Weekly Poll: Windows 8... When?
Today's Windows 8 release got us wondering, "When did we actually start using Windows 7?" I, personally, got my Windows 7 key pre-release from being a member of the ACM. My former roommate, on the other hand, didn't pick it up for two years, holding on to his XP build. Realizing we'll likely have the same differences this release, we have this week's poll: "Windows 8. . . When?"
Please note that question one is asking when you adopted Windows 7 (on any machine - work, home, or other), and question two is asking when you will adopt Windows 8. You'll get to review the community results immediately after completing the poll.
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Greg Brown replied on Fri, 2012/10/26 - 10:08am
Mark Unknown replied on Fri, 2012/10/26 - 10:55am
Jason Cone replied on Fri, 2012/10/26 - 2:17pm
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Greg Brown
I'd bet that the answers depend on a poll respondent's conception of "using Windows." I took it more as "adopt Windows 8 for your personal use."
I think just about all of us probaby "use Windows" in the sense of testing our apps on Windows. I know I have virtual machines for XP and Windows 7 that I fire up if I want to test something Windows-specific. But I never "use Windows" in the sense of "using it as my OS to get work done."
Mark Unknown replied on Fri, 2012/10/26 - 3:14pm
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Jason Cone
Daryl Spencer replied on Fri, 2012/10/26 - 4:16pm
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Greg Brown
Jose Smith replied on Fri, 2012/10/26 - 4:44pm
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Greg Brown
I don't think this is fair. Windows 7 had nothing but praise pre-launch from what I remember. Is there really anyone who said they will never upgrade to Windows 7 besides perhaps a few gamers complaining about their FPS? From what I remember, nearly everyone (especially Vista users) was looking forward to upgrading.
Windows 8 is a completely different thing. I need to purchase a PC for a family member and honestly I think Windows 7 or OS X is better for her needs. So she may be in the camp that never upgrades to Windows 8 and instead waits for Windows 9... or... switches to Mac.
I on the other hand may buy a Surface for myself.. but as an OS for my primary computer I'm still confused.
Andrea Del Bene replied on Sun, 2012/10/28 - 5:47pm
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Daryl Spencer
Jeroen Van Dijk replied on Mon, 2012/10/29 - 2:47am
Whahaha 40% says NEVER!! :-D
Let's talk with them in 2 years, and who actually indeed did NOT have to get along with the herd. I guess inevitably we all have to, Windows is (DAMN) still used most often and our great software must still contain special bugs in order to have it work under IE.
Andy Jefferson replied on Mon, 2012/10/29 - 6:31am
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Jeroen Van Dijk
Clive le Roux replied on Wed, 2012/10/31 - 5:42am
I run Linux dual boot with Windows7 purely for gaming.
The only time I will upgrade my Windows7 is when the newer games refuse to work in Windows 7 and I will be forced to upgrade to whatever Windows is the latest at that time. Hopefully that will only be in 10 years or more, and by that time Linux will have better gaming support, so I can drop Windows forever.
I have not heard anything good about Windows8 yet, a few people like it but the majority hate it.
Jason Cone replied on Wed, 2012/10/31 - 5:40pm
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Clive le Roux
Hopefully less than 10 years. There's hope: Steam being ported to Linux may get the ball rolling.
Fuuck You replied on Thu, 2012/12/20 - 8:36am
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Greg Brown