crofl Windows 8

[ElNono]

Windows 8 Won't Play DVDs Unless You Pay For the Media Center Pack

"You may already know that Microsoft plans to sell Windows Media Center as a separate, paid pack, but now the company has revealed that Windows 8 will also stop default support for DVD playback (http://pureinfotech.com/2012/05/04/windows-8-stops-dvd-playback-media-center-pack/). You'll only be able to play DVDs and Blu-rays if you upgrade to the Media Center pack (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/03/making-windows-media-center-available-in-windows-8.aspx). 'Acquiring either the Windows 8 Media Center Pack or the Windows 8 Pro Pack gives you Media Center, including DVD playback (in Media Center, not in Media Player), broadcast TV recording and playback (DBV-T/S, ISDB-S/T, DMBH, and ATSC), and VOB file playback. Pricing for these Packs, as well as retail versions of Windows 8, will be announced closer to the release date. To give you some indication of Media Center Pack pricing, it will be in line with marginal costs.'"

In a comment, Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky elaborates (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/03/making-windows-media-center-available-in-windows-8.aspx#10300802): "(marginal is small, honest, and we just haven't determined the final prices yet based on ongoing work but we are aiming for single digit dollars but we don't control the truly marginal costs). We wanted to include Media Player for everyone without everyone incurring the cost even if they don't even have an optical drive."

[leemajors]

vlc?

[resistanze]

I have a feeling Windows 8 will be the new Windows ME anyways.

[ElNono]

vlc?

I think you need to jump through some hoops to get vlc to play BluRay...

[MannyIsGod]

As long as it plays video files I'm good. I can't remember the last time I played disc media on my computer.

[MannyIsGod]

I do agree its stupid, however.

[leemajors]

I think you need to jump through some hoops to get vlc to play BluRay...

i think they may have introduced a beta for blu ray recently, I believe. I was lucky to get AnyDVD HD for a lifetime license a few years ago.

[Heath Ledger]

who really buys dvds?

[leemajors]

who really buys dvds?

don't have to buy em to rip em

[Jt.ONE]

lol that is beyond stupid.

though, it wont bother me not gonna bother with WIN8..

[Venti Quattro]

Fuck you Windows; I am not going to upgrade.

[lefty]

Eh


I dont use my laptop's DVD player anyway

[baseline bum]

LOL shitty Windows

[Venti Quattro]

LOL shitty Windows

Let's pray that this shitty development won't push through.

[baseline bum]

The new site isn't as fun tbh.

[vander]

can windows 7 users buy the new media center pack?

I actually use media center as my primary TV device, would love to finally get an upgraded/updated version...



...without having to get windows 8

[Reck]

Who watches movies on their computer monitor nowadays anyways?

Why degrade yourself watching an HD movie on a 20 or so inch monitor when you can enjoy it on your sweet 46 inch tv? Doesn't make sense to.

[leemajors]

Who watches movies on their computer monitor nowadays anyways?

Why degrade yourself watching an HD movie on a 20 or so inch monitor when you can enjoy it on your sweet 46 inch tv? Doesn't make sense to.

umm lots of people have no tv and use their computer to watch things.

[Wild Cobra]

Fuck you Windows; I am not going to upgrade.
I run XP Professional. The new stuff is crap.

[Wild Cobra]

Who watches movies on their computer monitor nowadays anyways?

Why degrade yourself watching an HD movie on a 20 or so inch monitor when you can enjoy it on your sweet 46 inch tv? Doesn't make sense to.
It still is the rave. People still think the monitor to get is a HDTV resolution monitor of 1920 x 1080. Both my monitors are 1920 x 1200.

[leemajors]

someone step in to bully here plz

[leemajors]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2agnoYslt1r0wqrdo1_500.jpg

[TheMACHINE]

^^ bahaha

[baseline bum]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2agnoYslt1r0wqrdo1_500.jpg

Don't talk shit man; they're still using Windows 8 500 years from now.

http://www.lifebyalbum.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/owmyballs.jpg

[baseline bum]

Seriously, are all of Microsoft's UI programmers from UTSA?

[cheguevara]

I have a feeling Windows 8 will be the new Windows ME anyways.

