Small demo of Windows 8 by 11 year old (By Microsoft, Lisbon Portugal)

[Just17]

My reaction was based, not on what they were trying to sell, but the actions of the initial sales assistant ......  who left the customers and sent in a child to do his job.

I would not buy anything in any shop who tried this.

Gimmicky it is.

It is also insulting to the customer.

Hehehe, those "insulted" customers looked quite amused though... 

Of course they would .......  after all it is an advert!   

[Rudge]

Lets all remember, "sometimes" MS customers won't try Linux simply because it's "different" from what they are used to. (mostly XP or VISTA)

MS has changed it's environment so drastically that now it's customers will HAVE to try something "different".

With LINUX desktops being more like MS desktops than MS's own desktop, a MS customer wanting a "familiar" environment, will most likely be more comfortable with LINUX.         

"Food",, come and get it. LOL

[Tony]

Most people, aquantainces, of a Technical nature online certainly may have heard of 'Linux'.  
Actually Linux Distros are becoming easier and more intuitive on a monthly basis, but when those MS users look at the amount of money they've already spent, it's all too complicated to comprehend, a free Operating System.
Really it isn't free as you have to invest a bit of time learning how to use Linux, so ...

People I know in the general public have rarely heard of Linux, or want to know about it.

Running a battle against Malware, i.e, every damn program on a Windows System is constantly Updating; it's very distracting to any computer user, most of which try to set as many to AutoUpdate, or disable, as really don't want to know about it. Understandably getting whatever work or pleasure out of their Computer time.
Personally I feel I gain 50% of my time using Linux, compared to the other.

EDIT: Oh Shazzam !! The "Thanks" points are up. HumBug 

[ruel24]

Well, the vast majority out there purchases cheap $500 notebooks and desktops and get a new computer when Windows begins to act up or if they get caught with a virus/malware because they never renew their antivirus subscriptions. Honestly, those pin-heads deserve Windows.

But I still maintain this video just goes to show that the vast majority of us don't get the new UI. They all look clueless. Microsoft is actually telling people that they realize the majority of us is lost in the new OS. When the shift was made from text screens to GUI, it was a logical shift. However, to completely shift the paradigm of the GUI is just nuts. People want familiarity. This is where Apple shines. They make things so simple to use, an idiot can figure them out. Microsoft makes things that confuse the heck out of people.

[Just17]

EDIT: Oh Shazzam !! The "Thanks" points are up. HumBug  

Here ye go Tony .......  your first 'point'  

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[trustytrev]

Here is a PCLinuxOS  demonstrator
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[gseaman]

People want familiarity. This is where Apple shines. They make things so simple to use, an idiot can figure them out. Microsoft makes things that confuse the heck out of people.

Things may be familiar to Apple users, but everytime I use a Mac I have to ask a student how to open a program, start a CD, etc. Everytime I try to use a one-button mouse, I want to throw it!

Galen

[Crow]

People want familiarity. This is where Apple shines. They make things so simple to use, an idiot can figure them out. Microsoft makes things that confuse the heck out of people.

Things may be familiar to Apple users, but everytime I use a Mac I have to ask a student how to open a program, start a CD, etc. Everytime I try to use a one-button mouse, I want to throw it!

Galen

+1

Some say I did it but is not true 

[Linux-Blue]

I don't use their mouse. I threw that in trash

[ZX80Man]

Question:
How well would Microsoft be doing if they had to do it on their software functionality alone?  No third party rips, no open source, no pay offs. no marketing or sales department.  I mean word of mouth, one satisfied well informed customer to another. (like Linux)

[Rudge]

Question:
How well would Microsoft be doing if they had to do it on their software functionality alone?  No third party rips, no open source, no pay offs. no marketing or sales department.  I mean word of mouth, one satisfied well informed customer to another. (like Linux)

It wouldn't matter much. Most customers just buy whatever is in their price range, or they pay "Top Dollar" for the "Good Stuff" without knowing a darn thing about what they are buying.

It comes with some OS that they have heard of so it "Must Be The Best". 

Most of the time they use a browser and email, watch a youtube video and figure out how to "Easily Pay MS Online" for some update that will make their new computer invincible!

If up until this time, hardware was made and sold separately and people made a choice about what software to use, MS would probably still be where it is.

Have you ever tried to get an early version of "S.u.S.E" working? (1998)

Comparatively, MS software was working pretty good,, (At the time).     

[Old-Polack]

Have you ever tried to get an early version of "S.u.S.E" working? (1998)
  

It's what convinced me to switch to 100% Linux and ditch Windows, so YES! 

[Rudge]

Have you ever tried to get an early version of "S.u.S.E" working? (1998)
  

It's what convinced me to switch to 100% Linux and ditch Windows, so YES! 

It was actually pretty easy to install.

Getting the X environment to work could be tricky.

At the same time, it was not for the layman.

Windows was working "out of the box" quite literally. 

[Old-Polack]

Have you ever tried to get an early version of "S.u.S.E" working? (1998)
  

It's what convinced me to switch to 100% Linux and ditch Windows, so YES!  

It was actually pretty easy to install.

Getting the X environment to work could be tricky.

At the same time, it was not for the layman.

Windows was working "out of the box" quite literally.  

Define "working out of the box". For me, Windows ran, but couldn't do anything without additional purchased applications. Too many applications didn't work as described, and one couldn't get a refund for an "opened package" which was a necessity to find out the application didn't work. (Actually you could, if you stood in the middle of a store and screamed at the top of your lungs, attracting a large crowd, and refused to go to the office where you could "discuss this calmly". I learned that trick from my brother in law.)  

Linux, on the other hand, worked "out of the box" with my hardware, and I had lots of applications that actually did do the jobs I needed to get done. If something didn't work, it also didn't cost me anything, and there were alternatives, including the command line, which was all I had ever used before getting the Win95 machine, so that didn't bother me a bit. I just had to learn the proper specific commands, and S.u.S.E. (boxed set) came with a 500+ page book that had all the information I needed for that. I still have the book, and most of it is still relevant.

I also found I could actually contact the person who had written the broken application, or maintained it, and could get real help, if I offered to test any bug fixes, which I was happy to do. That in itself made any "extra" effort worth the time. The OS was "hands on", real people were accessible, and for the most part, friendly and appreciative that I was willing to help make their application better. I was in love with the whole concept, and still am.  

Remember the free dial up disks that K Mart and others offered, for free internet connection? I had about a dozen of those and used them to discover Usenet, which put me in contact with some seriously hard core Linux users, and developers, that were also willing to teach anyone who was willing to actually put some effort into the learning experience themselves. Most wouldn't just give anyone a direct answer, but would direct you to the place where the answer could be found, and act as a guide, if you got lost in the forest, so to speak. They weren't being mean, as some people accused them of being. They were also teaching how to properly search for the needed information, on your own, so you wouldn't be helpless when they were not around. A lot of them are now gone, but every once in a while I run into one of those guys from the early days, and it's one of those warm fuzzy moments when I do.  

[JALU]

A small demo of Windows 8 by a 70 year old boy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v4boTbv9_nU