Microsoft removes start button in Windows 8 - Yahoo! News
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Cary Preston
Feb 7, 2012, 11:13:29 PM2/7/12
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Luke Jaconetti
Feb 8, 2012, 7:55:54 AM2/8/12
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Oh well, so much for the classic "Only Microsoft would have you click
"Start" to shut down" joke.
Windows 8 sounds... interesting. I have used 7 a bit on my wife's
laptop and I generally think it is a good evolution of the OS. But it
seems with 8 that they want to really change things up as far as the
way the user uses the OS. I mean, really, has the way you "use"
Windows really changed much since 95? This looks like they want to
really create a new trend -- one hopefully which will be profitable
and portable to mobile devices.
On Feb 7, 11:13 pm, Cary Preston <cwpres...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-removes-start-button-in-windows-8.html
"Start" to shut down" joke.
Windows 8 sounds... interesting. I have used 7 a bit on my wife's
laptop and I generally think it is a good evolution of the OS. But it
seems with 8 that they want to really change things up as far as the
way the user uses the OS. I mean, really, has the way you "use"
Windows really changed much since 95? This looks like they want to
really create a new trend -- one hopefully which will be profitable
and portable to mobile devices.
On Feb 7, 11:13 pm, Cary Preston <cwpres...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-removes-start-button-in-windows-8.html
Cary Preston
Feb 8, 2012, 8:38:29 AM2/8/12
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It's definitely an attempt to transition to a singular, mobile-themed user interface. I really don't like it, but I turned to the dark side of OSX a while ago. Win7 is by far the best version of the OS, but they run the risk of alienating a lot of their user base if they make the primary interface Metro. It may not work well with the majority of business users, either.
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I stand by my statement a few months ago that every other version of Windows struggles to meet public expectations. I anticipate Windows 8 will not be received well. Come Windows 9 all these tweaks will be happily accepted.
Fickle people (and fickle OS's).
Cary Preston
Feb 8, 2012, 9:12:54 AM2/8/12
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Vista wasn't as bad as its press, but it was definitely half baked. Millennium was every bit as bad as advertised. I had it on a work pc, and it couldn't go a complete day without crashing.
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Luke Jaconetti
Feb 8, 2012, 9:38:23 AM2/8/12
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I'd definitely have to play with the Metro style on a PC (as opposed
to a touch based device) to see how I could work with it using a
mouse. In my mind, I picture the tiles on the desktop much like we
have icons on the desktop now, and you can arrange them however you
want, and select and open them with clicks (as opposed to a tap or
double tap on a mobile device). I do a lot of my work from the
Desktop rather than the Start Menu, so if this is the basic work flow
pattern I can see myself using it.
I am picturing tiles for Excel, Word, Outlook (or, Lotus Notes if you
are like my office), Documents, Pictures, Programs, AutoCAD, SPI
(industrial software), Media, IE, etc. At least in a business
setting, anyway.
To me this sort of jives with the Ribbon in Office; everything is
presented and laid out for you to look at and decide what you want. I
got very used to using the Ribbon when I was over in the Government
Group (some of the tables and such we were using required the use of
2011) and kind of miss it now that I am back on 2003.
On Feb 8, 9:12 am, Cary Preston <cwpres...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Vista wasn't as bad as its press, but it was definitely half baked. Millennium was every bit as bad as advertised. I had it on a work pc, and it couldn't go a complete day without crashing.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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to a touch based device) to see how I could work with it using a
mouse. In my mind, I picture the tiles on the desktop much like we
have icons on the desktop now, and you can arrange them however you
want, and select and open them with clicks (as opposed to a tap or
double tap on a mobile device). I do a lot of my work from the
Desktop rather than the Start Menu, so if this is the basic work flow
pattern I can see myself using it.
I am picturing tiles for Excel, Word, Outlook (or, Lotus Notes if you
are like my office), Documents, Pictures, Programs, AutoCAD, SPI
(industrial software), Media, IE, etc. At least in a business
setting, anyway.
