THE WHY IS>>>>>>
1-— Most users don’t know or want to know how to right click a url link to open in new tab or new window
2-— don’t want to know how to use multiple tabs within a Firefox browser window
3-—refuse to use auto-hide for their taskbar
4-— could not in a million years download and install “Start 8” to modify Windows 8 to where it is supremely useable on their laptop. I do this for them
I am talking people over 55 I know and tutor and help. All the above explains why Windows 8 gets a bad rap. I promise you that if Best Buy and all computer manufaturers gave out a simple brochure on how to install a start button, that Windows 8 laptop sales would have been much higher and that Apple would not have gained as much ground in ipads and laptops
99% of the Windows 8 confusion and popular put downs it gets it from no start button
PLUS the first thing they see is that lock screen and tiles
1-— Most users don’t know or want to know how to right click a url link to open in new tab or new window
2-— don’t want to know how to use multiple tabs within a Firefox browser window
3-—refuse to use auto-hide for their taskbar
4-— could not in a million years download and install “Start 8” to modify Windows 8 to where it is supremely useable on their laptop. I do this for them
Some hyperboe, but i get the point. What manufacturers should do is customize the PC to do all these things (with Start 8 or Classic Shell for W/8), including hot keys which would speed up tech support (how many users even know what Win key and Pause/Break brings up, or what Run>dxdiag shows?). This would create a demand for that brand name.
99% of the Windows 8 confusion and popular put downs it gets it from no start button PLUS the first thing they see is that lock screen and tiles
Right. And never think of searching the web for a solution. Or right clicking on a phrase and choosing "search...
Yet FR users must learn a little HTML at least. And i use the BBCodeXtra extension, and add custom scripts to do that for me, versus my slow stiffened fingers.