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When has Microsoft ever designed a user decent interface?

by spiderfarmer 4y ago

TekMol 4y ago
Windows 95 was the best desktop at that time.
wvenable 4y ago
They design great stuff... and then cram it full of b*** sh**
dotancohen 4y ago
My Microsoft-branded Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard is fantastic. I have no idea if they designed it or build it, though. And even the tilted mouse that it came with is really good. Their previous ergonomic keyboard 4000-something, was also fantastic. They are not conventional keyboards, they have slightly-updated interfaces including larger meta keys, a split hand layout, tenting and reverse tilting, integrated palm rest, and some other niceties. Yes, Microsoft is capable of shipping a decent user interface. Just not in software. ))
moffkalast 4y ago
Well there's this thing called Windows, I hear it's kind of popular.
- speedgoose 4y ago
  Microsoft Office too I heard.
- Aperocky 4y ago
  popular isn't necessarily decent. The decent part was inherited from 20 years ago. The new UI changes have generally been detrimental. It got to a point where I'm contemplating (but too lazy) to switch my gaming PC to Linux
- alpaca128 4y ago
  That's like saying ads are popular because they're everywhere.
  - moffkalast 4y ago
    Well I don't see how that's wrong. They are a popular way for businesses to promote their goods and services. A city may be a popular tourist destination, just not for those that live in it. Same principle.
EMM_386 4y ago
I honestly have no issues with the current Windows 11 user interface. In fact, I like it. And I've been through a lot of operating systems, starting on the PcJr and DOS in the 80s, and every Windows version ever released. I'm a software engineer and occasional gamer. I use Windows every day for both my job and for everything else, and I have no issues with it. That's why I find all of the nostalgia a little weird. Some think Windows 95 was the "peak" Windows, others point to 7 and want their "aero glass" back, others say 10 is the best and refuse to upgrade to 11, some install the old start menus in the new versions, etc. It's the same every time a new version comes out. Eventually people years from now will look back and want to try to make their desktops the way they remember their Windows 11 desktop looking. But this is veering off topic.
- raxxorraxor 4y ago
  > That's why I find all of the nostalgia a little weird. This is an often repeated excuse. It certainly isn't nostalgia. There need to be adaptations, mainly for decent scaling for higher resolution devices. But that doesn't mean the latest iterations are good. Windows 7 wasn't good either, but it was better provided you have your standard hardware setup. Same with the start menu. I don't install the old one, but I certainly don't use the new one either. My start menu is now win + e & win + r. Because the rest ist plainly useless. Granted, this was the case since Win7 too. It isn't that people like the new version, they just have to use it and find a way to manage. And yes, people also said that the Win95 UI was crap too. There were some geniune improvements over time, but they are rare. I couldn't name a single one for Win11 yet. There are a lot of negatives though that even surpass the negatives past updates might have brought about.

When has Microsoft ever designed a user decent interface?

TekMol 4y ago

Windows 95 was the best desktop at that time.

wvenable 4y ago

They design great stuff... and then cram it full of b*** sh**

dotancohen 4y ago

My Microsoft-branded Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard is fantastic. I have no idea if they designed it or build it, though. And even the tilted mouse that it came with is really good. Their previous ergonomic keyboard 4000-something, was also fantastic. They are not conventional keyboards, they have slightly-updated interfaces including larger meta keys, a split hand layout, tenting and reverse tilting, integrated palm rest, and some other niceties. Yes, Microsoft is capable of shipping a decent user interface. Just not in software. ))

moffkalast 4y ago

Well there's this thing called Windows, I hear it's kind of popular.

speedgoose 4y ago
Microsoft Office too I heard.
Aperocky 4y ago
popular isn't necessarily decent. The decent part was inherited from 20 years ago. The new UI changes have generally been detrimental. It got to a point where I'm contemplating (but too lazy) to switch my gaming PC to Linux
alpaca128 4y ago
That's like saying ads are popular because they're everywhere.
- moffkalast 4y ago
  Well I don't see how that's wrong. They are a popular way for businesses to promote their goods and services. A city may be a popular tourist destination, just not for those that live in it. Same principle.

EMM_386 4y ago

I honestly have no issues with the current Windows 11 user interface. In fact, I like it. And I've been through a lot of operating systems, starting on the PcJr and DOS in the 80s, and every Windows version ever released. I'm a software engineer and occasional gamer. I use Windows every day for both my job and for everything else, and I have no issues with it. That's why I find all of the nostalgia a little weird. Some think Windows 95 was the "peak" Windows, others point to 7 and want their "aero glass" back, others say 10 is the best and refuse to upgrade to 11, some install the old start menus in the new versions, etc. It's the same every time a new version comes out. Eventually people years from now will look back and want to try to make their desktops the way they remember their Windows 11 desktop looking. But this is veering off topic.

raxxorraxor 4y ago
> That's why I find all of the nostalgia a little weird. This is an often repeated excuse. It certainly isn't nostalgia. There need to be adaptations, mainly for decent scaling for higher resolution devices. But that doesn't mean the latest iterations are good. Windows 7 wasn't good either, but it was better provided you have your standard hardware setup. Same with the start menu. I don't install the old one, but I certainly don't use the new one either. My start menu is now win + e & win + r. Because the rest ist plainly useless. Granted, this was the case since Win7 too. It isn't that people like the new version, they just have to use it and find a way to manage. And yes, people also said that the Win95 UI was crap too. There were some geniune improvements over time, but they are rare. I couldn't name a single one for Win11 yet. There are a lot of negatives though that even surpass the negatives past updates might have brought about.