Windows 8-ready hardware from Microsoft
Summary: If you're looking forward to Windows 8, you might be interested in the new, updated hardware aimed at the upcoming platform.
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Touch Mouse — Updated Gesture Settings for Windows 8
Microsoft has updated the Touch Mouse with functionality specifically designed for Windows 8.
- One-finger swipes to allow the user to move side to side or up and down
- Two-finger movements manage apps, allows switching between open apps and also shows app commands
Price: (RRP) $79.95.
Image source: Microsoft.
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I hate my touch mouse.
Yet Again....?
NO. No one goes through this b.s. when they buy a car, or a new microwave, or anything else. Even other OSes have a better rating for legacy compatibility than Microsoft.
Plus, ZDNet has spent the past solid month and a half bashing everything from the GUI to the funcionality of Win 8. Why on earth would you go, "hey guys, toys. Toys are enough of a reason to buy this OS. Shinnnny." Which is exactly what this does. Are they cool gadgets? Sure, but if they're that cool, then someone can write a driver for 7 compatibility and stop this nonsense.
We do have a global economic crisis on our hands.... Somehow, I think feeding our families and paying for our skyrocketing utilities should come first...
I'm ready...
Ready...
not only Im ready for a new hardware upgrade cycle, this is a SPECIAL 3 in one, meaning, WP7 devices should be changed to WP8 devices not compatible with WP7 devices, Desktop + screen; and forget about that old win tablet, it was garbage anyway, use it as a doorstop when as soon as you get your shiny new surface (...some naive souls expect it will just run without problems, ala mac...).
It's achoice thing.
Very short-sighted there, bub!
Microsoft, and any other company that comes out with new products, and updated products, is helping to bring that economic crisis closer to an end. The more products, the merrier, and the more we have of anything, means that, there will be people needed to be hired in order to meet the demand, and, no doubt you understand that, a person with a job will not go hungry or go on the government dole.
See how simple it is?
RE:
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/07/02/upgrade-to-windows-8-pro-for-39-99.aspx
I kindly suggest you educate yourself some more before making uniformed comments and helping to spread FUD.
Looks like Microsnuff is COPYING Apple Completely!!!!
Greed, greed and more greed!!! I wonder what HP, Dell and all the others will have to say about this apparent take over!
Egad, only 2 makers of anything PC. Snapple and MicroSnuff, oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Except that, Apple copied others that came before, when companies such as
Apple is not doing anything that hasn't been done before, and it's not really innovating anywhere; they're just making the "newer versions" of what had been there before.
Strange
If it ain't broke...
At a time when...
Microsoft business model
So Apple business model developing software+hardware integrated solutions, is winning. Microsoft must do a 180 turn and Win8.integrated devices is all about that.
at the end of the day, quality wins. So we have now a 2 horses market, Apple (iphone, ipad) and google (android, jelly bean on many popular devices) & derivatives (Kindle, other tablets & ereaders).
Microsoft used to dominate both markets, smartphones and tablets. In 3 years they market share in those markets went from #1 to almost non-existent. That's the reason for the hardware push they are in now. They still have a few years collecting Android money, but they will need to bring money from their own products.
MS ...