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It wasn't something new, it was their same tired old strategy of copying Apple without any understanding of what they were copying and with level after level of
by yarrel 12y ago
It wasn't something new, it was their same tired old strategy of copying Apple without any understanding of what they were copying and with level after level of managerial air-brakes on doing anything right.
The user experience of 8 is hated by long-term Windows users. Microsoft have never been a consumer software company, their customers were OEMs and corporations. They shouldn't be giving away Windows 10 for free, they should give Windows 8 users a refund.
Desperation doesn't make a company inspiring or trustworthy.
- eco 12y agoWhat about Windows 8 do you feel is copying Apple? The big changes are utterly unlike anything I see in OS X but maybe I'm missing something. Personally, I like Windows 8. I don't use the Metro apps (or whatever they are called now) but it's basically Windows with a lot of incremental improvements. It seems like most people complain about the new Start Screen replacing the Start Menu. I've long used the Windows button as search rather than as a drawer for apps that I wade through* so the Start Screen is just a bit nicer looking with no functional difference from Windows 7. * If you aren't doing this you need to try it. Hit the Windows key, type what you want, hit Enter. It's a huge improvement over hunting through the Start Menu.
- numo16 12y ago> What about Windows 8 do you feel is copying Apple? Well, they made it more touch friendly, so they were obviously copying Apple... /s
- jjoonathan 12y agoWin+X is glorious. Other than that, I agree.
- wvenable 12y ago> Microsoft have never been a consumer software company I guess you've forgotten that people lined up to purchase Windows 95 the way that people used to line up to by the early iPhones. Microsoft has always been a consumer company; they just haven't always been good at it.