Geeks of the org... I call to you

[collis]

How many of you have downloaded Windows 8 already?
Microsoft officialy launched the consumer preview of windows 8 today and I'm going to be downloading that beast later tonight to confirm if i'm staying with XP/Windows7 or would consider an upgrade when it hits RTM.

[SoulKiss]

How many of you have downloaded Windows 8 already?
Microsoft officialy launched the consumer preview of windows 8 today and I'm going to be downloading that beast later tonight to confirm if i'm staying with XP/Windows7 or would consider an upgrade when it hits RTM.

Why would any "geek" be interested in Windows?

[pookie]

3.3gb 64bit and 2.5gb for 32bit..be interesting what they shoe horn into that

[larssonn]

I'm gonna wait until its RTM as there is likely some issues. I have an MSDN licence so can grab it from there when the time comes.

[wyrdness]

No, I have a blissfully Windows-free existence, and would like to keep it that way.

[timwilky]

Oh you people are not being fair. Windoze does have its place. I use it to run my alpha server emulation. Nice to know I no longer need a DEC box to run VMS.

[SoulKiss]

Oh you people are not being fair. Windoze does have its place. I use it to run my alpha server emulation. Nice to know I no longer need a DEC box to run VMS.

I used to own an Alpha, chucked it cos the RTC was more a Random Number Generator (for values expressed as times/dates in the past :p)

[davepreston]

tim and sk
is that your amc drive that conects to your zqp interface via trofhty cables while using z++ to write the program

and you wonder why we think your all wierd
now back into your hovels and dont return untill you have something post worthy, like a traffic warden falling in a hole or conclusive evidance that in 1809 tim did actually buy a round (we will automatically know you faked the last one)

dave

[markc123]

Downloaded, not got round to finding a spare disk to install it on my work PC..... Yet.

Why would a geek not be interested in Windows?

[flymo]

Why would any "geek" be interested in Windows?

lol, I'll bite. Because its the most widely used OS on the planet, that's why.

Betamax blah blah...

[wyrdness]

lol, I'll bite. Because its the most widely used OS on the planet, that's why.

Betamax blah blah...

Honda C50's are the most popular bikes on the planet. Therefore, by your logic, bikers should be interested in them.

[Bibio]

going give it a spin later when i'm bored

[flymo]

Honda C50's are the most popular bikes on the planet. Therefore, by your logic, bikers should be interested in them.

exactly

[Scythe92]

Loaded it on a VM, what a bag of crap.

Sticking to my Windows 7 install, it does what I want very well.

Could use a Linux distro but it just wasn't for me. I was fed up with having to mess about with it every few days if I wanted to change something. Windows just leaves me to do it.

That, and I need Windows for my games and work programs. I get free access to Windows anyway so it doesn't bother me. I'll get Windows 8 and put it in the cupboard til later use.

[TEC]

Win 98 - Millenium
Win XP - Vista
Win 7 - Win 8

If you understand that then you'll understand what Win 8 really is :rolleyes:

[andrewsmith]

win 98 - millenium
win xp - vista
win 7 - win 8

if you understand that then you'll understand what win 8 really is :rolleyes:

crap

I also second TEC on that

[Sabarius]

I'm still running vista, does that make me a bad person?

[SoulKiss]

Win 98 - Millenium
Win XP - Vista
Win 7 - Win 8

If you understand that then you'll understand what Win 8 really is :rolleyes:

You think that Windows Releases are like Star Trek films?