Livin' the dream here, Apple OS all the way, baby! :-)

On Feb 8, 2013, at 3:15 PM, Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote:

> Heh - I've agreed to be a "guinea pig" for our company with Windows 8.  I 
> have already identified a couple add-ons that enable a computer with Windows 
> 8 to look like a Windows 7 machine.
> 
> What I dislike is that Microsoft presumes how you want these apps to be 
> "tiled" on the desktop.  For my iPhone, I have arranged icons into a slew of 
> folders that make organizational sense to me...but perhaps make no sense to 
> anyone else.
> 
> Microsoft recognizes that the iPad has made significant inroads as a 
> portable, personal computing device, and its touch screen interface is 
> intuitive and easy to use.  IT departments are scrambling with executives who 
> want to use their personal iPads to access company IT resources - this has 
> resulted in the "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) terminology entering the 
> vocabulary.
> 
> RC
> 
> 
> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Joe Buch <[email protected]> wrote:
>> They probably changed for the same reason Microsoft feels it necessary to 
>> modify their man/machine interface (apology to Maryanne Kehoe) just when 
>> their customers have gotten use to the previous operating system version.  
>> Windows 8 is a totally useless "upgrade" to anyone who is quite happy with a 
>> mouse and keyboard.  Some time ago Microsoft figured out they could really 
>> baffle their customers by requiring them close down the computer by going to 
>> a button in the bottom left corner of the screen labeled "start" instead of 
>> "end" or "stop".  In Windows 8 they have chosen to hide the "start" button.  
>> My guess is that the guy who publishes "Windows 8 For Dummies" bribed 
>> Microsoft to make the interface more confusing than required to sell more 
>> books/DVDs.
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