They seem to be gearing it towards social media/movies/music.
It was too much “toy” for me.
I have stuff to do.
I hated having to slog through a whole bunch of second-guessing “suggestions” as to what I might be wanting.
I had an HP Envy 2-in-1 for about 3 days before I started screaming.
I wanted the graphic tablet features.
Took it back.
Bought a Cintiq 12WX.
I can plug it into anything running a really a sincere OS.
I *really* resent the move towards an OS that reminds me of Facebook crossed with an iPad.
And yes, I found out how to get to the real desktop but one wrong move...one slip of a pinky and *whoomp!*, there I was, back on Sesame Street again.
Yeah, I have to ignore all that crap to get anything done. There are some settings that can make it better, though none that make it disappear.
> I hated having to slog through a whole bunch of second-guessing “suggestions” as to what I might be wanting.
Or worse, getting handed what they think you want when it's perfectly clear to a 2-yr-old that's not what you wanted...
> I had an HP Envy 2-in-1 for about 3 days before I started screaming. I wanted the graphic tablet features. Took it back. Bought a Cintiq 12WX. I can plug it into anything running a really a sincere OS.
That's a great move. Wacom makes very nice stuff. I had one of their tablet input devices a few years ago, gave it to my girlfriend at the time, never saw it again, but it was nice while it lasted...
> I *really* resent the move towards an OS that reminds me of Facebook crossed with an iPad.
It's like they are trying to channel AOL from the late 90's.
> And yes, I found out how to get to the real desktop but one wrong move...one slip of a pinky and *whoomp!*, there I was, back on Sesame Street again.
Yep. It's a thrill a minute.
I use Windows mostly out of necessity, not affection. There's a reason why my main machine at work is CentOS Linux (with a Win7 VM for Windows tasks), and my main machine at home is a Mac (with a Win7 VM, and a separate Win7 BootCamp (dual-boot) partition for when I need to devote the whole machine to Windows (not often, but...). Those operating systems are more productive for me most of the time, and I don't have to fight with them. But there are some things that Windows does better than the others, and I appreciate it for those things enough to make up for the frustration.
I gotta get to bed, I gotta wake up for work in 2-1/2 hours. Lovely chat, we'll continue another night. Ta-ta for now. :)