John, I like your thinking!
 
A complete DAW in a box - custom OS and DAW working as a closely integrated 'end-to-end' design.
 
A single install process to provide a completely optimised and efficient OS/DAW, in one box!
 
But wait...   ...shouldn't we include big green touchy tiles so that I can check my calendar and facebook updates?
 
You had me at 'Hello'!...lol

Hey Redbarchetta,  thanks for the reply.
 
Yeah, the problem I have with what your co-worker says is that most of the things I genuinely love in life, I've never needed to FORCE myself to love (ok perhaps the wife), but you know what I mean, you know straight away whether you love something usually, if you force yourself to love something, then it's a compromise of some form right? 
 
I knew as soon as I installed Windows 8 that I didn't 'love it' and probably won't ever love it. sad but true! 

markyzno


I spoke to a Windows Dev guy the other day at length on the phone....probably for about 2 hours on this subject.

Desktop aint going anywhere.

Great news - I hope not!
 
Thanks for the heads-up!

I just hate the pattern: Software that you know thoroughly and like working with must be ditched because the OS changes. It's like having to buy a new car because the road gets new asphalt. I must make sure I have good backups of XP for the rest of my life.

Mosvalve


It would be nice if hardware manufacturers keep up with new OS technologies and have drivers and such ready before a new OS comes out. Why make people suffer? As far as Win 8 being the most sold I believe that's because new PC's come with Win 8. You don't have a choice unless you custom order a PC with Win 7. If you go to Best Buy they don't even have Win 7 on the shlef, only Win 8. I would say Win 7 was the most sold OS when it came out for the same reason. Hey who remembers using EMM386 to free up some of that DOS 64K memory barrier? You gotta love DOS. Windows 3.0 and 3.1 went through some big changes over the years for sure. Ah memories...

Yeah good point, buy a new PC now and it's Windows 8 or nothing, so those sales figures are going to be up regardless, although in my case; I did actually purchase a standalone Windows 8 Pro license, so I don't have that excuse...lol
 
Yeah, remember the EMM386 days,  that message 'Missing either himem.sys or emm386.exe' seems like a lifetime ago...lol
 

NorthernElite

I've never needed to FORCE myself to love (ok perhaps the wife),   

I'm telling her you said that. 
First thing I did was go out and find a WIndows 8 start button.  In time I may get rid of it, but not having one was WAY too big of an adjustment for me. 

bitflipper


Then again, I was very much taken by surprise by the abomination that is Metro.

Yeah - that's exactly how I reacted...lol    I didn't go down the beta release path with this OS.  No test-driving for me...   ...I just paid for the final release and upgraded.  Although I'd read reviews both good and bad prior to my install - I wasn't expecting a WTF! moment, and certainly not multiple WTF! moments...lol

redbarchetta

NorthernElite

I've never needed to FORCE myself to love (ok perhaps the wife),   

I'm telling her you said that. 
First thing I did was go out and find a WIndows 8 start button.  In time I may get rid of it, but not having one was WAY too big of an adjustment for me. 

LOL, just joshing there!  (just in case she's got a packet sniffer running on our home network!!!  Must remember to use VPN when I insult her on internet forums...lol)
 
What Win 8 start button did you get?  I started researching that also and gave up - too many different options.  Like Microsoft couldn't have just made the start button an entry in 'add/remove windows features'?
 
Thanks again
 
 

I use Pokki Windows 8 Start Menu
Nice little app.

Kalle Rantaaho


I just hate the pattern: Software that you know thoroughly and like working with must be ditched because the OS changes.
 
 

Yeah, but it would appear that this is only part of the challenge...   ...another issue is that all of this new trend in tightly converged technology and unified software i.e.  tablets, phablets, phones and other 'consumption devices' are driving a one-size-fits-all mentality from software companies like Apple and Microsoft. 
 
So perhaps it won't be long before Cakewalk will be renamed CakeWhacker and run on my phone, tablet and PC and it'll be available within the Microsoft App Store priced at 69p, then you must use Paypal to buy cake-coins to pay for every feature of the software you want to use.  You want to add an audio track? that's 500 cake-coins!   Need to insert an effect? 300 cake-coins!   Unlock the 'Mega-cake' pack for only only 50,000 cake-coins! Also included is a FREE CakeWhacker game where you can earn more cake-coins!
 
Ok did I just take this one a bit too far?  mkay!