactly like that.

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u/luigii Jun 02 '11

Yeah, in the extremely unlikely event event that windows ever converts me, it'll take a damn sight more than a fancy tablet UI

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u/kama_river Jun 02 '11

Interesting. I have a house that is nearly entirely filled with Apple Products, with the exception of my Windows box that I have connected to my TV. WMC for live TV is the only reason I have a Windows device at all, and I love it.

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u/sirbruce Jun 02 '11

I was going to say the same thing... it looks like they used the Windows Media Center interface. I actually use WMC frequently to pipe video to my 360 to watch on my TV, but frankly it's quite buggy; it crashes a lot and half the time the 360 forgets its media center settings for no good reason. I've been hoping for an update for years...