Posted on 03/15/2012 10:22:26 AM PDT by ShadowAce
The Windows 8 Experience: “Wait...what? Why did you do that? Why would someone even think to do that? What the hell is going on?”
Microsoft - Where Quality is Job 8.4-revA
I’m thinking that, if there are those that want Sinofsky to fail, they are probably from the old guard.
What one must consider is that Windows tried a windows experience already, on the Windows Ce phones and failed miserably.
Windows 8 = Chevy Volt.
If this doesn't sound like what's going on with "oil" and "healthcare", I don't know what does. I'm getting awfully tired of being told to forego the present in favor the future.
Win 7 until this mess is straightened out.
Take it from a grizzled old computer warrior....never switch systems until Service Pack 2 is out.
I think they should keep the start button, in some form.
I don’t think it would be hard to have it invisible, but appears if you touch the lower left hand corner or something.
Let me point out that Andrew Orlowski also predicted that Android would not pose a threat to RIM or Apple in October of 2010.
Let me point out that Andrew Orlowski has never written a positive article about Android or Windows, but multiple positive articles about Apple.
Put all that aside, I know many people who have tried the Windows 8 CP. They all hated it at first, until they learned how to access the familiar things they were looking for in Windows.
Therefore, there is a learning curve with an entirely new OS.
Lastly, MS has said that they non-touch users will have a way to have a Windows 7-like experience.
Microsoft has turned into a large bureaucracy (much like the US federal govt.) who can’t see the forest for the trees.
Oh, one other thing.....I suppose in Win8 they’ve changed the names on all the apps in Control Panel again, giving the illusion of something new, when it’s actually the same old, same old.
Win XP until this mess is straightened out.
I don’t think it will be a bad experience. I’m going to buy a Lumia 710 to learn about it, so when Apollo comes out, I can then go get a really nice Windows phone.
thanks.
it seems every good report about any windows product is met with hysterical hyperbole from a mac worshiper. (not to be confused with consumers who just like the pretty apple)
Heck, I’m still using XP at home. I have 7 at work and it drives me nuts with the dumbed down interface. The Office ribbons really drive me nuts. I don’t think that making a tasks take 5 to 7 clicks is a functional improvement over 1 or 2 clicks.
One thing I can hardly wait for is cleaning fingerprints off my 21” monitor as often as I have to clean them off my 3” iPod.
Fixed. :)
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