New topic: MY OPINION: Windows 8 SUCKS for the desktop
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=45733> Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message yeslekmc Post subject: MY OPINION: Windows 8 SUCKS for the desktopPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:34 pm Joined: Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:58 am Posts: 272 Location: Northeastern, Nevada, USA OK Folks, this is my OPINION: Windows 8's METRO interface when used on a desktop computer (you know: a keyboard, mouse, and non-touch screen monitor) is the worse thing Microsoft has ever forced on the business world. The worst, hands down. METRO is an abomination for the work place. It is unintuitive and horrible to use with a mouse. When a METRO app is launched by accident (for example, you open a photo attached to an email), it takes over your entire screen and I consistently spend a mind-numbing half a minute or more clicking all over the place trying to get back to the desktop. There is no recognizable consistency in how METRO apps have been written and should interact with the user. Thankfully, there are third party applications out there (I'm running Start8) that let you hide Metro interface by default, and even bring back a familiar Windows Orb Start Menu. After you disable Metro, Windows 8 is very similar to Windows 7, except it's turbo-charged. I've been running Windows 8 as my primary Windows OS for about a month now, and to this day METRO is as confusing to me as the day it was installed. I imagine METRO would be a better (great?) experience on a tablet or touch-screen laptop. One where all you want to do is check Facebook, surf the web, snap a photo, read email (with no lengthy correspondence), and watch a movie or two. But for a business environment, METRO is a productivity killer. It renders multi-monitor setups useless. It only wants one application to be open and full screen at a time. This is useless for the typical use of desktop PCs in a business, where things like Facebook, watching movies, and spending all day surfing the web are not activities one would do at their job. There is some good with Windows 8, which is why I'm sticking with it (as long as METRO is disabled): Boot times are incredibleLogin times are quickThe overall experience is very snappyMy Windows 7 apps run just fine (even quicker!) in the Windows 8 desktop Why or why Microsoft are you forcing METRO on desktop users? You're going to lose the business world! I would like to see Microsoft include an option to turn off METRO for the business environment. Just my two cents folks, thanks, ---> Kelsey Top Specialised Post subject: Re: MY OPINION: Windows 8 SUCKS for the desktopPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:56 pm Joined: Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:57 am Posts: 516 Location: Sydney Australia Quick keys are your friend... Hit windows key, once there click desktop and your back. Windows key can be emulated by Control + escape Another faster shortcut is windows key + d (for desktop) also alt + tab scrolls between active windows I agree its a bit flakey but I am happy after one week of using it, all the old quick keys still work. _________________ Regards Chris Musty Specialised Technologies Pty Ltd Software | Electronics | IT http://www.specialised.net.au ----------------------------------------------- Latest RB Enterprise on Win 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu 12.04 Turnkey Linux Appliances on Amazon Web Services = unbelievably easy to deploy appliances. Top Thom McGrath Post subject: Re: MY OPINION: Windows 8 SUCKS for the desktopPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:00 pm Site Admin Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 1:07 pm Posts: 1226 Location: Greater Hartford Area, CT Well you know the trend: every other version is sub-par. This is a sub-par generation. I'll probably pick it up due to the cheap upgrade offer, but I may never actually install it. Then again, I used Vista... _________________ Thom McGrath - @tekcor Web Framework Architect, Real Software, Inc. Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml [email protected]