MS is risking it all with win 8

After using it for a while and seeing the enterprise potential. I cannot call it a failure just yet. It even possibly could be a home run. too early to tell though

[BlairForceDejuan]

who really buys dvds?

or http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/images/window.gif

[leemajors]

Seriously, are all of Microsoft's UI programmers from UTSA?

marketers too... Surface for Windows 8 Pro?

[MannyIsGod]

I'm interested to see if the HP Touchpad will eventually get a windows port from someone. That might be pretty neat.

:lol XP and resolution (just for you, LM)

[Drachen]

I'm interested to see if the HP Touchpad will eventually get a windows port from someone. That might be pretty neat.

:lol XP and resolution (just for you, LM)

nope, Devs won't touch this because of the licensing of windows. It would be illegal and easily traceable back to them. Could also hurt their employment prospects if a potential employer looks them up online and sees that they are working on illegal projects.

[The_Worlds_finest]

can windows 7 users buy the new media center pack?

I actually use media center as my primary TV device, would love to finally get an upgraded/updated version...



...without having to get windows 8

I too run my cable through wmc, and then onto my 360. I agree, I'll pay for the new wmc, if it is cared for.

[leemajors]

I too run my cable through wmc, and then onto my 360. I agree, I'll pay for the new wmc, if it is cared for.

why don't you just use Plex or XBMC or free? They're better.

[MannyIsGod]

nope, Devs won't touch this because of the licensing of windows. It would be illegal and easily traceable back to them. Could also hurt their employment prospects if a potential employer looks them up online and sees that they are working on illegal projects.

Oh didn't even think about that. :lol I got so used to Android being open source I forgot Windows actually costs money.

[Drachen]

Oh didn't even think about that. :lol I got so used to Android being open source I forgot Windows actually costs money.

You could, however, use splashtop right now to run Win8 preview on your touchpad.

[cheguevara]

Android sucks. I don't know how ppl can even compare it to iOS or even Win. and I have 2 android devices.

iOS is solid. but its so rigid.

If Win can be as solid as iOS and customizable as Android it will be the winner in my book.

[leemajors]

Android sucks. I don't know how ppl can even compare it to iOS or even Win. and I have 2 android devices.

iOS is solid. but its so rigid.

If Win can be as solid as iOS and customizable as Android it will be the winner in my book.

i think they are moving towards unifying their brand across markets, doubt they are not rigid as always.

[Creepn]

Fuck you Windows; I am not going to upgrade.

I don't think anyone can upgrade to windows 8. Gotta buy as a clean install.

Anyway, Im predicting Windows 8 will put them back in the game.

[leemajors]

I don't think anyone can upgrade to windows 8. Gotta buy as a clean install.

Anyway, Im predicting Windows 8 will put them back in the game.

Windows 7 works awesome and already did that.

[leemajors]

I also think the people who just bought Lumias get a raw deal. But you can still have the new Start screen with 7.8!

[anakha]

I also think the people who just bought Lumias get a raw deal.

This. So much.

Microsoft just obsoleted their supposed flagship phone a little more than two months after it became available on contract. That's 10% of the duration of the contract.

If Apple or Google had launched a new OS version and announced that NONE of their phones currently out would be able to upgrade to it two months after the launch of the 4S/Galaxy Nexus, people would be screaming bloody murder.

Microsoft essentially made Nokia http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-a2m.gif

[leemajors]

http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/windows-8-catastrophe/


Always-outspoken Gabe Newell, the big cheese at Valve, made quite a few interesting statements at this year's Casual Connect conference, including the quote above. Gabe believes Microsoft's impending update will drive manufacturers away from the OS and he reiterated Valve's plan to make the entire Steam catalog available on Linux as a "hedging strategy." During the onstage discussion, he also weighed in on the longevity of touch input, which he estimates at a decade, the possibility of tongue control and the future of wearable computers. Other classic quotes include "the next version of Photoshop should look like a free-to-play game," which Adobe apparently didn't quite understand -- and frankly, neither do we.

[resistanze]

The only thing I want to hear out of Gabe's fucking mouth is a release date for HL3 (or HL2: Episode Fucking 3).

[leemajors]

The only thing I want to hear out of Gabe's fucking mouth is a release date for HL3 (or HL2: Episode Fucking 3).

i never even thought about that. 2 half lifes in what, 15 years? that's milking it

[DarrinS]

What I've seen of Windows 8 is actually pretty cool.

