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Pros: Quick boot time... Cons: 3497 characters isn't enough to describe how bad this OS is on a desktop PC. Take everything you've known from windows 98 to windows 7 and just forget it...Starting with windows 8 you might as well be a complete computer noob...it's that non-intuitive. I had to google how to shut it down....they've even hidden that function. First and foremost...it's ugly. The UI is flat, featureless and drab. The entire OS looks like it belongs on a cellphone which...*gasp* it DOES. The entire thing feels designed for touchscreens as there is endless screen swiping involved. The vast majority of the functions are a mystery and nothing comes easy. We bought a new dell for my Son who is not exactly tech savvy and are in the process of returning it because so many of the default settings for the desktop, explorer...etc are so messed up that you have to read tutorials like "the first 10 things to change when you buy a windows 8 PC ".... This is an OS that is impossible to teach to the less than technically inclined. After 4 hours of tinkering I started to understand the workings of it...to realize just how terrible it really is. They simply took a lazy shortcut and created an OS so minimal that it would work on cellphones, tablets and oh yea...people still own PC's. If they wanted to create an OS like this there should have been a bridge...at least. Instead they went for a scorched earth approach and took a flying leap into unknown territory. They got rid of all of the familiar landmarks people were used to like the start bar and programs menu and introduced a completely foreign Operating System that actually makes things more complicated and time consuming for Pc users do the the sheer amount of scrolling/swiping ...etc It's just bad. Stick with windows 7 or wait and see what windows 9 brings. The ultimate hilarity is that all of the companies like Dell/Gateway...etc that make pre-packaged computers for the non geek crowd were paid to make sure all of their new PC's come with nothing BUT windows 8 with no other OS options across the board....Essentially force feeding people with this completely foreign and non-intuitive "OS"..... Run... Other Thoughts: Amazes me with how nice Windows 7 was that they decided to torpedo their own ship.Read full review
Worked as intended. Key was legit and worked without any issues and being that it was just the code it was a lot faster than buying a physical key from a store.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This product was not compatible with my operating system. Robert
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The upgrade was easy and fast. I'm glad that I only paid $50 for the upgrade. If I would've bought it from the manufacturer of my laptop it would've been the same price. Wish I would've just bought the upgrade from the manufacturer.
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