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01 February
Discover Windows 8 with Software4Students
Windows 8 Preview
We are delighted to be able to offer you our loyal customers a very exclusive peak into the belly of Windows 8. The full version is not expected to be officially released until September 2012, however Microsoft has given us a good indication of what to expect and we are here to pass it on to you.
One of Microsoft’s strengths has been the ability to continually reinvent itself and its products to match the changing world. The upcoming release of Windows 8 demonstrates that ability perhaps more than ever.
The way in which we interact with our PC’s and laptops could be fundamentally changed by Windows 8. The first thing that any new user is going to notice is that the familiar desktop screen is a thing of the past. Instead Microsoft has replaced it with what they call a “Metro design”. Microsoft states that “the new Start screen puts all of your apps in front of you for immediate access. You don’t have to remember where things are.”
Metro Screen Design
“The way in which we interact with our PC’s and laptops could be fundamentally changed by Windows 8.”
That’s right folks, they are basically making your computer have the user friendly interface of a smart phone or tablet without the limitations that come with a smaller device. They have even developed their own Metro Apps that are going to be fully integrated within the computer. It appears the Metro apps are going to operate in much the same way to the Android store. There will be cost to some Metro Apps but Microsoft has not indicated the price range yet.
We hope you are as excited about Windows 8 as we are. This could set the operating system agenda for decades to come. It is important to remember that this is not just the launch of a new version of Windows with little tweaks and upgrades added into the old familiar set-up. This is a root and branch change of the way Microsoft see you, the customer interacting with technology. As Microsoft have said on this issue “More than two out of three PCs today are mobile devices—laptops, netbooks, notebooks, or tablets... Screens range from under ten inches to wall-mounted monitors to multiple HD screens. Storage has grown from megabytes to terabytes and is moving to the cloud.”
Windows 8 Files
“Windows 8 is a massive step up from Windows 7 in almost every way.”
By making Windows 8 available on tablets and smart phones, Microsoft is hoping to challenge Apple’s current dominance of the market. This could be an interesting battle by these two giants of the technology world, and there could well be some metaphorical blood on the floor of Silicon Valley before this contest is decided.
Another very interesting edition to Windows 8 is that there will be two touch keyboards, which will make typing up documents and interacting on social media sites quicker and easier. But one of the biggest developments is the touch browsing interface that Microsoft has designed to be used on Windows 8.Microsft claim that this will “make interacting with your PC fluid and intuitive. The new interface is built for touch. With touch, you can do what you want to do quickly and naturally.”
Apps Alive
And while there may be already computers on the market that have this functionality the cost has been prohibitive and the size of the screens impractical. Windows 8 will make this feature available to a much larger proportion of the population. This new touch browsing system is basically going to give you the ability to zoom, pan, crop, and move between web pages with ease.
Windows 8 is a massive step up from Windows 7 in almost every way. Microsoft has taken a gamble with Windows 8 by changing the desktop interface they risk losing some of their existing customers to other operating systems or to older versions of Windows.
This risk though is counteracted with the possibility of attracting a new generation of Windows user who until now may not have seen the point of using a computer on a daily basis when they have other alternatives.
We at Students4Software think that interactive touch screen computing is only going become more ingrained in our everyday lives. We are looking forward to Windows 2025, as by that stage we hope most of you will have managed to graduate!
So why don’t you drop us a line and tell us what you think! If you are a current Windows user will you be the first in line to buy this upgrade, or even more interestingly if you are a MAC head would Windows 8 tempt you to switch your OS back to Windows.
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Discover Windows 8 with Software4Students