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Microsoft Presents Windows 8 in New Video
28 months ago
In 2009 Microsoft released Windows 7. It was received very well because Microsoft managed to fix a lot of the problems which Vista had. Now, however, it looks like they want to do something completely different with Windows 8. They have just released this new video about it:
As you can see… it really is different! It doesn’t look like Windows as we know. It’s more like Windows Phone 7, their OS for phones.
It’s very clear that it’s definitely designed with touch in mind and personally I think it looks very interesting. I think it’s a good idea their trying something new out but can this really replace the old user interface? Apple are also working on a touch version of their OS called OS X Lion but they are focusing a lot more on multi-touch trackpads instead of actual touch screens.
I’m sure Microsoft will tell us a lot more in the future!
Microsoft Wants Us to Stay with Windows
21 year ago
Microsoft has recently launched a new Mac vs PC website. It basically tells everyone to stick with Windows because it’s what almost everyone is used to.
One of the things Microsoft states is this:
The computer that’s easiest to use is typically the one you already know how to use. While some may say Macs are easy, the reality is that they can come with a learning curve. PCs running Windows 7 look and work more like the computers you’re familiar with, so you can get up and running quickly.
Maybe, but is that really a good reason? If you’ve used Windows for years and want to try something new, why not do it? I’m not saying that Macs are better, I’m just saying that I think it’s a stupid reason to stick with Windows forever just because it might be the only thing people are used to. If people are happy with what they’re using, they should keep using it. If people want to try something new, they should do it.
One thing everyone should consider, and what Microsoft pretty much ignores, is that every Mac is a PC. You can easily install Windows 7 on a Mac.
I should be getting my first Mac tomorrow, a MacBook Pro, and I don’t only buy it because of Mac OS X. I think Windows is fine, but the built quality of Macs are far beyond almost every PC I’ve seen. Macs are just beautiful without all sorts of stupid stickers. But I do like both Windows and Mac.
What do you use, and why?
Try Firefox 4 Beta!
01 year ago
Mozilla has just released a beta of the next major release of Firefox. Yes, you read right, a beta of Firefox 4 is now available for download!
I’ve just installed it myself, and the picture on the right, shows how it looks on my Windows 7 system.
As you can see, Mozilla has made some very nice changes to the interface. Doesn’t it look a bit like Opera and Chrome?
The tabs are now on the top, and the menu is hidden. You can easily change the position of the tabs and the menu, if you want to, but I think this looks nice.
According to Mozilla’s blog, it’s only Windows who’ve gotten a visual facelift so far, but they’ll make some updates to the other versions soon. I think the new red “Firefox-button” in the right corner will be Vista and Win7-only.
There are also many new other features including crash protection and more HTML5 support. See release notes for more information about what’s new.
The new look and all the features looks very nice. I think Firefox could easily be my default browser again in the future instead of Chrome.
Download it here for Windows, Mac and Linux. It doesn’t delete your old Firefox, if you already have it installed. Remember, it’s a very early beta.