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Therefore since that is the equivalent to the Windows 8 process of forcing a program to close the complexity of the action is really a non issue.
by chrisherring 14y ago
Therefore since that is the equivalent to the Windows 8 process of forcing a program to close the complexity of the action is really a non issue.
- gnud 14y agoI disagree. In windows XP, Vista and 7, if you click the magical red X on a misbehaving program, Windows will offer to kill if after something between 5-50 seconds. Non-tech-savvy users _do_ use that functionality.
- chrisherring 14y agoAnd in Windows 8 you don't even need to worry about it. After switching to another program the previous program will be suspended and if it takes too long to suspend, terminated. Sounds a lot better than asking "Non-tech-savvy users" to make the decision.
- gnud 14y agoBut it isn't obvious at all this is happening. The original issue here was a stuck application, and the user didn't know how to get it unstuck. I don't think "do something else for a while, it'll sort itself out" is a good response.