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Has anybody bee to one day windows 8 dev camp? I am signed up for one in December, and curious what anybody thought. Is it worth going?
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Dudes, 29th February is the date of the first ConsumerPreview.
Windows 8 Consumer preview will be released tomorrow 3PM GMT,
The build being released is 8250.0.winmain_win8beta.120217-1520 incase anyone wanted to know.
waiting windows 8
lookes like Windows Phone 7
Windows 7 is still a strong OS, a few improvements here and there would be nice, but Windows 8 isn't needed yet, especially since it's aimed at touch input machines which still aren't cheap enough the average household.
If it ain't broke, Don't fix it Micro$oft!
Polish that hideous abortion you call MetroUI for another 12 months otherwise it's going to be another Windows *gulp* Vista.....(swallows vomit)
/rant over
Crikey
waiting windows 8 lol
but like Crikey83 said "Windows 7 is still a strong OS"
we waiting too much time for this win 8
Only a few hours away....only thing is, I'll be in bed when the links are released...will have to download it tomorrow instead
Thank God. Only two editions to chose for x86/64 devices and one for ARM devices.
Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro are for x86/64, while WindowsRT will be for gizmos running on ARM.
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/.../04/16/announcing-the-windows-8-editions.aspx
Hey... I thought there would be two versions Windows 8 M (Metro UI) Edition and Windows 8 N (Normal-Human-User Friendly) Edition... ROTFL
Actually there are 3 editions, that link is misleading.
Read through, and you'll see there's regular, pro, AND enterprise. But only those two will be available to consumers. Just like vista and 7, enterprise will only be available in volume licensing.
gururoop said:
Hey... I thought there would be two versions Windows 8 M (Metro UI) Edition and Windows 8 N (Normal-Human-User Friendly) Edition... ROTFL
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Clearly you have not been following the Win 8 much.
I was really happy to see this, with one exception: That Media Center will only be available to Pro. What the **** were they thinking? Make the goddamn thing available to either version, even if you charge a fee for it. Jesus Christ.
Other than that, I'm happy to see Windows 8 consolidating editions and simplifying choices. I'll be preordering licenses as soon as they announce an early adopter deal
samsabri said:
Thank God. Only two editions to chose for x86/64 devices and one for ARM devices.
Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro are for x86/64, while WindowsRT will be for gizmos running on ARM.
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/.../04/16/announcing-the-windows-8-editions.aspx
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lamborg said:
Clearly you have not been following the Win 8 much.
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as a matter of fact i have not... i tried early leaked released and was pretty much fine with developer preview... but i hate metroui and would definitely not upgrade in case they decide to keep the start menu removed as they did in consumer preview... its simply not for non-touch screen devices..
jasongw said:
I was really happy to see this, with one exception: That Media Center will only be available to Pro. What the **** were they thinking? Make the goddamn thing available to either version, even if you charge a fee for it. Jesus Christ.
Other than that, I'm happy to see Windows 8 consolidating editions and simplifying choices. I'll be preordering licenses as soon as they announce an early adopter deal
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its not terribly clear whats going on with media centre is it
any review of latest win 8 ??
As i used pre release version only
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Just would like to see what the price is for the upgrade.
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Hey guys was just browsing the black friday deals on walmart and they are selling a 89 dollar 7 in tablet with a intel medfield atom chip. It is running a x86 version of android according to http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-os-...er-hps-7-inch-mesquite-android-tablet-sell-89. Looks interesting as it is a sub 100 x86 tablet but it is a little lite on other specs. Anybody have any more info on this device? Any advice on linux on these things? Thanx guys
Hope im posting this in the right section as it is news but I have questions. Feel free to move it to the right section.
Interesting, what's the screen resolution? I'm guessing 1024x600, but 1280x800 would be nice to have.
However, most people will be better off by spending a bit more and getting the Venue 8 for $129.
My biggest question is, how easy will it be to get Windows or linux running on it? What will the driver situation be?
We will have to wait and see
Yeah drivers are my biggest worry, that and ram. The x86 port of android is kinda weak. I've used one before and while the system itself is ok good luck finding apps for it that work. I know this sounds sad but im getting it basicly to play some old games that dont quite work right in dosbox .
