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I was on a Youtube binge last night watching Windows 10 videos. It looks really impressive. Automatically switching between tablet and desktop mode when you doc

I was on a Youtube binge last night watching Windows 10 videos. It looks really impressive. Automatically switching between tablet and desktop mode when you dock appears to actually work - perhaps it is possible to make a UI that works for both use cases! The Cortana feature is slick and I'm tempted to cancel my Amazon Echo order and get a Surface (which has a free Windows 10 upgrade). I was never a fan of the OSX Dock. When switching between apps, I always misclick and startup a new program accidentally. I prefer the traditional windows dock. Two features I would surely miss if I switch back to Windows would be in-app window switching (cmd ~) and the placement of of the cmd key on the Mac keyboard versus the awkward stretching of my pinky finger to reach the control key on Windows.

jbrooksuk 11y ago
App window switching only really works in OSX because the window manager is different. Whilst it would transfer to Windows, I don't think it'd make as much sense.
pmelendez 11y ago
> "possible to make a UI that works for both use cases!" That was what Windows 8/8.1 tried to do, but apparently people didn't like at all ( never understood that, to me is a fine OS)
- nkozyra 11y ago
  People didn't like it because it wasn't adaptive to the present use. The tablet and desktop views were the same regardless, which made for some poor UX. Square peg, round hole.
  - pmelendez 11y ago
    > People didn't like it because it wasn't adaptive to the present use. The tablet and desktop views were the same regardless, which made for some poor UX. Square peg, round hole. I think the whole thing is very subjective. I have a way better UX with Windows 8/8.1 that I had with Win7 and with OSX. The change resistance effect should not be dismissed too, people tend to be scared when a change is dramatic.
  - Someone 11y ago
    > "possible to make a UI that works for both use cases!" "People didn't like it because it wasn't adaptive to the present use. The tablet and desktop views were the same" Isn't that more 'multiple similar UIs in a single executable' than 'same UI on tablet and desktop'? If so, it seems the only difference with OS X/iOS is that Microsoft thinks a tablet now is powerful enough for desktop applications. Looking at size and weight of the latest MacBook, they probably are right.

jbrooksuk 11y ago

App window switching only really works in OSX because the window manager is different. Whilst it would transfer to Windows, I don't think it'd make as much sense.

pmelendez 11y ago

> "possible to make a UI that works for both use cases!" That was what Windows 8/8.1 tried to do, but apparently people didn't like at all ( never understood that, to me is a fine OS)

nkozyra 11y ago
People didn't like it because it wasn't adaptive to the present use. The tablet and desktop views were the same regardless, which made for some poor UX. Square peg, round hole.
- pmelendez 11y ago
  > People didn't like it because it wasn't adaptive to the present use. The tablet and desktop views were the same regardless, which made for some poor UX. Square peg, round hole. I think the whole thing is very subjective. I have a way better UX with Windows 8/8.1 that I had with Win7 and with OSX. The change resistance effect should not be dismissed too, people tend to be scared when a change is dramatic.
- Someone 11y ago
  > "possible to make a UI that works for both use cases!" "People didn't like it because it wasn't adaptive to the present use. The tablet and desktop views were the same" Isn't that more 'multiple similar UIs in a single executable' than 'same UI on tablet and desktop'? If so, it seems the only difference with OS X/iOS is that Microsoft thinks a tablet now is powerful enough for desktop applications. Looking at size and weight of the latest MacBook, they probably are right.