Windows 8 Preview Launching Today!

[Deleted_171835]

So I can run windows 8 on my laptop as a dev tool but my OS will still be vista?

No, this is an operating system. Not some standalone piece of software.

 

[iFish]

I said, is this going to be a free upgrade or is it something else.

I think the question is what Apple has to do with this.

It's a dev preview just so see what Windows 8 will be like. It's still buggy and unfinished and won't be anywhere near as complete as the final product.

So I can run windows 8 on my laptop as a dev tool but my OS will still be vista?

I still don't see what Apple has to do with that at all....

 

[Ace]

I said, is this going to be a free upgrade or is it something else.

I think the question is what Apple has to do with this.

It's a dev preview just so see what Windows 8 will be like. It's still buggy and unfinished and won't be anywhere near as complete as the final product.

So I can run windows 8 on my laptop as a dev tool but my OS will still be vista?

No. You need to do a clean install or run virtualization software to use it.

 

[tagzard]

Oh god i'm stupid. I meant windows not apple. I'm still thinking about the other thread.

 

[iFish]

Oh god i'm stupid. I meant windows not apple. I'm still thinking about the other thread.

>.>

If Microsoft wouldn't legally allow you to use this, why would they release it to the public?

 

[Waddy101]

First Ubuntu forces its half-finished netbook interface as the main desktop for all versions, and now Microsoft's trying to cover up the line between tablets and PCs. Meanwhile, I'm sure Apple is hard at work on merging OSX and iOS, and pretty soon all Pro model Macs will ship with integrated touchscreens, while I sit back and enjoy one of the few remaining modern operating systems that has an actual fucking desktop environment.

Dude, Apple have said they'll never ship MBP's with Touchscreens. It just doesn't 'work' http://www.cultofmac.com/why-apple-will-ne...n-macbook/75179

 

[Ace]

Oh god i'm stupid. I meant windows not apple. I'm still thinking about the other thread.

What thread are you talking about?

 

[machomuu]

I hope this time I'll have enough money to buy it before it comes out. I'm still using an illegitimate version of W7.

 

[Ace]

I hope this time I'll have enough money to buy it before it comes out. I'm still using an illegitimate version of W7.

You couldn't just buy one of those student licenses they have? They go for like 70 bucks here in Europe, it cannot possibly more expensive over there.

 

[machomuu]

I hope this time I'll have enough money to buy it before it comes out. I'm still using an illegitimate version of W7.

You couldn't just buy one of those student licenses they have? They go for like 70 bucks here in Europe, it cannot possibly more expensive over there.

Yeah, but I'm still pretty poor, though my dad offered and I didn't want him to waste his money if he didn't need to. I'll probably get Windows 8 that way if I'm still in school by the time it's out.

 

[chris888222]

This OS looks like for tablets...

 

[Ace]

This OS looks like for tablets...

It's still an AMAZING GUI for tablets, imo. It blurs the line slightly with desktop and tablet.

 

[machomuu]

This OS looks like for tablets...

It's still an AMAZING GUI for tablets, imo. It blurs the line slightly with desktop and tablet.

Eventually they will be one and the same and...

No wait, I don't want that to happen. Realistic or not, uh-uh, I'll think about it when it happens.

 

[Sheimi]

I can't wait for it to be released. I'm gonna develop on it

 

[loco365]

So, who’s going to be checking it out?

I so am. I set up a 40GB U:/ partition just for Windows 8. Just so I can try it.

EDIT: IT'S OUT. : D The iso I am getting is 2.8 GB.

 

[air2004]

I'm reading it as 3.8 gigs lol .... thanks for the heads up

 

[loco365]

I'm reading it as 3.8 gigs lol .... thanks for the heads up

lol I'm using the 32-bit version so that might be why :U

I also have 25 minutes still left on the ISO download. Then I need to burn it and launch it.

 

[iFish]

...How can it be out? It's launching at 8PM PST. It's only 8:30 EST now...

And any .iso's you use now, unless they're from dev.windows.com I wouldn't trust it.

 

[loco365]

...How can it be out? It's launching at 8PM PST. It's only 8:30 EST now...

And any .iso's you use now, unless they're from dev.windows.com I wouldn't trust it.

Maybe the reported time was wrong. I got it from dev.windows.com.

 

[Chhotu uttam]

Pirates on the way.

will give it a shot