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I tried out Windows 8 on a laptop a few weeks ago. I used to use Windows extensively (3.1, 95, 98, XP) before eventually switching to OSX. Some things I like:
by colmvp 14y ago
I tried out Windows 8 on a laptop a few weeks ago. I used to use Windows extensively (3.1, 95, 98, XP) before eventually switching to OSX.
Some things I like:
- Transitions between windows are super fast and smooth.
- Style is clean and lightweight. A distinctive approach.
Things that made me uncomfortable:
- No Start button (although you can download 3rd party programs to bring it back)
- Trying to have two windows next to one another felt much harder to accomplish. Using Snap! just felt way more complicated than what'd you normally do in Windows/OSX.
- Start-up screen is kind of overwhelming and inefficient. It's a cool concept but the variety of boxes just makes it hard to interpret information quickly. It reminds me of iGoogle. I just don't need all that information at once.
- Some of the features are hidden and require a lot of exploring to get it right, like remembering which corner does what when your mouse moves there. I've never found those type of mouse gestures intuitive.
But I should note that I've spent decades learning one paradigm so this could very well work with a younger generation that isn't as married to a UI concept.
- mariusmg 14y ago"No Start button" Great thing actually. Instead of hitting start and fumbling with the mouse to find a certain app, you just start typing the app name, press Enter and done. "Start-up screen is kind of overwhelming and inefficient". The new start screen is basically a launcher + notification. You can always turn live tiles off and get a static screen. "Some of the features are hidden and require a lot of exploring to get it right" Win+C to show the charms bar, win+shift+. to dock/undock app to right side. No need to even move the mouse.
- gman99 14y ago>>Instead of hitting start and fumbling with the mouse to find a certain app, you just start typing the app name, press Enter and done. Isn't this exactly the same as in windows 7? Hit start button and start typing? The only real difference is that the start menu is now full screen and the small icons have been replaced with constantly updating "tiles". I'd rather I had the choice of a traditional start menu, but then you always have the option of booting direct to desktop and pinning the common apps to the taskbar. So not really sure what the fuss is about.