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Aero Glass UI No More On Windows 8

Posted by Unknown on from the zombie-nextstep-will-eat-your-ui dept.

New submitter closer2it writes with news of interface changes in Windows 8. From the article: "Microsoft has revealed that it has made some big changes to its desktop UI for Windows 8, which includes moving away from Aero Glass — the UI first introduced with Vista. According to the company, this means visual changes that include 'flattening surfaces, removing reflections, and scaling back distracting gradients.' Despite all of these changes with the interface, the company doesn't appear to be worried about the issue of 'learnability.' Instead, Microsoft believes that with a little help it won't take long for users to adapt to the new operating system."

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  1. Less eye candy by gagol · · Score: 5, Funny

    more walled garden... still not enough to make me leave my Linux freedom that I enjoy so much.

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    1. Re:Less eye candy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      The xbox is also cursed.

    2. Re:Less eye candy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      "Walled garden"...check.
      "Linux freedom"...check.
      First post...check.

      You pass the closed-minded neckbeard test! Congratulations!

  2. They got it all wrong by kakaburra · · Score: 5, Funny

    The start button seems to be missing

    1. Re:They got it all wrong by Samantha+Wright · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, the third one is "don't let engineers design the fucking user interface or I'll gut you."

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  3. Windows 9 by tverbeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Based on recent trends in IE and Win UI design, Microsoft's announced plans, and their track record doing things just a little differently from Apple, I expect the default UI for Windows 9 to be just a blank bluish-grey screen with a lighter logo in the middle, and functions will be brought on screen and selected by gesturing in front of it in a dialect of American Sign Language. (Passwords will be entered by hiding one hand behind the other and finger-spelling.)

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  4. Microsoft Pledges by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 5, Funny

    To sell more Macs.

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    1. Re:Microsoft Pledges by cjb658 · · Score: 5, Funny

      To sell more Macs.

      FTA: "It won't take users long to adapt to a new operating system.