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A Serious Proposal To Fix Windows 8

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GMGruman writes "Windows 8 is simply not selling, and everyone but Microsoft knows it's a mess of an OS. And the Windows 8.1 'Blue' that Microsoft revealed some details of late last week doesn't address the fundamental flaws. So a team at InfoWorld worked up a serious proposal to rework Windows 8 for both PCs and tablets that fixes those flaws and lets Microsoft's true innovations break free of today's Windows 8, complete with mockups of the proposed Windows 'Red.'"

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  1. Nice objective summary by dywolf · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nice objective summary

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  2. Windows Red looks horrible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The suggestions involved are klunky and the idea of splitting it into 3 OSes is going the wrong way. Windows RT is a disaster because it lacks app compatibility. MS needs to retire it and fully embrace x86 now that intel has fixed it with Haswell.

    All that needs to be done to "fix" the start menu issue is make it so the task bar never goes away and the desktop background stays persistent but faded out. You click "START" and tada, the tiles appear right on top of your desktop. It is a simple solution, should be easy to present and works equally as well in mobile touchscreens as it does mice.

    1. Re: Windows Red looks horrible by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The problem with Windows RT was naming it Windows.

      Had they just called it RT, or Surface or Metro or something other than Windows, the app compatibility wouldn't be a problem. OSX application support or, out of the box anyway, X or Gtk support didn't harm Android or iOS. The whole thing supports the same CLR as Windows so...

      I think what's really hurting them is the insular nature of Microsoft. Spreadsheets aren't cool. Using Power Point in ads is more likely to turn off a user than turn one on.

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  3. Re:My solution for fixing Windows 8 by serviscope_minor · · Score: 5, Insightful

    and replace it with what?

    DOS 6.22 of course, with Windows 3.11 for workgroups. I suggest also installing Trumpet Winsock in order to be able dial in to what is known as "the internet. Obviously you'll need to buy a modem for that.

    the growth of OSX showed that the usual linux trope about there being no possibility for a competing desktop OS to succeed was bollocks

    You do realise that (a) MacOS is very old and already had a very well established software base, and (b) Microsoft Office which is at about the 99.9% monopoly level has supported MacOS (X and pre-X) too?

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  4. Re:Or simply install Linux by Merk42 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So in order to solve the issue of a completely different UI, you suggest installing Linux that has a completely different UI (and app incompatibility)?

  5. Re:No, it's not. by Toonol · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Lots of people, obviously. Probably millions. Why'd you ask this question about a statement that had a clear answer?

  6. Re:Works for tablets by PPH · · Score: 5, Insightful

    but it works realy well for tablets and touch-enabled devices.

    How nice for you. But some of us need a desktop to actually get some work done. And there, it sucks.

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