To me this sort of jives with the Ribbon in Office; everything is
presented and laid out for you to look at and decide what you want. I
got very used to using the Ribbon when I was over in the Government
Group (some of the tables and such we were using required the use of
2011) and kind of miss it now that I am back on 2003.
On Feb 8, 9:12 am, Cary Preston <cwpres...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Vista wasn't as bad as its press, but it was definitely half baked. Millennium was every bit as bad as advertised. I had it on a work pc, and it couldn't go a complete day without crashing.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:07 AM, <s...@onceuponageek.com> wrote:
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> > I stand by my statement a few months ago that every other version of Windows struggles to meet public expectations. I anticipate Windows 8 will not be received well. Come Windows 9 all these tweaks will be happily accepted.
>
> > Fickle people (and fickle OS's).
>
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> > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Microsoft removes start button in
> > Windows 8 - Yahoo! News
> > From: Cary Preston <cwpres...@gmail.com>
> > Date: Wed, February 08, 2012 8:38 am
> > To: "theuni...@googlegroups.com" <theuni...@googlegroups.com>
>
> > It's definitely an attempt to transition to a singular, mobile-themed user interface. I really don't like it, but I turned to the dark side of OSX a while ago. Win7 is by far the best version of the OS, but they run the risk of alienating a lot of their user base if they make the primary interface Metro. It may not work well with the majority of business users, either.
>
> > Sent from my iPhone
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>
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>
> > I stand by my statement a few months ago that every other version of Windows struggles to meet public expectations. I anticipate Windows 8 will not be received well. Come Windows 9 all these tweaks will be happily accepted.
>
> > Fickle people (and fickle OS's).
>
> > The Irredeemable Shag
> >http://firestormfan.com
> >http://onceuponageek.com
> >http://twitter.com/firestormfan
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Microsoft removes start button in
> > Windows 8 - Yahoo! News
> > From: Cary Preston <cwpres...@gmail.com>
> > Date: Wed, February 08, 2012 8:38 am
> > To: "theuni...@googlegroups.com" <theuni...@googlegroups.com>
>
> > It's definitely an attempt to transition to a singular, mobile-themed user interface. I really don't like it, but I turned to the dark side of OSX a while ago. Win7 is by far the best version of the OS, but they run the risk of alienating a lot of their user base if they make the primary interface Metro. It may not work well with the majority of business users, either.
>
> > Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Feb 8, 2012, at 7:55 AM, Luke Jaconetti <ljac...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Oh well, so much for the classic "Only Microsoft would have you click
> > > "Start" to shut down" joke.
>
> > > Windows 8 sounds... interesting. I have used 7 a bit on my wife's
> > > laptop and I generally think it is a good evolution of the OS. But it
> > > seems with 8 that they want to really change things up as far as the
> > > way the user uses the OS. I mean, really, has the way you "use"
> > > Windows really changed much since 95? This looks like they want to
> > > really create a new trend -- one hopefully which will be profitable
> > > and portable to mobile devices.
>
> > > On Feb 7, 11:13 pm, Cary Preston <cwpres...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-removes-start-button-in-windows-8.html
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> > > Oh well, so much for the classic "Only Microsoft would have you click
> > > "Start" to shut down" joke.
>
> > > Windows 8 sounds... interesting. I have used 7 a bit on my wife's
> > > laptop and I generally think it is a good evolution of the OS. But it
> > > seems with 8 that they want to really change things up as far as the
> > > way the user uses the OS. I mean, really, has the way you "use"
> > > Windows really changed much since 95? This looks like they want to
> > > really create a new trend -- one hopefully which will be profitable
> > > and portable to mobile devices.
>
> > > On Feb 7, 11:13 pm, Cary Preston <cwpres...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-removes-start-button-in-windows-8.html
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