First Looks At Windows 8.1, Complete With 'Start' Button

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 30, 2013 @02:09AM from the briar-patch-deliveries-incorporated dept.

Ars Technica has taken a look at Microsoft's newly released preview of Windows 8.1. As widely rumored, the point release features a clamored-for concession to Windows users who rankled at the loss of Windows' Start button in the taskbar. In addition to various tweaks to 8's search capabilities and icon presentation, says the article, "Some of Windows 8's obvious limitations are being lifted. In 8.1, Metro apps can be run on multiple monitors simultaneously. On any single monitor, more than two applications can be run simultaneously. Instead of Windows 8's fixed split, where one application gets 320 pixels and the other application gets the rest, the division between apps will be variable. It'll also be possible to have multiple windows from a single app so that, for example, two browser windows can be opened side-by-side." Similar reports on these changes at Wired, Engadget, and SlashCloud.

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Re:How to save your company by Thud457 · 2013-05-30 02:17 · Score: 5, Interesting

Doesn't everybody all use touchscreens? That's all we're using?
Remember these are the same super-geniuses that think you need a desktop interface and a mouse/monitor/keyboard to run a server. Now you'll need a touchscreen too.

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Re:How to save your company by bkmoore · 2013-05-30 02:36 · Score: 5, Interesting

Remember these are the same super-geniuses that think you need a desktop interface and a mouse/monitor/keyboard to run a server. Now you'll need a touchscreen too.
That's called design by marketing.