Windows Surface

[Grey Fox]

On a desktop?  Metro is never happening.

Agreed.

I have heard that there are certain functions for which metro is required because the desktop itself functions as merely one of many metro apps. That makes you flip in and out between metro and the desktop a lot on a PC. And the start menu is gone. Hopefully, they will give us some settings to re-desktopize it for the PC. In and out of metro does not sound appealing at all.

That is true. You need to use metro to start applications, especially if you haven't made a shortcup on the desktop or pin to task bar.

Also, since no one ever mentions it, the red X to close apps(and alt-f4) is GONE!

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

They know that enterprise users on which they depend (as no large business can use Apple shit in case they need some sort of custom application programmed)

There are many reasons why Apple hardware is unsuitable for large enterprises, but this is not one of them.  Most of it is the technical debt in Microsoft-centric enterprise applications, servers, and IT support staffs.  MS has been coasting on that debt for at least a decade, but its going to wither away eventually if they don't  start doing something interesting or keep putting out piles of shit like Vista.

[Valdemar]

Confirmed, we're getting a win8 tablet for work. That'll be fun. On the plus side our IT department probably won't have it working until late 2013.

Arent you in public transport, driving trains? It never cease to amaze me the stupid things public and semi public companies pour out on their employees and at the same time fire ten percent or more of the workforce due to cost saving needs :S

V

[Liep]

Confirmed, we're getting a win8 tablet for work. That'll be fun. On the plus side our IT department probably won't have it working until late 2013.

Arent you in public transport, driving trains? It never cease to amaze me the stupid things public and semi public companies pour out on their employees and at the same time fire ten percent or more of the workforce due to cost saving needs :S

V

It'll actually bring down costs when we get it. That is, if it works as intended, but as we're seeing with the travel-card it'll be a sure success.

[Lucidor]

Should I get my planned new computer now, just to avoid W8? Will W7 get hard to get as they try to push W8 with every new computer? I was planning on waiting some more.

[garbon]

Should I get my planned new computer now, just to avoid W8? Will W7 get hard to get as they try to push W8 with every new computer? I was planning on waiting some more.

Yeah, I'm starting to think the same.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Should I get my planned new computer now, just to avoid W8? Will W7 get hard to get as they try to push W8 with every new computer? I was planning on waiting some more.

You have some time, as the planned end of mainstream support for W7 isn't until JAN15.  It really depends on how quickly the OEMs pick it up.

[Valdemar]

It'll actually bring down costs when we get it. That is, if it works as intended, but as we're seeing with the travel-card it'll be a sure success.

I never cease to be amased at the excuses in public organsations for fringe benefits for their employees while at the same time griping about how hard they have it... All the public employees I've met have far better phones tablets and laptops than I ever had in private organisations, and with far less work related uses...

My brother in law works in central administration, he has a laptop, an Ipad, a phone and free wifi, and all he actually do on it work related is to check mails... I mean, he is an office worker, he has NO specialised applications, his most powerfull tool is word

V

[Liep]

Mind you, we're not going to be allowed to bring these home. Or if we are I'm not going to, taxes and all.

Also, my high tech phone:

[Darth Wagtaros]

They know that enterprise users on which they depend (as no large business can use Apple shit in case they need some sort of custom application programmed)

There are many reasons why Apple hardware is unsuitable for large enterprises, but this is not one of them.  Most of it is the technical debt in Microsoft-centric enterprise applications, servers, and IT support staffs.  MS has been coasting on that debt for at least a decade, but its going to wither away eventually if they don't  start doing something interesting or keep putting out piles of shit like Vista.

Don't forget Millennium.  Howevr, for all that XP was excellent system, so is Windows 7 and windows 2008.  Active Directory is great for management and Apple only recently got into the game with stuff like it, and still needs time to grow.

[DGuller]

If anything gives me hope that Windows 7 will last quite some time is that there is probably no way the DoD will figure out Windows 8.

My corner of the DoD hadn't even figured out Windows 7 yet when I left.

My workplace still has Windows XP, since that's what our IT is comfortable with. I find it funny how my home computer is 10 years and 3 version ahead of my work computer when it comes to operating systems.

[MadImmortalMan]

Ballmer got excited at the recent shindig in Atlanta and promised every MSFT employee one of these things. All the execs in the front row facepalmed. 

[Barrister]

Ballmer got excited at the recent shindig in Atlanta and promised every MSFT employee one of these things. All the execs in the front row facepalmed. 

We'll that's one way to ensure a large installed base and sales...

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

My workplace still has Windows XP, since that's what our IT is comfortable with. I find it funny how my home computer is 10 years and 3 version ahead of my work computer when it comes to operating systems.

Yeah, so were we.  Windows XP + Office 2003.  Corporate was almost done with its transition to Windows 7 and Office 2010, though.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Ballmer got excited at the recent shindig in Atlanta and promised every MSFT employee one of these things. All the execs in the front row facepalmed. 

That what, a $500 bonus to every employee?  Doesn't seem like a big deal to me.  In fact, it sounds like an excellent idea.