In KitGuru, a computer site, we are told by Carl that some machines running Windows 8 boots up in 8 seconds, significantly faster than Windows 7. Uhhh, Carl what have you been smoking. First, just stating "some machines" is simply not scientific. Why don't you take one decked out computer install an SSD III for Win 7 and Win 8 and see. My guess is those those computers were running SSD on a PCIe card and at 12Gb/s they may get to eight seconds I doubt it. Since I don't want to power off, I generally test my going from POST to login. Win most of my Win 7s ruinning on Lenovos with SSD III OCZ with i7 2600k's, I can get anywhere from 9 to 14 seconds.
Hell, on July 1, 2012 the world adopted the little clockwise circle (not sure about the southern hemisphere) to show the machines were thinking. I suppose further back going to Win 7. But, I have to say I like the blue circle better than the white beads which circle and then appear as though they are going to stop, just before they start again and bury themselves beneath the wallpaper. But, watching one turn of the annoying sand timer replacement is at least 10 seconds. Of course, maybe it is faster on "some machines."
I would have to say that if this white clockwise circular set of fast than slow beads had been around years ago when the Wizard of Oz was made, and Steve Ballmer made the decision to use it instead of the timer, we would all be watching Scream every year instead. Come to think of it, Scream wouldn't be that bad.
I think I should start a blog.
