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the start menu on Windows 8/10 (and Windows Phone) was originally designed under the expectation that most users would create their own personalized tile layout
by contextfree 9y ago
the start menu on Windows 8/10 (and Windows Phone) was originally designed under the expectation that most users would create their own personalized tile layouts as a means of self-expression. Start menu team always wanted and lobbied for some or all of the tile area to be initially blank with a "drag apps here to personalize your tile grid" message, so that users would understand how they're "supposed" to use it, but they kept getting overruled by other teams wanting to use it as a way to promote their stuff. :(
- titanix2 9y agoI found tiles a great ideas on Phone (I owned some WP and developed apps for it) but always hated it on desktop. The ever moving parts were making difficult to find information by catching the user attention. Also the 2D layout also posed a problem to scan entries, especially as most were cut after a few characters. That was a pain to found the good Visual Studio command prompt for example. And now some of the Win8 area remains such as wierd black squared background behind software icon.
- WorldMaker 9y agoIt is a shame every time you see someone whose live tiles are just the Windows defaults with no customization and unsurprising their complaints about how hard it is to find apps they commonly use. (Or worse, still use the desktop as app launcher when it's so much easier/nicer to switch the Start menu to full screen by default and have more useful layouts and live tiles.)