What to expect with Windows 8
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Are you excited? Well you should be considering the fact new Windows operating system is coming to a future shop near you! All kidding aside, let’s look past Microsoft’s marketing tactics and the Window haters out there on social media, to see what the new operating system really has to offer.
Fact1: It will incorporate touch screen technology
I would recommend not upgrading your PC to the new operating system simply because you won’t be able to use the touch screen features and get the full benefits of the system. Buying a new laptop with the system is an entirely different issue though. I wouldn’t immediately do that either considering the fact there will be a bunch of bugs and glitches that need to be addressed as is the case with all the newly released tech products.
Fact 2: Large Media Spend
Microsoft is set to release the new operating system on October 26th and advertising is pegged at $1.5-1.8billion dollars! This is being seen as the biggest launch in industry history. According to Forbes, “Microsoft, at the heart of personal computing for 30 years, is betting its future on the cloud and tablet computing.” Will this payoff? More importantly will consumers around the world buy into it? Only time will tell if the advertising campaign is a bust or a success.
Fact 3: New Metro style user interface
The good news is that you can switch back to the old windows 7 desktop view if you dread the new billboard looking view. Will Metro be counterproductive? This is something I personally feel will happen since users won’t waste to much time trying to learn how to use it, as they have the option of switching to the old desktop view. I realize that Microsoft wants to leave the desktop option out there so that they don’t irritate traditional users. The fact remains that if users don’t 100% buy into the Metro interface, critics will dub the entire launch as another Microsoft underachievement.
What to do?
My recommendation is to be a laggard in this case and wait about 6 months to a year to upgrade to the new windows 8. Let the Microsoft fans [if they exist] be the guinea pigs for the upgrade as they can be the ones dealing with the bugs. Don’t be fooled by the low price point tagged to the upgrade.