Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1

Re:Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1 by jere on Friday January 18, 2013 @05:13PM (#5081371)

Is there something really wrong with that? I won't spend $10 to go see a movie with bad reviews. Why would I want to spend $40 and quite a bit of time and effort on an OS that most people think is bad?

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Re:Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1 by iy56 on Friday January 18, 2013 @05:19PM (#5081401)

Basing your movie opinions on random youtube videos would be equally foolish. The reviews of professional critics are somewhat different.

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Re:Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1 by jere on Friday January 18, 2013 @05:37PM (#5081481)

Ok. I wasn't sure if the original complaint was because they were random youtube videos or simply reviews. Several professionals have criticized Windows 8 harshly: http://www.nngroup.com/articles/windows-8-disappointing-usab...

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Re:Windows 8 Pro upgrade to jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1 by chadzawistowski on Friday January 18, 2013 @06:35PM (#5081785)

Ugh, that review leaves plenty of room for FUD. This excerpt for example.

    One of the worst aspects of Windows 8 for power users is that the product's very
    name has become a misnomer. "Windows" no longer supports multiple windows on the
    screen. Win8 does have an option to temporarily show a second area in a small part
    of the screen, but none of our test users were able to make this work. Also, the
    main UI restricts users to a single window, so the product ought to be renamed
    " Microsoft Window ."

They make it sound as though I can't have multiple windows open even in desktop mode. Furthermore, the option to show a metro app side-by-side is neither temporary nor difficult. In my multi-monitor Windows 8 setup I leave the Mail app open most of the day.

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