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Not the OP but I think hacksonx might be referring to the big squares UI. They designed an interface that one could use with their feet... elbows.... etc... And
by nobleach 9y ago
Not the OP but I think hacksonx might be referring to the big squares UI. They designed an interface that one could use with their feet... elbows.... etc... And it had that Pinterest/Masonry appeal to it. I think they realized quickly that that's not how desktop users interacted with their computer. Was it a failure? I can't say I've met anyone that is trying to re-enable that interface on any other device. I do know they went back to using a more Window95-esque interface for the default Windows 10 desktop.
- Jedd 9y agoSure. It was an interesting experiment (and certainly not one that I enjoyed -- I'm on Win7 Pro on the few VM's that I have to run MS on). My point was that MS hasn't suffered massive failure despite this ludicrous attempt at promulgating a feet/elbows interface on devices with actual keyboards and mouses. Yes, lots of people (especially relatively technically aware people that I know) have resisted the upgrade to MS Windows 8 / 10 -- but they're still running Microsoft Windows. Compare and contrast the Canonical Unity experiment.
- digi_owl 9y agoI suspect there would have been less of an outcry if it had been more like 8.1 before it launched. That said, i think perhaps Windows 8 is the first (or second if one consider the Phone 6.5 to 7 transition) time Microsoft had ignored the muscle memory aspect that had kept their products up top for so long.