Microsoft Sells 4 Million Copies of Windows 8

[GeoMan]

That's matter of opinion, I would hardly see difference when booting to W8 compared to W7 given that cold boot to W7 desktop takes 14 seconds on SSD.
As for backups in W8 I wont call them better, you cant make backup of all files. just those in your libraries, on your desktop, your contacts, and your browser favorites.
Also you cant make backup on same drive, which is good in case you loose that disk, but bad if you want it just to save different versions of files.
Also storing your account and settings on cloud is something i would really want to avoid, cloud can be hacked, data can be accessed by vendor employees or even other country government if they really want to. And there was more then one occasion when cloud storage problem ended up with data loss.

Only at relativistic speed differences is time a matter of opinion. In the shared frame of reference we all occupy boot speeds are significantly faster, rendering speeds are also faster. This is not a matter of subjective feeling, it is a matter of objective measurement.

You can still make a full system image backup, AS WELL AS the new options for libraries/desktop and contacts restore (also do you realise what is actually being backed up in libraries and what that implies?). Microsoft’s decision to force you to back up on an external drive is only validated more by your opinion that copying files onto the same drive constitutes an adequate backup. Saving users from themselves is a good thing.

If you don’t want to have your credentials stored online, Windows 8 doesn’t force you to! However if you don’t’ happen to work at a top secret agency and you want the added convenience of having your settings backed up online, you now have that as an option.

 

[tolham]

Don't let M$ marketing manipulate you - 4M (if they are 4 at all, no one but MS can check that number) is with all pre-purchased Win8 OS, incl. $15 special offering for upgrades.
And frankly: 4Mil can resonate as a number, but in fact is quite pathetic record.
Ballmer is offtrack and had to leave once great company long time ago to able it develop beyond Win+Office. Now all seems about to abandon the sinking ship, ACER just starting.

by what comparison is 4 million sold copies a pathetic record? win8 was released on 10/26, the 4 mil mark was announced on 10/30 and i bet that sales figure didn't even include those sold so far on 10/30 before ballmer made the announcement. so that's 4 mil in 4 days. doesn't sound too bad to me.

 

[tomfreak]

[citation][nom]acadia11[/nom]Pricing was too good to pass on , I paid 300 for win 7 retail, 40 win 8 was a no brainer[/citation]actually it is only $15 in the first 3 day. (patched)