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Windows 8 Upgrade: First Thoughts

October 28, 2012 by Wayne Schulz

Anyone load Windows 8 yet? I spent a couple hours loading the upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8. Pretty interesting change. I was very surprised that I did not have many problems navigating. Admittedly I did not try to use it in a network environment (home vs office are two very different work situations).

 

I like (and hope they continuously improve) the Metro (modern) UI which displays what are essentially a bunch of live tile widgets.

My concerns are:

a. Microsoft will leverage their monopoly to be sure their native apps are the primary ones which work well on Windows 8

b. The settings are going to be tough for people to get their arms around.

c. I’m not sure that I am sold on touch and laptops but I could be persuaded

d. The Microsoft Surface — especially Surface RT v Pro are two very different animals (one only runs Windows 8 apps the other full Windows apps) and I think will be a little to complex to explain to most users. I can see the RT going away quickly in favor of full Window 8 tablets (which honestly are just compact laptops by my view).

I did not put Sage 100 through any type of rigorous testing – other than to see if it started and I could log in. There is a separate desktop that looks just like Windows 7 (hidden behind Metro UI) which is pretty easy to start up and use.

Time will tell but I was more favorably impressed than I though I would be.

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