Windows 8 in pictures + public download link

[va!n]

With big interest i followed the online stream about windows 8 from the build conference. I have tried to take screenshots from interesting / important parts about windows 8. So you can download the screenshots as ZIP from here:

Pictures - 16,2 MB Zip

Btw you can download and test the first version of windows 8 in 32 and 64 bit without activation code

[ Added: ]
[ The very interesting keynote video can be watched here - http://www.buildwindows.com/ ]

[Hotshot]

Tell me what Window 8 got that Window 7 Havant got?

[slinks]

Less compatibility

[va!n]

Tell me what Window 8 got that Window 7 Havant?

+ Extrem fast booting
+ Less system usage - see picture 118
+ Better system security
+ Metro style with hubs for fast access
+ Integrated facebook and other comunication stuff
+ Programms for Win8 can be coded in nearly any language - see picture 093
+ Runs on x86/x64 and even ARM
+ There are a lof of nice news, esp for developers!

Just watch the video...

Less compatibility

Wrong! Windows 7 programms still works under Windows 8 !

[Hotshot]

Thanks Vain and slinks

Postive
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+ Extrem fast booting 
+ Less system usage - see picture 118
+ Better system security
+ and other comunication stuff
+ Programms for Win8 can be coded in nearly any language - see picture 093
+ Runs on x86/x64 and even ARM
+ There are a lof of nice news, esp for developers!

Negative
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- Less compatibility
- Integrated facebook (Oh No!!!)

Interesting

[va!n]

@Hotshot and Slinks:
Who says less compatibilty?

As me wrote before:

Wrong! Windows 7 programms still works under Windows 8 !

[Jim]

Integrated facebook (Oh No!!!)

My feeling exactly!  But think about it, they still need to provide developers with a version of W8 that can be used without all that clutter (something like W7 Pro today) and many big companies won't buy an OS for their employees if it encourages them on to facebook all the bleeding time!

I can see the way it's going though - the last version of Windows Messenger, Live! it's called these days, would not install without asking for all my social network logins (of which I have none) and it still says I have to come back later and fill them all in!

Jim

[Hotshot]

@Hotshot and Slinks:
Who says less compatibilty?

Slinks say it but I dont know much about Window 8 and I am Happy Sticking Window 7  Thank you very much....

I can see the way it's going though - the last version of Windows Messenger, Live! it's called these days, would not install without asking for all my social network logins (of which I have none) and it still says I have to come back later and fill them all in!

LOL....I guess it does your head in when that Happen      Facebook isn't good because it linked with somethings that You don't know as it can be scary sometime!!!

[va!n]

Here is the official microsoft press news about windows 8 and build.

Editor's Note – Sept. 13, 2011 –The release was updated with information about BUILD attendees receiving a Samsung prototype PC with Windows 8 Developer Preview.

LOS ANGELES — Sept. 13, 2011 — Today at its developer-focused BUILD conference, Microsoft Corp. showcased a detailed preview of the next major release of Windows, code-named "Windows 8." The company also detailed new tools for developers to help write applications for more than 1 billion people around the world who use Windows every day.

"We reimagined Windows," said Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division at Microsoft, in his keynote address to the thousands of developers in attendance. "From the chipset to the user experience, Windows 8 brings a new range of capabilities without compromise."

The company also highlighted a variety of new features in Windows 8, including the following:

Touch-First User Interface
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Metro style. Windows 8 introduces a new Metro style interface built for touch, which shows information important to you, embodies simplicity and gives you control. The Metro style UI is equally at home with a mouse and keyboard as well.
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Touch-first browsing, not just browsing on a touch device. Providing a fast and fluid touch-browsing experience, Internet Explorer 10 puts sites at the center on new Windows 8 devices.

More Ways to Engage With Powerful, Connected Apps
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Powered by apps. Metro style apps built for Windows 8 are the focal point of your experience, filling your entire screen so there are no distractions.
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Apps can work together. Apps communicate with each other in Windows 8. For example, you can easily select and email photos from different places, such as Facebook, Flickr or on your hard drive.
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Your experience syncs across your devices. Live roams all the content from the cloud services you use most — photos, email, calendar and contacts — keeping them up-to-date on your devices. With SkyDrive, you can access your files, photos and documents from virtually anywhere with any browser or with Metro style apps in Windows 8.

