2. A whole new world of apps. Windows 8 gives PC users a
whole new world of full-screen, touch-friendly, Web-connected apps to explore.
And these new apps can even display relevant information on their Windows Start
screen tiles, something impossible in Windows 7 or just about any other
operating system around, save Windows Phone. The new Windows Store—analogous to
Apple's iTunes App Store—makes discovering and installing these new-style apps
a breeze. The update process is simple, and you can install purchased apps on
multiple Windows 8 devices without paying again, provided you're signed in.
Finally, uninstalling the apps is streamlined by the Store, with no Registry
complications as in past Windows versions' apps.
3. SkyDrive integration. Microsoft's cloud service has
become way, way more than just online storage. Sure, it still lets you save and
access files to an online space that's accessible from a Web browser or apps
that run on not only Windows, but also Mac OS X, iOS, Android, and Windows
Phone. But with Windows 8, SkyDrive is accessible to any app that wants to use
it, just as though it were a local drive. It also backs up your PC's settings, letting
you replicate your environment should you get a new PC.
4. Better Security, Less-intrusive updates. PC Magazine networking and security analyst
Fahmida Rashid considers Windows 8 "the most secure version of Windows
yet." This stems from a couple of things, starting with Secure Boot.
ExtremeTech's Sebastian Anthony explains secure boot succinctly as follows:
"Windows 8 stops a computer from loading an operating system that hasn’t
been signed by the publisher (in this case, Microsoft or an OEM)." Another
security gain is that all apps in the Windows Store are scrutinized for
security issues. Finally, Windows 8's
default Web browser, Internet Explorer 10, was rated best in a recent test by
NSS Labs, detecting and blocking over 99 percent of malicious downloads without
any help from a third-party antivirus program. This compared with 70.4 percent
for Google Chrome, which uses the same Safe Browsing API as Firefox. Opera and
Safari only managed to block about 4 percent of the malicious downloads.
5. First-class touch input, but still fine with keyboard and
mouse. In some ways, touch-screen input on Windows 8 is superior that of the
Apple iPad. For example, you can do everything you need to by swiping with your
thumbs, making a tablet easier to use by holding it by the sides. Also topping
the iPad interface is Windows 8's ability to snap a sidebar to the side of the
screen with a touch gesture, so that you can keep tabs on two apps at the same
time.
But mouse and keyboard are hardly forgotten. The full complement
of keyboard shortcuts still works, and navigating through the new interface
with the mouse and mouse wheel is almost as intuitive as touch gesture
input—though there are certainly some actions where touch is a better fit.
Using the Windows Key becomes particularly important, as it summons the Start
screen and offers key combinations that let you search, share, change settings,
access devices, and more.
I really-really want to use this new window, but I think I need
to save my money first or just make a baby face towards my father to get it for
free of charge.. Hehehe..
here is the REVIEWof WINDOWS 8
have fun :)
Credit to : Michael Muchmore for the great article