Is Windows 8 better than iOS and Android?

Right after Microsoft marked a quarterly loss in 26 years, I got an opportunity to review a preview version of Windows 8 tablet. Windows 8 is more of a tablet OS with touch interface but at the same time, it is a desktop OS as well. The best part of Windows 8 is its familiarity and ease of use, especially if you are a Windows OS user. There is nothing like getting used to the OS. One noticeable difference between Windows 8 and its predecessors is the absence of ‘Start’ button. The Start button is replaced by a Start Screen.

The era of mouse seems to be over with the introduction of Windows 8, now you can use your fingers to give inputs on the tablet. Touch interface is pretty cool and there’s no confusion of missing taps or tapping the wrong ones.

Windows 8 tablet supports literally every device you can have. Connect any device let it be your phone, printer or camera, the OS detects it within seconds and you can start working on it straightaway, no hustle. Device support is exactly where Windows 8 scores than its counterparts like iOS and Android. We all know that iPad don’t have a USB port and you can’t even connect your iPhone with a wire to the iPad, even though both comes from the same manufacturer with same OS. Android tablets won’t even detect any camera connections. For Data transfer in Android devices you need a file-manager app, on the other hand Windows 8 is simply ‘Plug and Play’. With Windows 8 you can even connect other tablets.

Windows 8 has a tile-based interface called Metro which is very smooth. Metro apps are quite good but the question is that, will the major app developers come up with updated versions for Windows 8? Multitasking has got a major facelift in Windows 8. You just need to swipe in from left to bring in another app; the app which you have been already working on will go into a suspended state for saving battery life.

After marking a loss in 26 years, I really feel that Windows 8 is the one that will make up for the loss. It is much more device friendly than iOS and Android and the simple ease of use will make it a strong competitor in the tablet market. Now let us see what Apple and Google will come up with.

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