You have no idea how exciting this is for people on the team....next week is gonna be fun!
Also, this:
still hasn't leaked. Color me impressed!
yeah my next laptop purchase will have a touchscreen and either a removable keyboard or some kind of transformation thing.
Has anyone used a laptop with a swivel? http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/xtablet-series/x220-tablet/
how durable are they? I wouldn't want to buy one and have the screen pop off.
And after 10 made a big deal about that awesome dark theme too. :/
I own an HP Tm2t with a swivel touchscreen. Should be fun with Windows 8, but ideally, you want an Asus Transformer-like setup where you can lose the keyboard and have a light, thin tablet. The keyboard adds too much bulk and weight. I'm ready to sell this for a Transformer Prime with Windows 8. That's my dream device right now.
Seems to be a cleaner version of Google Docs text editor
I like!
If the Consumer Preview had Media Center, I would use it but since it won't I can't. My laptop is my tv (here at college). But I am super excited for the fall when I can get Win 8 for free!
I hope so because I've read a while back that Media Center wouldn't be in it. Maybe that has changed because other sites say it might be and Microsoft tweeted this.Consumer Preview does have Media Center just it is the same as the Windows 7 one? I think I read it on Neowin or something awhile back.
well i think that all but confirms it does it not?I hope so because I've read a while back that Media Center wouldn't be in it. Maybe that has changed because other sites say it might be and Microsoft tweeted this.
well i think that all but confirms it does it not?
soo they have it in a build from a couple weeks ago but they take it out of the CP? ....makes perfect sense.That tweet might just mean the Media Center will be in the final build.
Mary Jo Foley on Windows Weekly just said there will be no video from the CP Event. lame.
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I own an HP Tm2t with a swivel touchscreen. Should be fun with Windows 8, but ideally, you want an Asus Transformer-like setup where you can lose the keyboard and have a light, thin tablet. The keyboard adds too much bulk and weight. I'm ready to sell this for a Transformer Prime with Windows 8. That's my dream device right now.
yeah my next laptop purchase will have a touchscreen and either a removable keyboard or some kind of transformation thing.
Has anyone used a laptop with a swivel? http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/xtablet-series/x220-tablet/
how durable are they? I wouldn't want to buy one and have the screen pop off.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/24/2...feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+WinRumors+(WinRumors)theverge said:The branding will look like this in Windows 8:
Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID)
Mail (Windows Live Mail)
Calendar (Windows Live Calendar)
People (Windows Live Contacts)
Photos (Windows Live Photo Gallery)
Music (Zune Music Player)
Video (Zune Video Player)
ah ok. sounds good. thx.I used x220. They're very durable. As long as you don't mind the little extra weight it's pretty much the perfect mobile device. Multitouch and on top of that wacom layer, battery life that rivals best ARM devices, pretty much the best KB you can find on laptop and ability to get screen version that's perfectly readable in direct sunlight.
Looks like Microsoft is killing off the Windows Live brand as well as the Zune Brand.
Windows Live was/is a terrible brand. glad it's gone.
they just need to rebrand Windows Phone and they're done
Windows Live was/is a terrible brand. glad it's gone.
they just need to rebrand Windows Phone and they're done
Fuuuuuuuuuuck. So tempting to buy a touchpad/tablet just for W8. I've needed a laptop/tablet for so long. Any solid touchpad/tablet recommendations for ~$1000 that I can install W8 on?
What happened to "Live" is what happened to any sub-brand Microsoft comes up with. It becomes successful in one little corner of their company, and they decide to use it for a whole bunch of other unrelated products.
Remember ".net"?
(Zune doesn't apply. It was never "Microsoft Zune". They distanced themselves form it from the start.)
Fuuuuuuuuuuck. So tempting to buy a touchpad/tablet just for W8. I've needed a laptop/tablet for so long. Any solid touchpad/tablet recommendations for ~$1000 that I can install W8 on?
What happened to "Live" is what happened to any sub-brand Microsoft comes up with. It becomes successful in one little corner of their company, and they decide to use it for a whole bunch of other unrelated products.
Remember ".net"?
(Zune doesn't apply. It was never "Microsoft Zune". They distanced themselves form it from the start.)
it is a bit ridiculous. do they really plan to make "XBOX" their media brand?
The Zune team really didn't want to have anything to do with "Microsoft". I still remember that interview from the 2. Gen Zune launch, with Laura Foy and the former marketing guy Cesar whatshisface. When Laura mentioned Zune as a part of Microsoft ("us"), he gave her such a weird look, she apologized and referred to them as "you guys". I get where they were coming from, but I thought that was a really weird moment.
If the amount of money wasn't a typo, I'd suggest a Samsung Slate 7 or Asus Eee Slate E121 for Windows 8. The Samsung has the better resolution and supports the snap modes, the Asus got a Wacom stylus.
Microsoft wasn't cool, isn't cool, and probably never will be cool. (Despite what the PC gaming "master race" would like to think.)
Yes, the distancing was from both sides. Even the Xbox has minimal Microsoft branding.
Microsoft wasn't cool, isn't cool, and probably never will be cool. (Despite what the PC gaming "master race" would like to think.) It's not in their corporate DNA. When they try to be "cool" it's like when your dad puts on a cap backwards and tries to rap. It's embarrassing for everyone.
You won't find many pcgamers who think Microsoft is cool. We just don't think Apple is either
default music player better be as good as (if not better) than the zune music player.Looks like Microsoft is killing off the Windows Live brand as well as the Zune Brand.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/24/28...28WinRumors%29
ah ok. sounds good. thx.
I've some across some pretty hardcore dorks who thought Microsoft is cool. It's pretty sad.
Well, Bill Gates is simply amazing. But he's no longer at that company. Now, there's plenty they do that is very cool, but the whole image of the company? Nah, too big, too diversified, to old to be just all round cool.
Bill Gates is a genius, but he was never cool.
oh wow. never knew something like this even existed.
I wish they'd keep the visualization with the artist background images, colors and text. It's simply gorgeous and I'm really sad that there isn't an XBMC addon that replicates it.default music player better be as good as (if not better) than the zune music player.
can jump over tall chairs in a single bound? Check.Socially awkward? Check.
Plays Doom? Check.
Wears trenchcoat? Check.
Carries shotgun? Check.
LOL.
Bill Gates is a genius, but he was never cool.
I was going to make fun of Gates, but this was genuinely impressive. No run up, no warm up, fucker just jumped a chair like it was no big deal, which isn't easy to do (I tried).
Bill Gates is a genius, but he was never cool.