Saw Amazon has some really good deals on auto upgrades to Windows 8, about $40 until Monday I believe, so what are the verdicts/thoughts on it from anyone who's had some extended use with it? 
Archived: Thoughts/Opinions on Windows 8?
Posted Under: Entertainment
(Page 1 out of 1): 1
Thoughts/Opinions on Windows 8?
10/26/12 11:37 pm | #1
Xbox America Friend
This user has donated $1+ to Xbox America.
Burnt Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 25,000 or higher.
Bronze Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 50,000 or higher.
Silver Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 100,000 or higher.
Golden Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 150,000 or higher.
1,000 Posts
This user has written over 1,000 posts. Rock on!
Head of State
This user has one of the highest gamerscores in his or her region.
Community Spotlight
This Xbox America member has been featured in the Monthly Community Spotlight.
360Voice Group
This user is a member of Xbox America's group on 360Voice.com.
Ron Burgundy
This user has written 10+ published Xbox America news articles.
Discussion Sparker
This user created a thread which attracted 150 or more replies.
Sociable
This user introduced himself or herself in the Introduce Yourself forum.
Googler
This user used the Xbox America search bar.
Gamercard Lover
This user has posted one of his or her official Xbox America gamercards on another website.
Re: Thoughts/Opinions on Windows 8?
10/27/12 12:15 am | #2
Burnt Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 25,000 or higher.
Bronze Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 50,000 or higher.
Silver Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 100,000 or higher.
Golden Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 150,000 or higher.
3 Year Login Streak
This user has logged in to Xbox America every day for the past three years.
1,000 Posts
This user has written over 1,000 posts. Rock on!
Community Spotlight
This Xbox America member has been featured in the Monthly Community Spotlight.
Barterer
This user has completed 3 or more game trades and is in good trading standing.
Discussion Sparker
This user created a thread which attracted 150 or more replies.
Sociable
This user introduced himself or herself in the Introduce Yourself forum.
Googler
This user used the Xbox America search bar.
Gamercard Lover
This user has posted one of his or her official Xbox America gamercards on another website.
I have been running Windows 8 consumer preview for a few months now, and so far I like it. Unlike the 360 dashboard, I can totally customize it and it doesn't (so far) have any advertisements.
Re: Thoughts/Opinions on Windows 8?
10/27/12 11:41 am | #3
Competition Pro
This user has won three or more gamerscore competitions.
Burnt Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 25,000 or higher.
Bronze Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 50,000 or higher.
Silver Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 100,000 or higher.
Golden Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 150,000 or higher.
3 Year Login Streak
This user has logged in to Xbox America every day for the past three years.
1,000 Posts
This user has written over 1,000 posts. Rock on!
Community Spotlight
This Xbox America member has been featured in the Monthly Community Spotlight.
Waffle Philanthropist
This user has donated three or more games to the Waffle Order thread.
Discussion Sparker
This user created a thread which attracted 150 or more replies.
Sociable
This user introduced himself or herself in the Introduce Yourself forum.
Googler
This user used the Xbox America search bar.
Gamercard Lover
This user has posted one of his or her official Xbox America gamercards on another website.
Community Player
This gamer participated in Xbox America's Xbox.com Community Playdate.
I've also been using it for about 2 months (the full enterprise version) and I really like it. I was using Vista before though so pretty much anything would seem awesome after running that crap for 3 years.
Like Mo said, it is totally customizable so you can take all the stuff off that you don't want and organize things the way you want. It does however feel like it was made for a tablet (the Win 8 tablet looks pretty sweet btw) but it is very smooth and fast.
Like Mo said, it is totally customizable so you can take all the stuff off that you don't want and organize things the way you want. It does however feel like it was made for a tablet (the Win 8 tablet looks pretty sweet btw) but it is very smooth and fast.
Re: Thoughts/Opinions on Windows 8?
10/27/12 3:58 pm | #4
Xbox America Friend
This user has donated $1+ to Xbox America.
Xbox America Sponsor
This user has donated $15+ to Xbox America.
Xbox America Benefactor
This user has donated $50+ to Xbox America.
Burnt Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 25,000 or higher.
Bronze Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 50,000 or higher.
Silver Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 100,000 or higher.
Golden Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 150,000 or higher.
3 Year Login Streak
This user has logged in to Xbox America every day for the past three years.
1,000 Posts
This user has written over 1,000 posts. Rock on!
Head of State
This user has one of the highest gamerscores in his or her region.
360Voice Group
This user is a member of Xbox America's group on 360Voice.com.
Discussion Sparker
This user created a thread which attracted 150 or more replies.
Marketer
This user has referred five users to Xbox America.
Master Marketer
This user has referred ten users to Xbox America.
Sociable
This user introduced himself or herself in the Introduce Yourself forum.
Googler
This user used the Xbox America search bar.
Gamercard Lover
This user has posted one of his or her official Xbox America gamercards on another website.
Downloading it now, so hopefully it is great
Re: Thoughts/Opinions on Windows 8?
03/07/13 12:46 am | #5
Burnt Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 25,000 or higher.
Marketer
This user has referred five users to Xbox America.
Sociable
This user introduced himself or herself in the Introduce Yourself forum.
Googler
This user used the Xbox America search bar.
Gamercard Lover
This user has posted one of his or her official Xbox America gamercards on another website.
The only time ive had experience with Windows 8 is at a local bestbuy computer. But so far with all the new features. Dont really know if I should get it yet though.
Re: Thoughts/Opinions on Windows 8?
03/07/13 12:17 pm | #6
It Defines Me
This user mentioned Xbox America in his Xbox Live biography.
Sociable
This user introduced himself or herself in the Introduce Yourself forum.
Googler
This user used the Xbox America search bar.
Windows 8 was meant for Surface and other touchscreen (tablet) interfaces, not a regular PC or laptop. Nothing with a keyboard works well with Windows 8. I think they tried to mainstream it and in my opinion it fails as much as Vista and ME did.
Re: Thoughts/Opinions on Windows 8?
03/07/13 2:40 pm | #7
Burnt Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 25,000 or higher.
Bronze Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 50,000 or higher.
Silver Waffle
This user has achieved a gamerscore of 100,000 or higher.
It Defines Me
This user mentioned Xbox America in his Xbox Live biography.
Sociable
This user introduced himself or herself in the Introduce Yourself forum.
Googler
This user used the Xbox America search bar.
I have been using windows 8 for about 5 months or so and I like it, although at first I didn't, but when you use it for a while and get used to it its very easy to use, not very much of a learning curve if you have been a windows user previously. Plus the ability to play xbox games on windows 9 and earn achievements is a huge bonus, now only if I could get a windows phone lol but I just renewed my 2 year contract with verizon.
Skydrive is awesome as well!
Skydrive is awesome as well!
(Page 1 out of 1): 1
