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Originally Posted by emai7s2
My problem is I need a replacement notebook for my aging WinXP notebook, and all my tech friends recommend strongly against getting Win8, so I'm at a loss at what to do at the moment. Wait for Win10?
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Windows 8 needs a small learning curve.
And even after that, it's not as "hip" as iOS, for example.
It won't be able to compete as a gadget.
For a fun unit, iPad still will outshine any Windows 8 tablet.
But, gadget aspect aside, I don't see any flaws in Windows 8.
The combo desktop/touch optimized isn't perfect.
A single, more consistent UI would be great.
But honestly, not even in theory I have an idea how to solve that.
I still need MS Outlook, for example. I'm simply not satisfied with the way, other programs and/or OSs handle email signatures and such.
A purely touch driven Outlook would be ideal, but how to do that?
So, for now, the desktop can't be eliminated.
This might make the OS appear more "fragmented" and less intuitive.
But on the other hand it allows to solve tasks, no other OS allows for.
The only question to me would be:
Do you need a tablet mode for your Windows 8 unit?
Or would a Windows 8 notebook suffice?
Personally, I wouldn't want to miss the touchscreen. But I need it more on my 8" Windows 8 tablets, than on the 10"+ ones.
On the bigger ones, I'm using keyboards and use them like my notebooks before.