text: Windows 8's New Ways to Manage Wireless, Bandwidth
  Windows 8 will be a new animal that merges mobile design thinking with that of the traditional PC computing. The clear sign of this is the Metro design that's currently being used in Windows Phone – and to a smaller extent in the latest Xbox 360 dashboard.
  The latest Windows 8 innovation shared through the B8 blog is about how the next big Microsoft release will handle wireless connectivity via Wi-Fi and mobile broadband. Specifically, Windows 8 will attempt to make connectivity as easy and as seamless as possible.
  While Wi-Fi options are built into current versions of Windows natively, Windows 8 will attempt to integrate mobile broadband functionality into the OS without having to resort to specialized applications from the hardware provider.
  Billy Anders, a group program manager on Microsoft's devices and networking team, explained, "We wanted to eliminate the guesswork in locating and installing device drivers for mobile broadband. We did this by working with our mobile operator and mobile broadband hardware partners across the industry, designing a hardware specification that device makers can incorporate into their device hardware.."
  The integration of mobile broadband and Wi-Fi also means that Windows 8 will be smart enough to disable the mobile connection when a remembered Wi-Fi network is in range.
  Microsoft also realizes that some users have to deal with data caps – particularly for those on mobile broadband – and will restrict the data usage accordingly. For example, while on mobile broadband Windows Update will not download non-critical updates in the background and can choose to display lower quality images to conserve bandwidth.
  "We also want Windows applications to behave well on metered networks, so we’ve provided a new set of developer APIs within the ConnectionCost class of the Windows.Networking.Connectivity namespace," explained Anders. ."
  Of course, users can also monitor their usage themselves as built into the display options is a bandwidth meter. Windows Task Manager itself can even break this down with more granularity, as seen in the image below.
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  Look forward to the release of this OS.
  Look forward to the release of this OS.
  Still, I can not help but shudder at the GUI. Those square boxed will not find a home on my desktop.
  It just looks plain ugly.
  OK So, I didn't know what 'boon' meant. Now that I know its a thumbs up for you.
  I though hardware change is best way to get better wireless...
  With 4G becoming more popular, I can see a lot more folks going with 4g dongle for their mobile internet. This will be very useful.
  Windows 2000 was freggin awesome... IMHO, XP was a downgrade until SP2.
  I hate the desktop and metro in Win8, for the first day just closing a program was a pain........ even the "control panel" via the desktop........
  Keep it simple, stupid.......
  I can't stand current tablets / tablet OSes. I need a full-blown OS on capable hardware!
  How do I zip up files and email them? How do I remote into my desktop with ease? How do I play real games? How do I develop on the go? How do I install/create WHATEVER PROGRAM I WANT FROM WHOEVER/WHEREVER I WANT?
  Give me a real OS!
  BTW, if you don't like a feature in Windows, disable it. You pretty much have full control!
  Metro can be disabled (at least on the Desktop/Laptop preview release)
  There's still several months before release...
  As Win 7 has been the solid one following the crap that was Vista, we have a good chance Win 8 will be the next Win 95 / ME / Vista, while Win 9 will be the one that consumes the market (like 98 / XP / 7).