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Out of all the things to complain about in Windows 8, the splash screen seems to be pretty far back in the list of things. Also, on what apps are you experienci
by lotso 14y ago
Out of all the things to complain about in Windows 8, the splash screen seems to be pretty far back in the list of things. Also, on what apps are you experiencing long load times? I just tried opening Skydrive, Music, and Video and they all loaded very quickly. The only one that took awhile was Netflix, which I assume took a little longer because it had to log in to my account, and even then it was less than 4 seconds.
- sixothree 14y agoIt's also a problem apple has solved by using a screenshot of the application's default/previous state as the splash screen.
- lotso 14y agoThe problem hasn't been solved. Apple's use of the screenshot is a design trade-off. Apple's design Pro: You see the previous state of the app, and have the perception that the app has loaded quickly. Con: Many times the UI is blocked while the app is loading data, or if the UI isn't blocked you are still waiting on data to be able to actually do anything. Microsoft's design Pro: Consistent splash screen experience on all apps. User understands that the app is loading during this time. If app needs to download a lot of data, the splash screen presents an animation to indicate it is working. Con: Have to view a splashscreen on app load. May not be perceived as having loaded as quickly as Apple's implementation. I don't think you can necessarily state that one is better than the other.