Windows 8 looks like AOL in 1996

Wow, this is creepy.

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Tim Cook on Windows 8

 

When asked by Richard Gardner of Citigroup whether Apple will eventually converge its iPad and MacBook Air products into a single computing device combining the portability of a tablet with the functionality of a keyboard and full desktop operating system, Cook dismissed the idea as poorly conceived.

Cook quipped “you can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but you know, those things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user.”

Best quote by Tim Cook so far, genius.

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Announcing the Windows 8 Editions

By Brandon LeBlanc, on the Windows blog:

Today I would like to share information with you on the editions that will be available for “Windows 8″ when it is released to market. We have talked about Windows 8 as Windows reimagined, from the chipset to the user experience. This also applies to the editions available – we have worked to make it easier for customers to know what edition will work best for them when they purchase a new Windows 8 PC or upgrade their existing PC.

Basically they have finally done what they should have done some time ago. There will only be three versions: Windows 8 (like Home & Home Premium), Windows Pro (Professional and Business)’ and Windows RT (for tablets or devices on ARM).

How Real People Will Use Windows 8

Read the entire article at: LOCKERGNOME

Windows 8 Consumer Preview was downloaded 1 million times in a day.

I told you yesterday that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview was available for download. Well, 24 hours later, it has been downloaded a million times. It doesn’t mean one million individuals, but it is a good number anyway. That’s 11.6 downloads a second, not bad.

Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Microsoft to change logo with Windows 8

According to Chinese site CN Beta, Microsoft will change their traditional Windows Logo, when version 8 of the operating system arrives.

Speed Tests: Mac OS X Lion vs. Windows 8 Developer Preview

PC Mag did this speed test comparison between OS X Lion and Windows 8 Developer Preview. The test was done on a Mac, for OS X and Windows using Boot Camp. This is not by any means conclusive, as Windows is still in Beta, but from all the results, there is one that jumps out: Why is it that Windows stil takes 16 seconds to shut down? First time I saw a Mac shut down in no time, I thought it was broken (Linux also shuts down very fast), I was so used to my PC taking forever to shut off.

Microsoft revela Office 15 en demostración de Windows 8 para ARM.

En un video de Windows 8 publicado hoy, Microsoft hizo una demostración de como va a funcionar la versión ARM (para tablets, sobre todo) y se vió un poco de como se verá la próxima versión de Office.

Me gusta como se ve, mucho mas limpio y sencillo, al estilo minimalista elegante que han usado hasta el momento con Windows Phone 7. Todavía no me convence el estilo Metro en un desktop, pero quizá es cuestión de acostumbrarse.

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