Intel Clarifies CEO Paul Otellini's Windows 8 Comments
Intel was quick to clean up a Windows 8 PR mess made by Bloomberg and its anonymous source.
On Wednesday Intel issued a statement in regards to "unsubstantiated" news about comments made by Intel CEO Paul Otellini while in a meeting with employees in Taipai. Intel is actually responding to a report published by Bloomberg on Tuesday that's based on an anonymous source who supposedly attended this particular company meeting.
The source, who naturally asked not to be identified, said that Otellini told the staff that Microsoft is eager to get Windows 8 out the door and on tablets, desktops and laptops. The company is so eager that Microsoft plans to ship the OS before it's even fully cooked next month, and that improvements still need to be made. It's the right move, he reportedly said, and that Microsoft can patch things up after the fact.
The article goes on to quote Michael Cherry at Directions on Microsoft who echos criticisms from other analysts. He said that although Windows is "fundamentally sound," the latest edition lacks a wide range of applications. Even more, OEMs haven't had enough time to work out the kinks in their drivers even though they've had access to various builds of the OS for quite some time.
Consumers and businesses who think a Windows 8 upgrade will work flawlessly out-of-the-box at launch are highly mistaken. That's the beauty of the PC platform: there are so many configurations that it's nearly impossible to address every possible issue immediately. This is why personal feedback and error reporting are important so that both hardware manufacturers and Microsoft can address the issues with patches.
Otellini's message was likely blown out of proportion. Microsoft is eager to get Windows 8 on the market, and understandably so, but it won't release a perfectly cooked platform because that's the nature of software development. However the company will have less worries with the tablet form factor due to set hardware specs, as will OEMs who can fine-tune the OS and their drivers in a similar controlled manner.
Still, Microsoft spokesperson Mark Martin told Bloomberg that "with over 16 million active preview participants, Windows 8 is the most tested, reviewed and ready operating system in Microsoft’s history."
"Intel has a long and successful heritage working with Microsoft on the release of Windows platforms, delivering devices that provide exciting experiences, stunning performance, and superior compatibility. Intel fully expects this to continue with Windows 8," Intel said on Wednesday.
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Despite the platform launching a new era for Microsoft by bringing Windows into the touch-based "Modern UI" age, it promises to be one of the most polished releases yet.
"Intel, Microsoft and our partners have been working closely together on testing and validation to ensure delivery of a high-quality experience across the nearly 200 Intel-based designs that will start launching in October," the company added. "Intel CEO Paul Otellini is on record as saying 'Windows 8 is one of the best things that ever happened to Intel,' citing the importance of the touch interface coming to mainstream computing and the huge wave of exciting new Ultrabook, tablet and convertible device innovations coming to the market."
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vaughn2k "Intel CEO Paul Otellini is on record as saying 'Windows 8 is one of the best things that ever happened to Intel,' citing the importance of the touch interface coming to mainstream computing and the huge wave of exciting new Ultrabook, tablet and convertible device innovations coming to the market."Reply
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john_4 And in other news, "Valve to begin Steam Linux beta next week"Reply
www.develop-online.net/news/42089/Valve-to-begin-Steam-Linux-beta-next-week
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ravinmachine "The company is so eager that Microsoft plans to ship the OS before it's even fully cooked next month, and that improvements still need to be made." Ya, they need to remove the bug that entails the whole "modern UI".Reply -
Reynod If I was paid as well as Paul was I'd bob for apples in a vat of acid and pretty much say whatever I needed to keep that paypacket.Reply
I checked ... and our wives agree too.
Astounding.
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bllue john_4And in other news, "Valve to begin Steam Linux beta next week" www.develop-online.net/news/42089/ -next-weekSeems like Valve is just trying to cash in on the W8 hate bandwagon. W7 will continue to exist past W8 release and games will always work better on W7 than LinuxReply -
belardo Intel spoke some truth... nothing more.Reply
Windows 8 could have been FIXED is MS wasn't so stupid and had more talented people.
My Windows 8 version B:
0 - During install, option choose Desktop or Tablet RT... default UI. (we're talking desktop)
1 - UI desktop skin looks like Win8 ver 8440 (which has some personality - not the bland flat shit of Win8 RTM)
2 - The log-on screen may look like Win 8, start typing and it slides away. Goes directly to desktop.
3 - Normal START button, brings up normal START menu - no real change, maybe some tweaks.
4 - The LEFT side of the screen has a 2-column METRO interface - like a really long WP8 screen. Its always there. Applications CANNOT cover it up (just like the Task bar) - unless the USER chooses an option to HIDE it. The user can choose default colors, custom individual colors, size. (1x1 2x1 1x2 or 2x2) This would be a good size for a finger to press. Metro apps show up IN THE TASK BAR!!
5 - Metro Apps would either open full screen or as a window like THEY SHOULD for a desktop OS!
6 - Win8 RT would be the UI we already know (made for low-powered ARM CPUs).
And with todays 16:9 screens, its not hurting anything to have a METRO strip up the side. Very acceptable, I would think. Then the LIVE TILES would actually serve a PURPOSE. When the excuse "you don't really see Metro/start screen much anyway" is said - then WHY Fracking bother having it? Why have live tiles YOU cannot use. The Gadgets on Win7 were useful - but killed recently by MS. A Metro Strip on the desktop would be cool and handy.
*HAD* Microsoft done these simple things, I doubt many people would be bitching about how stupid and ugly Windows 8 is for the desktop.
*I* could simply buy 3 Win8Pro upgrades for $40 a pop with my WinXP licences/discs alone. I'm about to replace my (win7) computer soon... its 5 years old. What am I doing? I'm going to spend $140 for a Win7Pro 64bit OEM without blinking. Windows 8 isn't worth $5 on any of my desktops. (I do have Win8 on a notebook, it runs fine - excellent actually, a lot to like about it - other than metro/charms/hidden buttons / ugly plain skin job) -
f0xnewz I got some bugs for them. When your running dual monitors, on my specific setup I have a laptop and a docking station, and I try to use my computer off the laptop monitor, even after a reboot, Windows 8 still think all my crap is on the other monitor. Folders I had over there, and the most frustrating thing.... programs open on the phantom monitor that used to be connected.Reply -
g00fysmiley windows 8 is... diffrent, i plan on using windows 7 for the forseeable future, have the RC on a htpc it is a interesting gui but given the compatabilit yissues i still get with the current preview edition and alot of games and programs i think i will stick with 7 for now until the bugs are goneReply