Windows 8 is the typical IT idium of "Who care what the consumer wants, or needs....look what I can do it's Shiny!".
This is what happens when a bunch of people completely disconnected from the end-user get together and design something based on "cool new features" and "wow look at these shiny graphics and transitional animations" as well as "Hey, you know how users are used to using our OS and Servers for business, well screw what they need, WE define what they need and how they use it".
Well, news for you Microsoft, we have analyzed Windows 8 for our environment, and we are still happy on windows XP since 99% of all machining still runs on it. We have been happily transitioning to Windows 7 when old PCs need replacing, because it is an improvement that increases worker efficiency.
Personally, I believe Microsoft needs 10 years between every new OS. It takes them that long to do it right anyways. Windows XP was great, Vista was terrible and rushed, Windows 7 was what Vista should have been, and Windows 8 will be another "speed-bump" in the corporate world.
I have said this a million times, if Apple would just take the time to focus on corporate needs and server infrustructure from an IT viewpoint, no one would even use Windows anymore. I hate Apple with a passion, but I am certain they would do a better job. Apple has no interest in corporate though, they want to target the consumer, and it is working.
The issue here is that Microsoft is trying to take the Apple approach and focus on the consumer, but in the end they will just alienate their corporate market which could very well be the push people need to switch to alternative OS like Google's upcoming Desktop OS or Ubuntu.
Go google go! Make me an OS that works great for the corporate environment with server support so that I can stop dealing with Microsoft and thier licensing that doesn't make any sense.
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