Windows 8 consumer preview

1 Mar 2012

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For all those lost in the search for a scanty Raspberry Pi, don't forget to download and try the Windows 8 consumer preview. It is the next level of OS HMI connectivity. Microsoft has ushered in the "Metro" style navigation in Windows Phone to the next incarnation of Windows.

Geared towards tablets and multitouch desktops, I am on the fence on how useful the interface is for a single mouse pointer. Easy access common applications are handy, but are they necessary? All in all, I am impressed with the preview. Give it a shot yourself here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

Update: It appears that the Raspberry Pi does not meet the requirements to run Windows 8. How unfortunate. (Min specs 1Ghz CPU, 1GB ram)

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fustini over 13 years ago

Personally, I'm glad that Windows 8 won't be coming to Raspberry Pi. Manufacturers must lock down any Windows 8 ARM device so that it can't boot any other OS:

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/windows-8s-locked-bootloaders-much-ado-about-nothing-or-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it.ars
The story for ARM is rather different, however. On ARM Windows 8 systems, Microsoft's certification rules prohibit entering "custom mode"—users must not be able to add certificates of their own—and prohibit disabling secure boot completely. The ARM systems will all require the use of a signed operating system loader, and that operating system loader must be signed by Microsoft.

Raspberry Pi is a perfect example of the amazing price point which can be achieved when leveraging open source software:

Zemlin praises $25 Linux computer: a Windows license costs more than four Raspberry Pis
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/03/zemlin-praises-25-linux-computer-a-windows-license-costs-more-than-four-raspberry-pis.ars

Cheers,
Drew
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fustini over 13 years ago

Personally, I'm glad that Windows 8 won't be coming to Raspberry Pi. Manufacturers must lock down any Windows 8 ARM device so that it can't boot any other OS:

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/windows-8s-locked-bootloaders-much-ado-about-nothing-or-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it.ars
The story for ARM is rather different, however. On ARM Windows 8 systems, Microsoft's certification rules prohibit entering "custom mode"—users must not be able to add certificates of their own—and prohibit disabling secure boot completely. The ARM systems will all require the use of a signed operating system loader, and that operating system loader must be signed by Microsoft.

Raspberry Pi is a perfect example of the amazing price point which can be achieved when leveraging open source software:

Zemlin praises $25 Linux computer: a Windows license costs more than four Raspberry Pis
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/03/zemlin-praises-25-linux-computer-a-windows-license-costs-more-than-four-raspberry-pis.ars

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