The Windows 8 Power Struggle: Metro Vs Desktop

MojoKid writes "Metro, Microsoft's new UI, is bold; a dramatic departure from anything the company has previously done in the desktop/laptop space, and absolutely great. It's tangible proof that Redmond really can design and build its own unique products and experiences. However, the transition to Metro's Start menu is jarring for some desktop users, and worse yet, Desktop mode and Metro don't mesh well at all. The best strategy Microsoft could take would be to introduce users to Metro via its included apps and through tablets, while prominently offering the option to maintain the Desktop environment. Power users who choose to use the classic UI for desktops and laptops can still be exposed to Metro via tablets and applications without being forced to wade through it on their way to do something important."

Comments

Re:How ergonomic!

[recoiledsnake]

>That's the problem though. Sure, you can reconfigure it to be like Windows 7...but WTF? If that's better then why are they wasting everybody's time developing something that serves only to make everybody turn it back off?

Everybody != Slashdot posters

Much of their target audience will not do that. It's the power users and geeks on here who make the most noise, but the platforms still sell millions when they're targeted towards average users. Remember what Slashdot said about the iPod, iPhone, and iPad? If companies targeted only Slashdot users, they would be stuck at a terminal. Well maybe with Xterm. Remember what happened to OpenMoko?