LOL. Waiting for the "return to real coke" moment :) As are many, I suspect.
On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 11:19 AM, David Richards <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried it quite some time ago. I downloaded an iso and installed it in a > virtual machine. I decided it was a far inferior interface to windows 7 and > have decided to skip it (a la windows ME) and hope "windows 9" will be > better. > > Android and iOS both have "invisible" features which is not good. The main > difference though is the invisible feature on windows 8 is a main feature > that is required to use it in any real way. For example, on Android, you > have to long press on the home screen to add a widget. This isn't > immediately obvious so I would consider this a bad design. However, it's > not critical. If you never do this, you can still use android perfectly > well. Try using windows 8 without ever touching the corners and see how far > you get. The issue with adding a widget has been fixed by including a > visible add option either on screen or in a menu. The invisible button in > windows 8 should really be visible. They could even do what windows used to > do, the first time it starts it has this bouncing arrow pointing to the > start button. Not the best solutions but better than nothing. > > Magic corners only seem ok because you're used to them. It's like double > clicking. Put a person in front of a computer that knows nothing about them > and they're not going to think double click. But we are so used to it, it > seems natural. > > > David > > "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes > will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" > -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama > > > On 9 May 2013 09:31, Jason Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi David, well now you know person that likes it :) I have been using >> since previews, it has a few niggling things but overall I like it. In terms >> of affordances/discoverability once you know about the corners you're pretty >> much set. How long have you been using win8 out of interest? >> >> Doesn't like the iPad have things like 4 finger swipes, how do users >> discover those gestures without being told? >> ________________________________ >> From: David Richards >> Sent: 9/05/2013 7:12 AM >> >> To: ozDotNet >> Subject: Re: Is Surface really failing? >> >> I have to say, I'm really surprised anyone could ask this. I don't know a >> single person that likes windows 8. I don't mean they think "yeah its ok >> but windows 7 is better", I mean they think "hate, loath, detest". It is >> one of the worst user interfaces I've seen, second only to itunes. >> >> When I first tried windows 8, I intentionally made sure I didn't read >> anything about it. I literally was unable to use it for a full 30 minutes! >> I could click on enormous, 20 cm buttons to run an app and that was it. I >> eventually gave up and went to google, only to discover there is a magical, >> invisible button about 5 pixels wide in the corner. Really!? Who thought >> that was a good idea? >> >> Go to Android or iOS and a child could figure them out in minutes. My two >> year old was confidently using both in minutes. I have no doubt he would >> have gotten stuck in windows 8 in seconds. >> >> Regardless of your opinion on the style (I personally don't like the style >> formally known as metro), it is not a UI that a person could figure out just >> by looking at it. People have to be told how to use it. Consequently, it >> will always fail in comparison to the others. >> >> David >> >> "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes >> will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" >> -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama >> >> >> On 8 May 2013 18:15, Arjang Assadi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> It seems there is no shortage of Surface.bashing : >>> http://www.zdnet.com/windows-8-microsofts-new-coke-moment-7000014779/ >>> >>> Are there people really proposing to not to have Metro interface on >>> tablets? Is it really that hard for windows 7 fanatics to click on a tile to >>> see Windows 7 Desktop? >>> >>> Having used Android, IPad and Surface ( in that orders ), Can not imagine >>> why anyone prefer any other tablet to Surface. >>> >>> Is Surface really failing? or is it just the usual trolls cooking up the >>> stats? Anyone has any comments from horses mouth (MS) regarding this? Any >>> news on what is next after Surface from MS? Any rumors for Surface II ? >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> >> >> >
