Five of the best Windows 8 preview apps (so far)

I thought I'd have a look at Windows 8 in a VM just to see if I needed to be afraid - very afraid and I do. For someone who just wants to use this on a standard PC as a work machine it's the roibbon interface all over again. Let's just make things difficult for the hell of it. I know that they are trying to build an environment that works from the phone to the tablet to the desktop but that's a stupid idea. When I moved from Win95 to 2000 to XP to 7 I didn't need a bunch of how to guides to figure it out but I do with this.

i dont want to see the good.... W8 isnt a backward step, its a huge backward and yes, its really ugly.

What your article is trying to do is impress, but anyone with any brains can see that these are apps that you "might" have on your phone. What would anyone want these on their computer for instead of a bookmark? This whole idea of putting "apps" onto a computer for productivity or normal usage is ridiculous and hopefully Apple and MS get their a** handed back to them quickly enough to stop this madness and bring back simple fast lean OS's for the computer that are not armed with enough DRM tiltbits to sink a ship. Linux never had such a luck break as this stupid trail that Apple and MS have chosen and they will regret it. What were they thinking or drinking???

I don't get the following that XP has. It was the MOST tragic operating system since
Windows 98(se). Microsoft had SO many security issue with XP THAT they STILL
haven't RECOVERED from that travesty!! I was out the door when Vista was released
with GLEEFUL joy! I still have XP on a laptop in the closet somewhere, haven't used it since the days of Win7. PEOPLE GET REAL..DUMP XP!! Microsoft has...no more updates for YOU!

Remember, these apps were developed to demonstrate the capabilities of the OS, and are free. I don't think it's a good idea to view them the same way one would evaluate 'line of business' apps and / or apps purchased.

Remote desktop is the only useful app in the bunch an calling it one of the best for Win8 is ridiculous. It's been around since XP. I would sure hope it made it into later versions of Windows. The other apps are toys, for people who have lots of playtime. Like people who write articles for TR.