I've heard lots of grippes over the past week about Windows 8 but I have to say that I for one am quite interested in it, and I have been a Mac fanboi for most of computer using life and I have never particularly liked the Windows OS line. Windows Vista and 7 are OK. With Windows 8 things have an opportunity to change (no, I am not switching to Windows, but I could consider making them part of my own user ecosystem). Why this change?

Well, it all comes back to really portable computing that allows you to have the power of your own computer in your pocket. Back in the day there was an ultra portable computing company called OQO (they are now defunct). The idea behind the OQO was that you had a computer that was powerful enough to replace your laptop (as a matter of fact it fit in your pocket), that it could run a full OS and the apps you use in a day to day basis, and when you're at home or in the office you could dock the unit and get a full keyboard, mouse and screen, as well as access to external peripherals and additional storage.

As you can see from the video below, the device is quite portable and windows vista runs fine on it. However, it does seems like a giant pain the butt to use in a mobile fashion. Why? Well, it's simple, previous versions of Windows really were not built with mobile in mind! The mobile aspect was really just grafted on near the end of the process. Even when I used early tablets (windows based) they would only work with a special pen (there was something in the tip of the pen to register the press), normal touching of the screen did not work - what a waste of an opportunity!

With Windows 8 being built for touch, devices like the OQO can take off (provided that they are cheap and powerful enough). You can use touch when you're on the go, and when you're docked you can use a desktop if you want. Now you can (potentially) have your PMP, computer and tablet with you all the time. One computer for (almost) all occasions!