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I have lurked this forum since the HTC apache days. I understand this is a windows 8 forum, however my question, or thought is regarding installing windows 8 on a tablet that runs android. Now before I get chased out with a broom. Hear me out, this particular tablet runs an intel atom cpu and has 2gb of ram. Makes it perfect for windows 8 and it has a good form factor. The two tablets I have in mind are the Dell Venue 7 and Dell Venue 8 which come loaded with android 4.2.2 if im not mistaken. They seem like a bargain at this point. After reading some reviews they are built nicely and have some impressive specs. Amazing what you can get for under 200bux these days. Now again before I get chased out the room, I love android, however I feel windows 8 would fit my needs much better in the long run. These tablets have better specs than my old netbook running windows 7 on it and that machine is still going strong for me, now running mint linux.
Anyone here exploited the boot loader on these tablets yet? I would love to test one of these with windows 8 on them. It looks like I may purchase two Venue 7's today (one for me and one for the wife), they have similar specs to venue pros offered by dell at double the price.
Thank you.
-Bruno
jaguarking11 said:
Hi;
I have lurked this forum since the HTC apache days. I understand this is a windows 8 forum, however my question, or thought is regarding installing windows 8 on a tablet that runs android. Now before I get chased out with a broom. Hear me out, this particular tablet runs an intel atom cpu and has 2gb of ram. Makes it perfect for windows 8 and it has a good form factor. The two tablets I have in mind are the Dell Venue 7 and Dell Venue 8 which come loaded with android 4.2.2 if im not mistaken. They seem like a bargain at this point. After reading some reviews they are built nicely and have some impressive specs. Amazing what you can get for under 200bux these days. Now again before I get chased out the room, I love android, however I feel windows 8 would fit my needs much better in the long run. These tablets have better specs than my old netbook running windows 7 on it and that machine is still going strong for me, now running mint linux.
Anyone here exploited the boot loader on these tablets yet? I would love to test one of these with windows 8 on them. It looks like I may purchase two Venue 7's today (one for me and one for the wife), they have similar specs to venue pros offered by dell at double the price.
Thank you.
-Bruno
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I know nothing about the device in question, but my chance have you tried an OTG cable and a keyboard? I assume that if it is an X86 it may have a BIOS.
The existing x86 android devices have all had locked out bootloaders preventing boot of anything but android
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The existing x86 android devices have all had locked out bootloaders preventing boot of anything but android
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Well, that answers it. Looks like maybe a way to hack it out would be cool.
Ok, so:
I'm a proud OP3T Owner, love the phone!
Got the early order in for the OP5 (should get it friday!)
What would the chances be of any devs here getting Windows (i dont mean windows phone) running on the OP5? M$ demoed it running on a SD821, which the OP3T has - and it was a full blown copy of windows on ARM, able to run 32 bit apps and everything. Whilst i wouldnt want it as a daily OS, it would be nice to boot up as a 2nd OS and play around with it from time to time. I mean, 8GB ram is what most Macbooks come with as standard nowadays, so it's no slouch for that.
What does everyone think?
Norman
manor7777 said:
Ok, so:
I'm a proud OP3T Owner, love the phone!
Got the early order in for the OP5 (should get it friday!)
What would the chances be of any devs here getting Windows (i dont mean windows phone) running on the OP5? M$ demoed it running on a SD821, which the OP3T has - and it was a full blown copy of windows on ARM, able to run 32 bit apps and everything. Whilst i wouldnt want it as a daily OS, it would be nice to boot up as a 2nd OS and play around with it from time to time. I mean, 8GB ram is what most Macbooks come with as standard nowadays, so it's no slouch for that.
What does everyone think?
Norman
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I'm about 99.9 percent sure that won't happen. It wouldn't be worth the time and trouble knowing that almost no one would use it.
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I'm about 99.9 percent sure that won't happen. It wouldn't be worth the time and trouble knowing that almost no one would use it.
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Yeah I assumed as much, but it's always worth a shot asking!