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I still like the time they put the full screen win8 metro style start menu on their server OS. Pure genius!

Haga 4y ago
emodendroket 4y ago
I'm still not sure I understand what made that so heretical other than being different. I can't really imagine any scenario where I'd be using the start menu and want to see something else at the same time.
- slavik81 4y ago
  The reason why you need to open the start menu is often on screen, then you hit the Windows key and the context that should be driving your next action is hidden. All it takes is a brief moment of distraction and — if you're like me — you'll completely forget why you opened the menu in the first place. It's like walking into a room and forgetting why you had entered. At that point, maybe you return where you came from and see an unopened package. Then you remember: you were retrieving scissors. When the motivating context is in front of you, it's easier to remember what your goal is.
  - emodendroket 4y ago
    What I thought was nice about it was that, if you're primarily a search user, you got a lot more real estate for the search results. I suppose they achieved some of that in the new design and the feedback has been pretty close to unanimous, though.
    - kasabali 4y ago
      They achieved more real estate with less results, for sure.
  - jiggawatts 4y ago
    More importantly, every method for opening the start menu was difficult on a server. Hitting a 2x2 pixel magic corner when not full screen and over a 100ms latency link is simply infuriating. The special “Windows key” would similarly not make it through KVMs, iLO/DRAC, and most cloud consoles. It was an exercise in frustration topped by only by this little pop up: “Swipe here to view this notification.” Okay, I’m swiping. Still swiping. It’s going to work any minute now…
hulitu 4y ago
Yeah, they copied the idea in the new calculator.

Haga 4y ago

I'm still not sure I understand what made that so heretical other than being different. I can't really imagine any scenario where I'd be using the start menu and want to see something else at the same time.

slavik81 4y ago
The reason why you need to open the start menu is often on screen, then you hit the Windows key and the context that should be driving your next action is hidden. All it takes is a brief moment of distraction and — if you're like me — you'll completely forget why you opened the menu in the first place. It's like walking into a room and forgetting why you had entered. At that point, maybe you return where you came from and see an unopened package. Then you remember: you were retrieving scissors. When the motivating context is in front of you, it's easier to remember what your goal is.
- emodendroket 4y ago
  What I thought was nice about it was that, if you're primarily a search user, you got a lot more real estate for the search results. I suppose they achieved some of that in the new design and the feedback has been pretty close to unanimous, though.
  - kasabali 4y ago
    They achieved more real estate with less results, for sure.
- jiggawatts 4y ago
  More importantly, every method for opening the start menu was difficult on a server. Hitting a 2x2 pixel magic corner when not full screen and over a 100ms latency link is simply infuriating. The special “Windows key” would similarly not make it through KVMs, iLO/DRAC, and most cloud consoles. It was an exercise in frustration topped by only by this little pop up: “Swipe here to view this notification.” Okay, I’m swiping. Still swiping. It’s going to work any minute now…

hulitu 4y ago

Yeah, they copied the idea in the new calculator.