C'mon guys think about what you are doing.
C'mon guys think about what you are doing. This article is supposed to be about WHAT are our questions about Windows 8, not a general complaint about the new interface.
I would like to know how well does WIndows 8 bench mark against XP, VIsta, and 7, ON THE SAME HARDWARE. How does it compare to XP, Vista, and 7 using currently available bench marks ON A SINGLE CPU using a 32 bit OS.
How does it compare to XP, Vista, and 7 using currently available bench marks on a dual core CPU using a 64 bit OS.
How does it compare to XP, Vista, and 7 using currently available bench marks on a four or six core CPU using a 64 bit OS.
For what it is worth (NMIMA)
It takes me about 12 hours to install XP on a NEW computer, update it and tweak it until it has all of the application software and features I want, CCleaner, Defraggler, Eraser, Firefox, Foxit Reader, a version of Office, MS or otherwise, etc.
I just spent about 30 hours doing the same thing to Windows 8 Release Preview. It took so long because it was my First Look at installing the OS, and I had to find the tweaks I wanted to create a desktop I liked.
XP is going away period. Vista is following on its heels. Seven does not have a decent tablet user interface. IF MS does not create a user interface that will compete with all of the tablets, smart phones, and Apple products available, we will find ourselves living in a Google world rather than a MS world. Different sure, better maybe, but for sure we will be back at the bottom of the learning curve once again.
