Windows 8: Something old, something awkward

Here’s my first in-depth look at Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

Some of it’s amazing. Some of it works very well indeed. Some of it isn’t anywhere near ready for prime time. But some of it really, really needs re-thinking.

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview: a visual tour for IT

17 slides of information about the latest Windows 8 beta — looking at Windows 8 Consumer Preview from the viewpoint of corporate IT.

Lots of little surprises.

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Windows 8 product guide for businesses contains surprises

No Start Menu – that’s not really a surprise, but it’s not appreciated.

Here’s the one that surprised me: Windows on ARM (WOA) devices won’t be able to connect to a domain.

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Windows Live, R.I.P.

Windows Live is going away – both as a brand, and as a collection of programs.

Even if you don’t plan on getting Windows 8, there are important ramifications for every Windows user.

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What you can expect from Windows 8

An in-depth look at what we know about the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

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Google’s cookie runaround in IE? Not a big deal

Microsoft itself posted details on how to bypass P3P checking in IE.

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Microsoft: Keep the Start menus in Windows 8, please!

Let’s see how the Consumer Preview shapes up.

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Is Windows Phone really under Sinofsky?

Microsoft says “no” but I wonder who they think they’re fooling.

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