windows 8 upgrade

[Metusion]

I'm doing a case study on microsoft products and would like to see what can be improved to increase sales. I would appreciate all input. Thank you all in advance!

The question:

If you're still using an "old" operation system, will you upgrade to windows 8? What is the reason for your answer? (if you chose maybe, what would convince you to purchase?)

 

[corkyg]

I answered with the second bullet - however, none were correct. I did not "buy." It was a simple download from Technet as part of my annual subscription.

Instead of "buy/bought" try "acquired." 🙂

 

[Harvey]

If Microsoft wants to increase OS sales, they should sh8can Windows 8 and go back to Windows 7. Why do you think they're supposedly restoring the Start menu to Win 8.1?

The thing several things AFTER the last thing I want on my vertically oriented 24" monitor, or worse, my even larger flat screen TV, is to have it look like a giant smart phone or to have any kind of gigantic touch pad as the default operating mode.

Microsoft gets about every other OS right... eventually. By the time they were through with Win 98 SE, it was pretty decent for it's time.

Melennium SUCKED.

XP was a very servicable OS by the time they got to SP2, and remains so to this day.

Vista SUCKED.

For intuitive usability on desktops and laptops, Win 7 is vastly superior to Win 8. I don't care if the underlying technology is improved when the user interface is such a disaster.

 

[Mem]

If Microsoft wants to increase OS sales, they should sh8can Windows 8 and go back to Windows 7. Why do you think they're supposedly restoring the Start menu to Win 8.1?

The thing several things AFTER the last thing I want on my vertically oriented 24" monitor, or worse, my even larger flat screen TV, is to have it look like a giant smart phone or to have any kind of gigantic touch pad as the default operating mode.

Microsoft gets about every other OS right... eventually. By the time they were through with Win 98 SE, it was pretty decent for it's time.

Melennium SUCKED.

XP was a very servicable OS by the time they got to SP2, and remains so to this day.

Vista SUCKED.

For intuitive usability on desktops and laptops, Win 7 is vastly superior to Win 8. I don't care if the underlying technology is improved when the user interface is such a disaster.

It's really all down to preference since I liked Dos 6.22,Win95,98,2K,XP,Vista ,7 and 8, only Win 3.1 and ME I did not like so skipping every other OS does not work for me as you can see,Start button in 8.1 takes you to Metro,personally not a big deal for me since I just adapt regardless to the UI or OS in question ,been doing this since DOS days and also on Linux as well on my desktop PCs..(if I hate the OS in question I just don't buy or use it ,simple for me).

I do think Win8 (which I like)has several advantages over Win7 but I'm not here to sell you Win8,just like I think Linux Mint is also superior to Win7.


I do know its damn easy(OS wise) nowadays compared to the very old days so not a big deal at all.
Anyway everybody has different preferences and opinions etc...

I voted buying online(improved security,great pricing at the time and some of the new features sold me over to 8).

🙂

 

[Harvey]

It's really all down to preference since I liked Dos 6.22,Win95,98,2K,XP,Vista ,7 and 8, only Win 3.1 and ME I did not like...

I absolutely agree that DOS 6.22 was the best version of DOS MS ever produced. They finally got everything they... ummm... *borrowed* from DR-DOS right. DOS 7 (in Win 98) wasn't bad, but they broke or altered some of my favorite batch language commands. 🙁

The batch commands in the XP command line are even weaker, and it took some thought and rewriting to get what I want out of it, but at this point, I have it pretty well honed to a decent emulation of my old DOS environment.

Win 7 was what Vista should have been and wasn't. I once told a Microsoft CSR that I thought Win 7 was Microsoft's apology for Vista. He laughed. 😛

 

[bbhaag]

I bought the upgrade when Microsoft offered it for $40 plus the free Media Center add-on. It's a pretty solid OS once you get used to it. My wife had a harder time adjusting to it. My 6yo son picked up on it really quick though.

 

[Metusion]

Thank you all for the answers! I see that buying online is vastly more popular here. It would be interesting to see what that would look like among less tech savy people..

 

[Ketchup]

Thank you all for the answers! I see that buying online is vastly more popular here. It would be interesting to see what that would look like among less tech savy people..

It would, but I can tell you what that answer will be. Hardly anyone will have a desire for Win 8 itself, but they will take it if they need a new PC-based machine any time soon.

 

[Harvey]

It would, but I can tell you what that answer will be. Hardly anyone will have a desire for Win 8 itself, but they will take it if they need a new PC-based machine any time soon.

You can still buy copies of Win 7, and most recent to new motherboard models support it. If I needed a new laptop right now, I would spend a lot of time searching for a closeout on a Win 7 model or a new one with known sources for working Win 7 drivers.

My basic rule is not to adopt any new Microsoft OS until at least a year after its release. Win 7 was such a pleasant surprise that I went for it sooner. Win 8 is so bad that I doubt that will be ready for prime time for at least another year, possibly two.