Their Surface tablet also looks cool.

[resistanze]

i never even thought about that. 2 half lifes in what, 15 years? that's milking it

What aggravates me more is after HL2 in 2004, they said they were going to make the 'Episodes' trilogy which would make up HL3.

They released HL2: Ep 1 in 2006, Ep 2 and 2007....then that's it. What the hell happened?

[TheRealCB]

How can people still pay for Windows when Linux is 10x better AND free?

[DarrinS]

How can people still pay for Windows when Linux is 10x better AND free?

In a word: software

[Vici]

In a word: software

That's what VMs are for... so really no excuse anymore. Plus, about 90% of what is available on Microsoft is also on Linux but also free... Really, the only reason people I know use Windows is for gaming. Hopefully Valve makes the jump and dumps Windows.

[leemajors]

That's what VMs are for... so really no excuse anymore. Plus, about 90% of what is available on Microsoft is also on Linux but also free... Really, the only reason people I know use Windows is for gaming. Hopefully Valve makes the jump and dumps Windows.

yeah, they're gonna dump the platform an overwhelming majority of their customers use.

[Clipper Nation]

:lol PC users
:lol Apple continuing to run a train on the computer industry

[Venti Quattro]

:lol Apple
:lol < 10% market share
:lol overpriced shit

[Vici]

yeah, they're gonna dump the platform an overwhelming majority of their customers use.

Not one for reading are you

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/360383/blizzard-exec-echoes-windows-8-catastrophe-comments/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Apple
:lol < 10% market share
:lol overpriced shit

:lol Everyone else still rips off Apple's products

[leemajors]

:lol Everyone else still rips off Apple's products

you can make a case for apple ripping off dieter ram if you so chose. besides, venti was upset he couldn't get a redesigned mac pro this year

[vander]

The only thing I want to hear out of Gabe's fucking mouth is a release date for HL3 (or HL2: Episode Fucking 3).

yeah, Valve is becoming a bit of a joke now IMO

[Bill_Brasky]

Who watches movies on their computer monitor nowadays anyways?

Why degrade yourself watching an HD movie on a 20 or so inch monitor when you can enjoy it on your sweet 46 inch tv? Doesn't make sense to.

I think the smart people here have figured out that you can hook your laptop up to your TV and watch whatever the fuck you want, anytime, on a huge fuckin TV.

[leemajors]

Blizzard also not fans of windows 8:

http://goo.gl/G0vz0


Calling Windows 8 "a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space" may not endear Valve's Gabe Newell to the folks at Microsoft, but it struck a chord with a member of Blizzard Entertainment's top brass. Rob Pardo, Executive Vice President of Game Design at the Irvine-based company, took to Twitter and chimed in on the matter, stating that Windows 8 is "not awesome for Blizzard either." While far from a resounding indictment, it's not the warmest of welcomes for Redmond's latest desktop OS. By the sounds of it, the October-bound operating system will have to win over a few hearts and minds in the game development community.

[leemajors]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/8/4080608/samsung-exec-says-windows-8-is-no-better-than-windows-vista


There's plenty of evidence that Windows 8 isn't the rousing success that Microsoft might have hoped for, but a Samsung executive has taken his criticism a step further than that. "I think the Windows 8 system is no better than the previous Windows Vista platform," Dong-Soo Jun, head of Samsung's memory business, told The Korea Times today. While Fujitsu had previously blamed Windows 8 for its own declining PC sales, this may be the first time a Microsoft partner has dared to compare Windows 8 to Vista — well known as one of Microsoft's failures.

However, if you take Dong-Soo's statement in context, the memory executive may not be speaking out of turn. The quote recorded by The Korea Times came as part of a conversation about the general decline in traditional PC sales, and how Samsung's memory division will cut production of PC memory chips in favor of ones designed to be used in smartphones. Samsung's executive is likely simply saying what we've already heard before: that — not unlike Windows Vista — the new Windows 8 operating system isn't helping the industry to sell more computers. From the perspective of a memory chip vendor, Windows 8 isn't doing much good for the bottom line. Still, his comment may inspire others to more closely consider how Windows 8 compares to previous versions of the operating system.