Enhanced Fundamentals
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The best of Windows 7, only better. Windows 8 is built on the rock-solid foundation of Windows 7, delivering improvements in performance, security, privacy and system reliability. Windows 8 reduces the memory footprint needed — even on the lowest-end hardware — leaving more room for your apps.
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Preserving power-user favorites and making them better. For those who push the limits of their PC, Windows 8 features an enhanced Task Manager and Windows Explorer and new, flexible options for multimonitor setups.

New Developer Opportunities
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Windows Store. The Windows Store will allow developers to sell their apps anywhere Windows is sold worldwide, whether they're creating new games or familiar productivity tools.
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Build using more languages. Windows 8 lets you leverage your existing skills and code assets to create great experiences using the programming language you prefer.
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Rich hardware integration leads to richer experiences — particularly for games. DirectX 11 gaming power underlies Windows 8, allowing the easy creation of full-screen games with smooth, flicker-free action.

New Generation of Hardware
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One Windows — many shapes and sizes. Support for ARM-based chipsets, x86 (as well as x32 and x64) devices, touch and sensors means Windows 8 works beautifully across a spectrum of devices, from 10-inch tablets and laptops to all-in-ones with 27-inch high-definition screens.
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Always connected. With Windows 8, new ultrathin PCs and tablets turn on instantly, run all day on a single charge and stay connected to the Internet so your PC is ready when you are. Next-generation system on a chip (SoC) support will also enable greatly extended standby and low-power states.
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Tap the full power of your PC. Windows 8 runs on PCs and is compatible with the devices and programs you use today on Windows 7, without compromise, to deliver the performance you expect of a PC.

Beyond seeing highlights of the work done on devices by partners including AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, attendees at BUILD also received a Samsung prototype PC with Windows Developer Preview to aid them in creating and testing apps. Developers will also be able to download the Windows Developer Preview via the new Windows Dev Center later this week. Webcasts of sessions will be posted on the BUILD site as well.

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[hellfire]

So you guys are getting really excited about a new version of Microsoft Windows?
I don't see any feature that makes be go "wow, i totally want that".

Programms for Win8 can be coded in nearly any language

I'm wondering what the other languages were good for...

[combatking0]

I like the sound fast booting thing and the lower usage of system resources. The C64 had it, and it worked fine.
(I have an optimised Vista installation which goes from the Boot screen to Logon screen in under 10 seconds - if it can beat that, I'll be impressed)

I'm not keen on the prospect of the Metro whatsit - give me a desktop style interface any day.

[slinks]

+ Metro style with hubs for fast access

So it looks gay, but it totally isn't?

+ Integrated facebook and other comunication stuff

Am I the only one that's getting nervous with how much facebook is intergrating with everything else? The fact it can access my windows messenger contacts/emails (I'm pretty sure without my permission) is a little alarming

[combatking0]

Hopefully I'll be able to disable Metro and Bacefook.

[padman]

I want MS-DOS back.

[Pot Noodle]

Not another new interface!

[Shockwave]

Nothing about that excites me...  It's so depressing it makes me want to go out and by a Mac and seriously, fuck Facebook.

Also the extreme fast booting, my copy of Windows 7 boots at the same speed it takes my monitor to switch on so that doesn't interest me either..  More money for old rope for Microsoft.

[slinks]

I want MS-DOS back.

Karma up 

[padman]

Hehe, thanks! But I'm just being honest. I miss "memmaker" (dang! still 5kb of himem missing ), "arj a -i2 -v1440..." and games which came on 12+ floppy disks. Good old times... <3

[maracuja]

Haha or qemm and arj a foo.arj -v1440 -jm -jt1 -m4 -y foodur :-)

[benny!]

WTF .... Windows 8 Won't Support Plug-Ins; the End of Flash? ... I boykott Win8!!!