Let's create this topic after 26 OCTOBER 2012
I was counting on it. 
Yes and no.
First of all, since when have we pirates ever had to wait for the release date of something to get our hands on it? Only people who buy Windows look to Oct 26th. Let's keep in mind that our forum's official policy mandates that anyone who buys Windows faces immediate expulsion from our group.
I know perfectly that it's a little too early to have everyday discussions on Windows 8, but let's never forget that when it comes to computing, time flies. The RTM release is
out the door, and I have already seen ads from PC makers selling their products with 8 preinstalled. I don't think it's right to postpone this topic, the sooner and the more we learn, the better. We must stay one step ahead of the world.
Here's the latest status on 8 as far as I know. All the forums indicate that Micro$haft wants to forcibly impose the Metro interface, and people are starting to get mad. Indeed,
thewindowsclub.com even wrote a little tweak to disable the Metro interface. Their tweak worked fine on the developers editions, but Microsoft made sure it would
NOT work on the release version. The ones who are the maddest are power users like ourselves, since it makes tweaking more difficult. Add to this that the majority of Windows 7 and prior applications will work on 8 but
cannot be tiled, they weren't written with this in mind. Some people are saying this might even end up being another Vista.
I tried to install 8 on an old clunker I have in one of my corners, with no success. The Professional edition can be installed on top of Win 7, but not Enterprise. I tried doing exactly this on the clunker, but for some reason all it did was reboot itself with loading Win 8. I'll probably end up doing a reformat to see if that works. Fortunately I made a full backup before experimenting, just in case.
Pro wants a serial number for installation which is unrelated to activation - Enterprise doesn't. As of this date all there was is a 180 activation with some 4 rearms. It's only a matter of time before another Daz loader comes along.
That's my Windows 8 primer for today. I shall continue to post info as I get it. Guys -> it's never too early.
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