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Microsoft prepares U-turn on Windows 8

14 points by ph0rque 14y ago

seanmcdirmid 14y ago
Was the previous post killed?
- Skalman 14y ago
  No, it seems like it's still up, though for some reason on place 81. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5667466 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5667466
127001brewer 14y ago
Referring to difficulties many users have had with mastering the software, she added: “The learning curve is definitely real.” Who are the users this article is referring to? If it's older users who are sun-setting, then isn't Windows 8 skating to where the puck has been (instead of where it's going)? Edited to fix typo - thanks!
- simonh 14y ago
  How can you skate to where the puck has been AND where it's going? Typo? Older users may sunset eventually, but people generally have a 45 year working life. So how many of them are likely to sunset within the time frame of one Windows UI refresh? It's not like a whole generation will grow old and die before Windows 9 (or whatever it gets called) comes out. Well at least we can hope not, but after Win XP -> Vista who knows?
joshAg 14y ago
If they give me something approximating the ui of win7 combined with all the "backend" optimizations they made in win8, I'd be ecstatic. Perhaps it works better on a tablet, but the few hours I spent with win8 were enough to convince me that I want nothing to do with the current desktop version of win8.
- FireBeyond 14y ago
  I wanted to like Windows 8, I did. I went "all in" - a Surface, Lumia 920... But I'm out. The OS is unreliable in annoyingly simple ways: my laptop will regularly not re-connect to the network (wired or wireless) when it comes out of sleep, and not only that, the entire "Network/ Sharing Center" tray / charm app won't even respond for minutes. Other network issues too - the Windows Store app will show updates (eventually), but will regularly respond "not connected to the Internet". I dislike, immensely, switching desktop modes. I tried using Start8, but still no. Inconsistency: why does clicking the Settings Charm in desktop mode give a Control Panel option, but in full screen mode, no? Live Tiles work a bit better on the phone, but on the desktop and laptop? Not unless you want to keep the computer on the Start Menu full time. So, for better or worse - and I know there are both - I am moving to the iEcosystem.
  - joshAg 13y ago
    You could always adopt a more conservativ window upgrade strategy. Mine is currently something like "every other windows and/or only after sp1".

14 points by ph0rque 14y ago

seanmcdirmid 14y ago

Was the previous post killed?

Skalman 14y ago
No, it seems like it's still up, though for some reason on place 81. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5667466 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5667466

127001brewer 14y ago

Referring to difficulties many users have had with mastering the software, she added: “The learning curve is definitely real.” Who are the users this article is referring to? If it's older users who are sun-setting, then isn't Windows 8 skating to where the puck has been (instead of where it's going)? Edited to fix typo - thanks!

simonh 14y ago
How can you skate to where the puck has been AND where it's going? Typo? Older users may sunset eventually, but people generally have a 45 year working life. So how many of them are likely to sunset within the time frame of one Windows UI refresh? It's not like a whole generation will grow old and die before Windows 9 (or whatever it gets called) comes out. Well at least we can hope not, but after Win XP -> Vista who knows?

joshAg 14y ago

If they give me something approximating the ui of win7 combined with all the "backend" optimizations they made in win8, I'd be ecstatic. Perhaps it works better on a tablet, but the few hours I spent with win8 were enough to convince me that I want nothing to do with the current desktop version of win8.

FireBeyond 14y ago
I wanted to like Windows 8, I did. I went "all in" - a Surface, Lumia 920... But I'm out. The OS is unreliable in annoyingly simple ways: my laptop will regularly not re-connect to the network (wired or wireless) when it comes out of sleep, and not only that, the entire "Network/ Sharing Center" tray / charm app won't even respond for minutes. Other network issues too - the Windows Store app will show updates (eventually), but will regularly respond "not connected to the Internet". I dislike, immensely, switching desktop modes. I tried using Start8, but still no. Inconsistency: why does clicking the Settings Charm in desktop mode give a Control Panel option, but in full screen mode, no? Live Tiles work a bit better on the phone, but on the desktop and laptop? Not unless you want to keep the computer on the Start Menu full time. So, for better or worse - and I know there are both - I am moving to the iEcosystem.
- joshAg 13y ago
  You could always adopt a more conservativ window upgrade strategy. Mine is currently something like "every other windows and/or only after sp1".