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MS should seriously consider releasing a patch that makes Win8 look like Win7 on desktops (shouldn't be very hard). Win8 has a fair number of improvements under

by kabdib 14y ago

MS should seriously consider releasing a patch that makes Win8 look like Win7 on desktops (shouldn't be very hard). Win8 has a fair number of improvements under the hood. My guess is that someone in the Windows org has this working. (I won't get into the quality of the Win8 UI, since I have not used it yet. Maybe it's the bee's knees and I'm just believing all the anti-hype).

danieldk 14y ago
It'd still be a mixed bag. Some settings and preferences are accessed in through the control center (of the desktop app), while others are in the Metro settings. Apps purchased in the app store would open fullscreen in Metro (unless they'd display Metro applications in windows on the desktop). Metro is not truly separate, but it is also not well-integrated. Windows 8 is an operating system for tablets. On desktops and laptops it's an experiment at most - touch screens are not ubiquitous, and it remains to be seen whether they will be successful on 'traditional computers'. I think everyone would be better off if Microsoft had released Windows 8 as a tablet operating system, providing other improvements as a service pack for Windows 7. But they are probably making a bet: businesses will stick with Windows 7 for a while, and they are probably hoping that consumers get as much Metro-exposure as possible via Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Windows RT. I don't like it. So, I'll stick with OS X on the desktop and iOS/WP8 on phones ;). Edit: I wanted to add that I do like Metro a lot... For touch devices.
marcosdumay 14y ago
> shouldn't be very hard Somebody already published one in SourceForge. I realy doubt MS can't do that. But then, MS's strategy is to risk their PC dominance to make inroads at portables. Such a patch would antagonize their (failing) marketing efforts.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ And another, proprietary option: http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/ http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

by kabdib 14y ago

danieldk 14y ago

It'd still be a mixed bag. Some settings and preferences are accessed in through the control center (of the desktop app), while others are in the Metro settings. Apps purchased in the app store would open fullscreen in Metro (unless they'd display Metro applications in windows on the desktop). Metro is not truly separate, but it is also not well-integrated. Windows 8 is an operating system for tablets. On desktops and laptops it's an experiment at most - touch screens are not ubiquitous, and it remains to be seen whether they will be successful on 'traditional computers'. I think everyone would be better off if Microsoft had released Windows 8 as a tablet operating system, providing other improvements as a service pack for Windows 7. But they are probably making a bet: businesses will stick with Windows 7 for a while, and they are probably hoping that consumers get as much Metro-exposure as possible via Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Windows RT. I don't like it. So, I'll stick with OS X on the desktop and iOS/WP8 on phones ;). Edit: I wanted to add that I do like Metro a lot... For touch devices.

marcosdumay 14y ago

> shouldn't be very hard Somebody already published one in SourceForge. I realy doubt MS can't do that. But then, MS's strategy is to risk their PC dominance to make inroads at portables. Such a patch would antagonize their (failing) marketing efforts.

w1ntermute 14y ago
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ And another, proprietary option: http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/ http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/