Classic "Who Moved My Cheese?"
On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 1:18 AM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > And they have made improvements to it with 8.1 and are making more to it > with 8.1 update 1. Evidently they will be making further options available > later this year. I will admit, I have a tablet. Two of them they are slow > and they are primarily media consumption devices but they give me long > lasting, light weight, remote access options to my main desktop when on the > move as both at home and work I use the desktop more (dual monitors too - > Windows 8.1 at home and 7 at work though soon 8.1 there too ). > > All that said I remember this same venom regarding the now venerated > 'Fisher Price OS' that replaced Windows 2000. I find it simply tragic that > people use such violent imaginary about a changed UI and I quote , "I > just hope someone at Microsoft will take the idiotic Metro interface out to > the back shed and put a bullet in it." Seriously, it's an OS UI. One > that can be overcome with an add on or simply ignored while one clings to > Windows 7 for 10 more years. > > Half the people on this list were all about Microsoft has to change or > Android will overcome them and they will die! SO MS did something new and > a large vocal part the people in this list got some tar, feathers, > torches and a mob and started screaming KILL IT, KILL IT. If I had money I > would offer to start a fund for these people for some counseling to help > them calm the heck down and provide measured feedback to Microsoft other > then "put a bullet in it". > > It's evident that MS did a thing in the technology sector that is known as > 'taking a risk'. This risk has turned out some awesome things like a > smaller, tighter more secure kernel, separation of the desktop from dotNet > allowing for Server core deployments which are more useful, the same kernel > in Windows Phone, desktop, server and Xbox One, better memory management, > and even a new application system (Modern UI) etc. Of course taking a risk > is fraught with ... risk. In this case angry people who seem to have > simply lost their minds about adapting or trying to leverage this new > 'thing'. Also, someone lost his job. And it seems to perhaps have > accelerated a leadership change which may be to the better (even though > most of the stuff talked about at BUILD was obviously in the pipe for a > while). And MS is responding to this feedback on the interface. Later > this year, some form of the Start Menu appears slated to return so perhaps > people can slowly start looking at Windows 8 this fall when it has the old > familiar Mr Fluffy Bear that is the Start Menu (or at least a close cousin > according to the screen shots). > > End result, I understand some people have issues adapting to it without a > touch screen. I haven't and many people I know haven't but there are > simply some people who seem to have completely lost it and attack any > mention of it with violent, disturbing imagery and rage that is not > conducive to constructive conversation. > > Steven > > > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 21:30:22 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Start Menu returns > > To: [email protected] > > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I just adapted to the new UI design and used it. > > > > The "Start page" is great on a touchscreen, be it handheld, tablet, > > or touch desk. But it is not well suited to a system without a > > touchscreen. There's plenty of those PCs out there. On a large/multi > > monitor workstation setup, the displays are prolly never going to be > > touch -- they would not be comfortable to reach to if they were. The > > "Start page" also not great if you have a lot of icons/apps and need a > > hierarchy to organize them. It is certainly still usable in such > > cases, but it's cumbersome and inefficient. > > > > I wouldn't want to use the iOS or Android launchers in such cases, > either. > > > > -- Ben > > > > >
