What is funny is that people hate on Win8 so much and really have no reason to. People don't realize that all Windows releases rest of the shoulders of their predecessors - its not like the kernel is re-written every release. It's not like the HID driver went under drastic changes.
To the normal user, the only thing they see in a new Windows is the update to the SHELL - believe it or not, this is only 1 large team in Windows - there are a myriad of other teams that handle all types of things like security, device compatibility, driver stacks, driver hosts (UMDF/KMDF), development experience, etc.
Windows 8 is literally Windows 7 with a different shell (modern UI - the tiles) and tons of updated components that increase performance, lower power consumption, and a whole bunch of bug fixes that you probably weren't even aware of. The Windows 8-hate bandwagon is solely based on the new modern context UI - everything you loved about Windows 7 is actually still there - protip: right click on where the start button used to be - you will see a very familiar menu.
-Tomtee
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05-29-2013, 06:54 PM
Hybrid Mode
