What’s New with Windows 8?
The launch of Windows 8 is still a little bit away, but the company was nice enough to release a demo of the operating system for those folks who are interested in sneaking a peek at the future of Windows. Today, we are going to talk about what is new in the upcoming OS. That way you can decide if you want to get in at the Beta level or hold out until your hardware has caught up to all of the innovations that the software is offering.
Touch Screens and Live Tiles
The Windows 8 OS will be optimized for the touch screen and designed to work with the same tiles system that you have on the current generation of the Windows phone. While this will allow users to open up multiple apps quickly and easily, but for people who feel overwhelmed by that setup it could be a less of a convenience and more of a distraction.
The Apps Store for Windows
The new operating system will come with a new app store for the PC. Admittedly Microsoft is late to the market with this one, being behind both Apple and Google, and they do not have the best history with late to market products, but the convenience may be enough to entice end users to buy the apps this way.
Existing Software
If you are like most users one of the biggest things that you worry about with your operating system upgrades is what will happen to your current software. After all, one Adobe sweet could cost your upwards of $800 and upgrading only to find out it is not operational anymore would be more than annoying.
Is it worth it for you?
Well, that really depends. If you are one of the rare users who are rocking a Windows tablet then you will definitely want to upgrade your system to get the benefits of an operating system designed for touch screens. If however you have a desktop or a laptop that is not touch compatible then you may want to hold off. After all, you could just waste hard drive space for features that you cannot use at the current moment.
Right now we do not have an official release date, but it is slated to come out sometime this year. So those of you who are ready to upgrade right away will not have to wait too long to get what you want.
