Windows 8

Windows 8 is the latest version of the operating system that comes from the corporate giant Microsoft. According to "legend", Microsoft makes a good windows, and a disastrous and so on, in the same order. Ie, Windows 98 was good, Windows Me was desperately poor, XP was great, Vista was a failure and finally, Windows 7 was a solid operating system. That brings us to Windows 8, which according to this theory should be catastrophically bad. Whether the legend will be repeated or Microsoft will finally break this curse?

Before we start with the basics. Windows 8 is radically different from any operating system produced by Microsoft. From the price point of view, can be found for $ 50, while his predecessors have cost over $ 200. From the programming point of view, it is primarily intended for tablets and notebooks. And finally, from the user perspective, Windows 8 makes to adapt to a new way of working. Really, this is too much change for one operating system. This review will focus on works from the classical point of view, ie separate sections on the interface, performance and related categories - as they have already been developed by a number of international gateways. Will simplify things and will divide the review into two sections:

Benefits of Windows 8

Weaknesses of Windows 8

Time to start.

Benefits of Windows 8

Potential Metro

Metro is a new interface that is an integral part of Windows 8. In fact, Metro is primarily intended for use on tablet devices, but is available on the desktop version of Windows 8. In addition to the cosmetics section, Metro offers another major advantage to us desktop users - possibility to use the excellent applications that previously were available only for mobile phones and tablet devices. So far, the number of applications is small, but there is great potential for innovation and create interesting and useful applications.

Integration with the cloud

Windows 8 be trying to integrate with the computer cloud, that all your data and applications found on the Internet. Through it, all your settings, documents and applications would be available through any computer that has an Internet connection. Office tools already taking advantage of this opportunity, so you can edit Word documents directly from your web browser.

Office 2013

Although not konrektno of Windows 8, but it is a separate application, however we have to praise the new Office 2013 package. Finally things are moving in a positive direction and we have a number of new features, themes, graphic elements, etc., that make creating professional documents far simpler and easier. It might seem strange, even ugly at first, but try to hold on and discover all its advantages.

Increased performance

Because simpler look, Windows 8 allows us to enjoy even better performance than Windows 7. Specifically tested was the game Hitman Absolution, which Windows 7 took the average 25 fps, while the same configuration and Windows 8 game had an average of 29 fps. Perhaps four frames do not look like too much, but it is an improvement of over 15%. Also, the operating system running more flexible and faster, something that you'll have to feel to believe.

Other improvements

Apart from these general benefits, Windows 8 offers some minor or major improvements that would definitely have made your life easier. For example, capturing screenshoot is simplified - instead press printscreen, so to save the image in paint ... you can press the Windows key and Printscreen, with screenshot-enabled will be directly saved in My Pictures.

Weaknesses of Windows 8

General nekompatabilnost programs

Unfortunately, every advantage of Windows 8 is followed by a number of weaknesses. During the month-long use of Windows 8, we encountered a number of problems with programs that worked. For example, Adobe Photoshop CS6 only works through the option Run as administrator, Chrome crashing random moments ...

A big problem we had with the program Diskeeper, which serves to fragmentation and manage hard disks, or until the program worked in the background, our hard-drives stop working. Delay full access to some hard-drives in a completely random times and the only solution was to delete the program.

Furthermore, the problem has the Office 2013 - a completely random moments, stop working options copy, paste and undo. This we have not yet found a solution. As can be seen, these problems are completely random and largely irritating and insoluble.

Blue Screen of Death

Operating systems to advance, so as BSoD problems should be over. But not with Windows 8. About a month use, we have seen more BSoD screens than in three years of using Windows 7!

Want to surf the Internet? BSoD. You want to play Call of Duty? BSoD. You saved the new driver who is certified? BSoD.

Besides, there are other problems - for example, in certain instances at start of Windows, there are no icons on the desktop and nothing works. The solution is to reboot the computer. These things have to be "ironed out" in the year 2013.

Problems with the Metro interface

Metro is a good idea by Microsoft team, but unfortunately it is not polished enough to enter everyday use. The main problem is that applications for Metro specific applications and are not integrated into the desktop version of Windows 8. For example, you can have the desktop version of Skype and the Metro version of Skype. All this leads to a confusing user interface and problems. The second problem with Metro is that applications are not optimized for desktop use, or have too sensitive and too little information screen of 22 inches ...

And finally, the third problem is that occupy really too much RAM and at this point is not practical nor advisable to use them.

Conclusion

In describing the first experience with Mac OS X, a friend of mine said "you'll be silly and strange in the first week ... but then Windows will be stupid and weird." Unfortunately, the same goes for Windows 8. For every step forward, Microsoft team also made two steps backwards. At present, none of the advantages of Windows 8 is not compensated for the full nekompatabilnost and problems posed by this operating system.

Simply, these problems are expected from the operating system that is still in your child's stage of development, and not grow up "husband" of 20 years and maybe more as Windows 8. Therefore, until they come bigger update that will solve all these problems - stay off the operating system that you have.