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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."
I think Microsoft Operating Systems follow the trek movie rule: Every other release sucks.
#fuckbeta #iamslashdot #dicemustdie
No, it was just the closest item to him so he picked it up and threw it.
Wow! You have a cell phone with two 22-inch monitors? I guess it's the only way to play Angry Elephants.
Sorry, but gray text on gray background is making my eyes bleed.
Parenthetically, why don't you ever see in Star Trek someone cleaning the fingerprints and accumulated grunge off all those touch screen displays? There must be a janitorial service just to do that.
Oh, because it's fiction, that's why.
Now that I think of it, that might make the basis of a story. A janitor forgets to lock out the navigation console, juices up his rag, and sends the ship Where No One Wants To Go.
Oliver's law of assumed responsibility: If you're seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it.
I am replying on a tablet and can tell you that their biggest selling point is you can easily read them on the crapper. This post would be longer but I'm done and its time to flush.
"Try doing that with an iPad."
there was nothing in the video you can't do with an iPad.
You can also make an octopus by nailing more legs to a dog, but it will be a very shitty octupus.
This space for rent.
Did you try pressing the power button on the PC? If that doesn't work, hold it down for five seconds.
Every time I have to do that, it feels like i'm holding a pillow over my PC's face. "Shhh....shhhhh. It will all be over soon..."
I'm Japanese and I can tell you we don't make octopus this way.