Worse yet, I have experienced the infamous hanging/freezing issue that was supposedly fixed during the testing phases of Windows 8. Instead, there are live tiles on the Start Screen. Still, I have a few gripes: There are no more gadgets. And contrary to popular belief, the desktop is still around, and everything works pretty much like it did in Windows 7. In fact, it will be very nice once all your apps are updated to take full advantage of it. As a developer, I’m lucky enough to get Windows 8 RTM a bit earlier.ĭespite what everyone is saying, the new Start Screen really isn’t that bad. Windows 8 will be released to the masses in October of this year.
