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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. Works for tablets by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    OK, Win8 is an abomination for desktops, but it works realy well for tablets and touch-enabled devices. It was a joy to use with my friend's Sony all-in-one thingy (basically, an iMac rip-off).

    Then again, if you want to run desktop apps on your tablet say goodbye to battery life.

    BTW, is it possible to slipstream Start8 with the Win8 installation?

  2. Re:My solution for fixing Windows 8 by smooth+wombat · · Score: 1, Troll

    Second option: Windows XP. It's patched, simple to use and stable. The complete opposite of Windows 7.

    Whenever we have issues with Windows 7 I always tell folks, "If we could upgrade to XP, all these problems would disappear."

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