Leaked Video Shows Windows 8 Metro UI Login

[Thunderfox]

That guy looks like a long lost relative of Tingle from Zelda.

 

[SteelCity1981]

Well they can't really improve upon Windows 7 internally since its great as is so they have to do something I guess to give it some new features to make it stand ut over Windows 7. Will the avg consumor upgrade to it? prob not. It's taking this long for the avg consumor to fnally start getting rid of their Windows XP and move to Windows 7.

 

[warmon6]

[citation][nom]joytech22[/nom]It looks EXACTLY like Windows 7, so they're going to give it a facelift and call it Windows 8?That's like putting a different blanket over a bed and saying you have a new bed!I sure do hope they add some fantastic features to it, no matter what I'll always be curious about any kind of new OS or hardware hitting the market.[/citation]

Jeez, it's not like it's coming out next week. It is still in alpha stage with months (if not about a year away) till it's going to be out. Even then, it may not look different till the the last few months of release.

You want to know what Windows Vista looked like from it's early days all the way to it's final form?

http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2007/01/the-progression-of-vista-through-screenshots/

Hmm.... looked way too much like windows xp for vista early days......


Although i say this for windows 8. it's not the looks that really matter. It's what under the hood (and the features) that's important.

Look at vista for example. I'd say it looked really good compared to windows xp. Although we all know how much vista "wildly popularity" was (not).

 

[Guest]

Anybody who is saying this is "crap" because it is basicaly windows 7, with a couple if different things, you are ALL idiots.
This is an M3 build. This is a SUPER early build, and not many of the new features are implemented until right before beta's, and RC's.
You all obviously have NO idea how the process of building a new OS is. They first need to make sure everything works right, add things one by one, and then fix those bugs, so it can all come together nicely.

 

[elkein]

I think windows on arm -is- a big deal, I can't wait to see a Hack'n Pad, that actually runs widows programs etc.

 

[The_Prophecy]

For the record, Microsoft does the UI work on any new operating system last. Any further comments about how it looks exactly like Windows 7 and how you won't buy it will simply be removed. They add absolutely nothing to the conversation. Readers do nothing but waste time by look at such posts.

 

[danwat1234]

[citation][nom]SpadeM[/nom]They're basically adding ARM support and that's pretty much it. Not that ARM isn't a big deal, but for the average joe it's not something that will be a game changer. Still no winfs or any other long lost and promised feature.[/citation]

So when you say they are adding support for ARM processors, does that mean that you can buy a DVD that has binaries and the Operating System compiled for ARM?
I don't know of any windows apps coded for ARM processors.. so I guess you'd need an x86 converter if you want to run traditional windows apps on your ARM computer.

 

[me28]

[citation][nom]ProDigit10[/nom]Don't like it!If it wasn't that it would run ARM, I would never consider buying it![/citation]

You can't say that about an operating system that is so far off being finished. There will probably be HUGE changes made before it is released.

 

[gaborbarla]

Can I have 2 minutes of my life back please.

 

[gogogadgetliver]

[citation][nom]joytech22[/nom]It looks EXACTLY like Windows 7, so they're going to give it a facelift and call it Windows 8?That's like putting a different blanket over a bed and saying you have a new bed!I sure do hope they add some fantastic features to it, no matter what I'll always be curious about any kind of new OS or hardware hitting the market.[/citation]

First, you don't complete everything at the same time. If you're overhauling the GUI do you put all other production at a standstill until the GUI is complete? No, you slap on the GUI from the old OS and development continues in parallel. Think of it as a huge stub function.

Second, you're looking at a leaked video of pre-production software. It means nothing.

 

[gogogadgetliver]

[citation][nom]iam2thecrowe[/nom]cloud computing is like handing someone complete control of your computer and data. There is no security in this. May as well give someone you dont even know your house and car keys and trust that they will look after it.....[/citation]

*sigh*

Bad analogy. I can easily give you my house and car keys and be perfectly safe. How? Don't give you the private key to the box they are in. Plus I can stick some tamper revealing tape on it.

Have you looked for example at how Live Mesh works?

 

[neiroatopelcc]

[citation][nom]Belardo[/nom]CTRL ALT DEL - something a person with one arm loves to do every time they turn on their computer.Needs work... its really ONLY useful as a screen saver > to relog-in. Otherwise, not needed when you turn on the damn computer.[/citation]
You can always use security tokens or fingerprint scanners or similar instead of control alt delete. And in home computer enviroments avoid it completely.

 

[CyberAngel]

NT 6.0 = Windows Vista
NT 6.1 = Windows 7
NT 6.2 = Windows 8

 

[eddieroolz]

So far, liking the development. Maybe I'll give it a try later down the road.