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Have to agree. Recently I used a Windows 8 Samsung tablet at a Microsoft Store. As much as I love Microsoft, I still feel the whole Metro paradigm is a slight m
by shunny14 14y ago
Have to agree. Recently I used a Windows 8 Samsung tablet at a Microsoft Store. As much as I love Microsoft, I still feel the whole Metro paradigm is a slight mistake. They are closing the doors to the tried-and-true interface that Windows users have grown to love by trying to wall people into Metro. Frankly, "Desktop" is almost unusuable without a Start Menu button. You can't get into Computer Properties easily (usually right-click Computer on Start Menu). Control Panel is not obvious. It's virtually impossible to pin things on the dock unless you can find a way to open them. Businesses aren't going to upgrade unless someone uses a touch-screen or tablet (and even then it's doubtful).
They should be trying to make users WANT to use Metro--instead of forcing them into it. It's beautiful, great for tablets, and has the apps people crave. I'm not sure what they mean by "tested and ready", because I can't be the only person who has brought this up on the Internets and I'm sure they've discussed this internally. As a Windows-fan, they're losing me. And like in politics, if you've lost your base, you've lost.
- ditoa 14y agoIf you right click on the bottom left corner (where the start menu button was/where the start page icon appears) you will get a context menu with most of the things you could want such as Computer Management, Command Prompt, etc.
- shunny14 14y agoThanks, I forgot about this during my playtest. They couldn't have put an icon there or something? Frankly the easiest way to get around is Win+R if you know the right shortcuts.
- agpen 14y agoI've been using 8 off and on since it went RTM and don't really feel "forced" into metro at all. The only time I even really see Metro is when searching for something, otherwise it's just a slightly snappier 7 with the charms bar (which has grown on me) and a slightly uglier UI (coming from aero glass, 8's desktop windows look like a regression). Which of course just reinforces the point that there's no compelling reason to upgrade from 7 on the desktop yet, but Metro isn't anywhere near as obtrusive as some people make it out to be.