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All this article tells us is that Windows 8 is different from the previous versions of Windows that most users are familiar with. Windows 8 might suck [1], but
by andyjohnson0 12y ago
All this article tells us is that Windows 8 is different from the previous versions of Windows that most users are familiar with. Windows 8 might suck [1], but the article doesn't in any way demonstrate that.
[1] FWIW I use Win 8 every day and had no problem adapting to it. I've been using and developing on Windows since NT 3.51.
- chrismcb 12y agoThe article does a fine demonstration. It points out that people are currently asking about some more esoteric features about win7. BUT they are asking about some fairly common features for win8. Features that should be EASY to figure out. Since people are asking about these features, then the UI sucks. This really isn't a comparison of Win7 vs Win8, and yeah the article could have shown a few more examples. But seriously if you have to go to Google to look up how to close an App, there is something wrong with the UI. I understand Microsoft was trying to make it so that you don't need to shutdown or close apps, and that is why they are difficult to do. But sometimes you need to shutdown or close an app...