With its colorful square icons, Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system is sending millions of computer users back to square one.
Windows 8 is Microsoft’s most radical upgrade to Windows since the 1990s, combining the traditional keyboard and mouse controls with a visual interface mainly designed for touchscreen computers. To master it, Windows users must learn new ways to interact with their computers.
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Once again, Windows has been redesigned WITHOUT the user/customer/buyer in mind. I am tired of their arrogance.
Does the new software come with a built-in tutorial?
What the devil - tapping the screen leads to just as much carpal tunnel ills as tapping the mouse. The voice recognition in Vista was the real advance.
The one thing that I've never seen mentioned in any of these reviews is how ugly Windows 8 is. It's butt ugly!
Aesthetics is important, especially if you're using something several hours a day. Windows 7 has an elegant desktop with aero transparency, sculpted window frames, and beautifully designed and colorful icons. That doesn't make it work any better, but it makes it a much more pleasant experience.
Wait until you see what Office 2012 looks like. I'll keep Office 2010.
Aesthetics isn't so important on a cell phone screen, but it's important on a PC, at least to me.