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    Windows 8: Consumers & Businesses Catch Early Bugs Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Jacqueline Emigh, Oct 3, 2011.

  1. Jacqueline Emigh

    Jacqueline Emigh Notebook Consultant

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    As might be expected with any new software from Microsoft, early users of Windows 8 are complaining about malfunctioning apps, device driver woes, installation snags, andaburgeoning managerie of otherbugs -- except that in a new twist, the first crop of early users this time around includes consumers and business customers, not just developers.

    In a sharp departure from earlier practices around Windows 7, XPand Vista, for example, Microsoft hasdecided to open up experimentation with the developers version of Windows 8 to the general public.



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    martynas Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    i find new metro-style start menu a bit inconvinient, but other than that it's ok - older apps, that i have tested run without problems, and even 600mb of ram seems ok (win8 on virtual machine).
     
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