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Well I haven't tried it, but I don't think it'll be that bad. You don't really have to use Metro and stuff like Notepad++ still works fine, so I'm sure you can

• Zirro 14y ago
  First of all, Metro is forced upon you as the new "start menu". That's where you end up when you boot the computer. Secondly, you have to look at the long term consequences. This may be the direction Microsoft wants to take. Will there be a "Desktop"-mode in Windows 10?
  • drzaiusapelord 14y ago
    Will it matter in Windows 10? Its like saying "Whoa, I can't install Norton Commander on this Windows95! This sucks!" I have no idea what the future holds, but change happens. I'm not a fan of metro but as long as I can get to a classic desktop I don't care. As an IT admin I am a fan of the ribbon because its enables our clueless users to find things and not bother IT. At the end of the day all these interfaces are designed for the lowest common denominator, not power users or develops. That's how mass software production works. We make dumb interfaces for dumb people and they keep getting dumber and dumber. The market has spoken and even Microsoft needs to cater to the app obsessed teenager and middle aged dad who thinks computers are "too hard." Well, maybe they are. Look at the malware and support mess that is the Windows status quo. Fummy how the HN crowds lambasts Windows but refuses to accept any reformation as well. Its not all bad. I don't think anyone wants to go back to the DOS days. I suspect this is the usual tempest in a teapot that precedes all Windows releases. End users won't care and power users will get around whatever new limitation or UI they don't like.