When I arrived at my nephew's yesterday afternoon he was trying to
figure out Windows 8 on a notebook they had gotten for my sister. He
was particularly trying to figure out how to shut the notebook down
since. I was no help since it was the first time I had even bothered to
look at a Windows 8 machine.
I don't know why Microsoft chooses to make such dramatic differences in
their interfaces between OS's but I can see why people don't like it.
My friends who visited last week used to work there and tell me this is
the result of big egos battles to see who gets to pee on the latest OS.
On 12/25/2013 08:08 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
"Since WP8 debuted last November, Microsoft (and Nokia for that
matter) have struggled hard to earn legitimacy with customers --- and
it's starting to pay off. Now, must-have apps like Instagram and Vine
have found homes in the Microsoft Store, with new entries like
Flipboard on the way. And with Blackberry circling the drain, the
platform has finally taken third place behind Android and iOS on the
world stage, even leading the pack in some markets..."
Read more:
http://www.theverge.com/best-windows-phone-apps
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/25/5231314/best-windows-phone-apps>
