Windows 8.1 May Not Arrive Until Mid-October

[exfileme]

Microsoft may be taking a different release approach with Windows 8.1 than it did with the original platform last year.

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[w8gaming]

I wonder for those people who have purchased a 32Gb or 64Gb W8 device, how much free space will be required in order to uprade from W8 to W8.1? Previous Windows upgrade has required almost 20Gb free space available, which will be pretty tight on such devices or even impossible. Time for MS and the vendors to phased out all these low capacity model and offer at least 128Gb in every device. Or unless MS has invented a new way to upgrade that does not require a lot of free space.

 

[Azn Cracker]

^yea i just bought a dell latitude 10 tablet with 32 gb. (runs windows 8 pro)

most of it is already going to the os. wonder if i will be able to update

 

[Azn Cracker]

^yea i just bought a dell latitude 10 tablet with 32 gb. (runs windows 8 pro)

most of it is already going to the os. wonder if i will be able to update

 

[SteelCity1981]

You should have at least 120gb SSD now of days that will suit most casual user needs with space and performance.

 

[InvalidError]

An OS install disk/image bloated with video tutorials on how to use Microsoft's online services and a bunch of features I probably do not even want in the first place? yay.

 

[DjEaZy]

... remember, when at the launch of Windows 7, ms taunted Windows XP mode? I do wish, that something like that would be in this - a Windows 7 mode...

 

[digiex]

"Windows 8.1 May Not Arrive Until Mid-October"

They have to polish it until it's "blemish" free.

 

[rwinches]

October?
Gee Wally, life stinks.
-The Beaver

 

[soundping]

When is Windows 9 coming out?

 

[soundping]

When is Windows 9 coming out?

 

[hagjohn]

Oh come on. It shouldn't take that long.

 

[randomizer]

Well we've been tortured for this long, what's another two months?

 

[game junky]

I think 8.1 is mostly geared toward users with traditional desktop/laptops rather than touchscreens rigs. The only system I have Win8 installed on is my Surface Pro - I will cling to Win7 on my desktops until it feels natural. Start menu is still pretty traumatizing to me - I remember when XP came out how easy it was to adjust to the subtle changes to the UI. Win8 was like being told "sorry guys, this is how it's going to be from now on. But don't worry...you'll learn to live with it". Initially, I was excited because of the boot time speed increases but it feels like a dirty trade off.

 

[JPNpower]

Just make it work Microsoft.

Now people make fun of Win8 for being ugly.

Don't make people make fun of Win8.1 for being ugly, slow, and buggy.