I can quite safely, truthfully and unequivocally say no, Windows 8 is currently less compatible than Windows 7. Not by much, but it certainly has problems that 7 does not.Kumagawa Misogi said:Alfador_VII said:I just bought a new laptop myself, and specified Windows 7, never considered the alternative.The said:Yikes. Is Windows 8 really that bad? I may be getting a gaming PC this summer, so I don't know whether or not to just go for Windows 7. Suggestions?
And no Windows 8 isn't actually BAD, and may be very stable, it just offers no benefit for a conventional PC, has worse games compatibility than Win7, and has a whole new interface to learn, which is designed for touchscreens and poorly optimised for Mouse and Keyboard.
Basically if you have the choice, get Windows 7
"has worse games compatibility than Win7"
This is a lie stop spreading FUD, Windows 8 is fine it's a more stable windows 7 with a homescreen and no start button.
I bought a brand new Windows 8 laptop in January in preparation for uni. It isn't quite as bad as many make it out to be, but its not good. I'm currently typing this on Ubuntu 12.10 because 8, for some reason I can't understand, occasionally decides to stop every website except for Google search from working. No clue why, it just does, and it takes a good day or so to fix itself.