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Another Windows 8 Horror Story!

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Another Windows 8 Horror Story!

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Now they are really going too far!

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Reply #26 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Alstein, reply 26

Quoting starkers, reply 24
Quoting Alstein, reply 22I'm concerned that this might be such a disaster that the PC gaming market gets split as folks go to Macs or a new OS. What would Stardock do in such a situation, given their past history?

Oh I don't think Stardock will have too much to worry about, nor the gaming/skinning communities, for that matter.  Hardcore, skinners and customisers will always hang on to their earlier copies of Windows to participate in their fave pastimes... I know I will.

As for a software to disable Metro, well there's obviously a market for it, so somebody is bound to jump on the development of one.  Hehe, knowing Stardock, they're probably already working on such a thing... or so one would hope.



 

I'm worried MSFT will try to brick Windows 7 to force upgrades.  Dumbest thing they could do, but I've learned to never underestimate corporate stupidity.

 

If they do that, everyone will jump ship to Linux or Mac, instead of giving Microsoft another chance with the next Windows release after 8.  If they try to force an upgrade like that, MS will have committed corporate suicide.

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting StevenAus, reply 26
If they try to force an upgrade like that, MS will have committed corporate suicide.

They've come close to that already.... forcing Metro on the desktop is one wrist slashed.... bricking Win 7 would be slicing its corporate jugular.

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Reply #28 from Elemental Forums Top

Yes, I mean more than they have already. ;-)  Metro is one foot in the grave... wouldn't want to put the other foot there too soon.

Reply #29 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting GFireflyE, reply 21

If Win8 won't allow multiboot with winXP, I won't be getting Win8. Wow....that was surprisingly simple.

 

It will.  You simply disable the secure boot feature.  Assuming the vendor is following UEFI guidelines, it's that easy.  Having an option for the user to disable it will not take away MS certification.

While we're here. 

http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-8-secure-boot-plans-for-ubuntu-linux-revealed