Just to say, its working in windows 8 (dev preview 64 bit) from internet explorer and chrome(13).

Chrome is noticeably smoother and as good as on any other current os. IE (10.0.8) is jittery and looks like its running as software rendering/non accelerated.

Using a bamboo pen and touch(windows7 driver and flash for windows 7).

Running in a vm using vmware 8
(on windows 7 64 bit)

Can download windows 8 dev preview from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516

Can download vmware 8 , as a 30 day trial version from vmware.com
or
use virtual box(free) from http://www.virtualbox.org/

Awesome, good to hear. Microsoft puts a ton of effort into compatibility for older software, so I'm not surprised.

But not in the "Metro style IE." http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220042/Echoing_Apple_Microsoft_bans_Flash_from_Metro_IE10_in_Windows_8

Yes not in metro.

metro ie - ms blocks flash
http://www.alexthegeek.com/images/2.png
http://www.alexthegeek.com/images/3.png
http://www.alexthegeek.com/images/4.png

desktop ie flash is allowed
http://www.alexthegeek.com/images/5.png
http://www.alexthegeek.com/images/6.png

chrome
http://www.alexthegeek.com/images/7.png
http://www.alexthegeek.com/images/8.png
http://www.alexthegeek.com/images/9.png

The skritter home page graphs are broken in windows 7 on chrome and ie as well as on windows8
http://www.skritter.com/forum/topic?id=117997362&comments=6

For some reason the forum isn't showing the latest posts ?

Use this to force the post with screenshots to appear
http://www.skritter.com/forum/topic?id=117997362&comments=6

Is a new version of windows really necessary yet?

I didn't think anything after Windows XP was really necessary.

“Is a new version of windows really necessary yet?”

Depends on if you think its right for Microsoft to be worried they don't yet have an an operating system that can compete with iOS.

Quite a few Micorosfts partners (ASUS, Acer, etc...) are starting to take quite a sales hit in the Netbook market due to the iPad. If you read the stats, it seems that most netbook sales are now going to iPads.

Depending on who you believe, the iPad may or may not start eating into desktop sales as well. Of course no one can predict the future, but it is prudent for Microsoft to get their butt into gear and at least attempt to compete in the "tablet" market.

It has lower hardware requirements than windows 7 and vista and will run on x86 and arm processors including desktop , laptop and consumer tablets. Supposedly will use a good bit less battery power(on average) than windows 7.

On x86 it'll run on a 1GHz atom with 1GB ram
same for arm 1GHz arm with 1GB ram(more likely dual or quad core).

2.5GHz quad core arm based mobile phone chips will be out before the end of next year regardless of whether we need them or not.

It's more about letting people use their computers where they want to rather than dictating that you can only use it in a certain location/setup(desktop).

windows7 was worse on a tablet than xp tablet and neither was very good.

I just want consumer tablets to have pen input so I can use them for writing , drawing and skrittering etc.(Had a windows slate pc (fujitsu st5011) since 2004)

"I didn't think anything after Windows XP was really necessary."

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