[SeekAndFind]

THE WINDOWS 8 METRO INTERFACE...


When you log in, the first thing you see is the Metro interface.

Metro is the tile based interface that represents the new face of Windows 8.

Remember that it is Metro, and not the desktop, that is the underlying platform, or OS, in this release. As such, the desktop is conceptually considered just another app.

Metro moves horizontally and you can move the tiles around by holding down on a tile until you see a check-mark and then moving it into place elsewhere on the screen.

The tiles also can be configured to continuously display live updates.

It takes a while to get used to the tiles but it's an original, glossy representation of Windows applications.

[circlecity]

"When you log in, the first thing you see is the Metro interface."

When you "log in" to what? I've heard that it will be necessary to "log in" to some microsoft site just to be able to use the OS. If that's true I'll stick with Windows 7 forever.

[chrisser]

Ugh!

I don’t use any of the content of those tiles in the course of my day other than perhaps messaging and presumably Windows Explorer in order to find everything else I’m going to need.

Is there a way to configure that interface for those of us who use a computer as a tool and not as an entertainment device?

[Blueflag]

SO, if the content on the tiles is dynamic, that means CONSTANT data traffic, LOTS of apps running: short battery life and a heavy duty data plan commitment/WiFi discipline.

AND, it’s MS.

Gotta love my Samsung Android devices.

[Still Thinking]

Lame on a tablet, even lamer on a desktop. Apparently they’ve run fresh out of good ideas and this is the crap we’re stuck with. Sorry, if that’s the best you can do, I ain’t buying it. Do they hand you a $50 check with every copy, uh, “sold”?