Five ways to skip Windows 8 - According to a Linux user?
You just have to love articles like these, especially when they are written by Linux and Open Source authors. The article is good and really just cements the 5 most popular options available.
Many users don't like it, vendors don't like it, and developers don't like it. Windows 8 could be dead even before it arrives. So, what can you do to avoid Windows 8 when the stores start filling up with it in the next few months? Here are your best options:
So what are the options this author says are available to you.
- Stick with Windows 7 or XP
- Go with desktop Linux
- Go with a Mac
- Cloud-based computing
- Time for a tablet
The first option is the one Microsoft is suggesting for the enterprise space and will likely be the one most desktop users select who don't want to switch. The second and third option are obvious considering the author, Linux.
Personally (and this is coming from a web developer) I am flip flopped on the whole Cloud based computing. Yes, there is a benefit since you can get your data anywhere and on any device but it is highly dependent on your internet connection and while people in Asia and Europe get super fast mobile internet access users in the US have to pay for the privilege, and often pay way too much. This leaves you with home network "clouds" and how are those different from a traditional home server/NAS box sitting in a closet?
The last option on this list is a cop out to actually make a fifth option. A tablet?!? seriously? Windows 8 is designed for tablets and they are offering two flavors of hardware to compete at two different price points. One is an "Ultra" style Surface that is powerful and will run desktop software like 3DStudio and Photoshop. There is very little to NO competition in this space short of Notebooks and Desktops. The other is an E(ntertainment)Tablet that closely matched to a high end Android tablet. Saying these are overpriced is naive and shows how generalized the tablet market has become.
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