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MIGMaster

Oh no..... I'm scared. It looks like an Apple product only worse !

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Staggerwing

That interface looks as ugly as an old Eastern Block subway map.
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W8taminute

My October issue of GameInformer magazine arrived yesterday and there was an interesting article are Windows 8.  There seems to be some talk that Windows 8 will be a closed system, something like iOS in which you are not able to buy any games unless they come from a Microsoft App Store.  Steam and it's kind are in danger of being driven out of business because of this.

Anyone hear anything to this effect?  A lot of indie PC game companies would probably close shop or be severely crippled if this news is true.
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Martok

Quote from: W8taminute on September 18, 2012, 10:33:14 AM
My October issue of GameInformer magazine arrived yesterday and there was an interesting article are Windows 8.  There seems to be some talk that Windows 8 will be a closed system, something like iOS in which you are not able to buy any games unless they come from a Microsoft App Store.  Steam and it's kind are in danger of being driven out of business because of this.

Anyone hear anything to this effect?  A lot of indie PC game companies would probably close shop or be severely crippled if this news is true.
I think Microsoft would be risking committing virtual suicide if they did that, as one of the PC's main advantages over Apple products (although it's rapidly shrinking) is its viability as a gaming platform.  At the very least, they'd be shooting themselves in the foot! 


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LongBlade

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Arctic Blast

There is going to be an MS App Store, but it isn't going to be the only place software can be purchased. It WILL be the only way you can acquire MS approved apps, but they aren't closing the whole system off to Steam and everyone else. The sheer amount of disinformation flying around regarding this OS is mind boggling (not blaming you W8, blaming the idiot who clearly spent 3 minutes skimming message boards before he wrote that article).

W8taminute

That's good news Arctic.  The article I read was indeed short and did not talk about the ability of purchasing software outside of the MS App Store.
"You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you friend."

Romulan Commander to Kirk

junk2drive

I'm trying to run the preview version in Virtualbox on ubuntu linux but I need some AMD VT thing set in bios.

junk2drive

Since that last post I was able to run 8 in virtualbox. The metro desktop is what it is. I click desktop and go to a familiar windows desktop but without a taskbar or start button. Pressing the windows key brings up a window with your apps.

I'm downloading the $39 USD upgrade to 8 Pro as I type this. Since I have XP on both computers, I need to upgrade at least one at this price. I have ubuntu linux 12.04 on a second HDD just in case.

More later...

Staggerwing

Let us know what Win8 brings to the table that would make it worth the grief of upgrading from XP or 7. Don't care about tablets as I'm quite happy with iOS atm.
Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys