So, it's time to welcome a new operating system - Windows 8 !
Unfortunately, I knew it was going to be bad from the first moment I heard the name.
I never liked Windows Vista, and I had a hard time trying to suck in the fact that Windows is going to be like it when Windows 7 was out, and now, we're in the edge of a new Windows era !
The new Windows 8 offers quite a lot of features: It's very tablet friendly. It is good with gestures and seems to have a lot of new stuff introduced.
Although, the Start button is gone. Yup, that's right. The key button to identify Windows now is gone.
There's a whole crazy process from opening the computer to getting to your desktop, also.
After all, you're not supposed to use your desktop as your "desk top" any longer, but you should use the Start Metro View.
Here's a video about Windows 8:
There's a whole lot of people saying that "hey, let's give it a chance". Why should I?
Wasn't XP convenient to everyone using it? I'm still on XP, and I don't feel bad about it. In fact, I'm glad that I didn't need to spend my time in learning how to use my mouse from the beginning !
I'm really unhappy with the fact that Windows 8 is changing the desktop concept. I'm not unhappy with the Login being hidden, I'm not sad with the Start screen with all the tiles, not even the apps on the right click or anything.
I'm just sad with the fact that you cannot use your desktop as you used to. I'm against filling the desktop with a lot of useless things, but I do have a full Quick Launch, and I consider it very useful.
Also, 1000s of applications rely on the System tray as their main interface, including great apps: Gmail Notifier, AVG, Team Viewer, Spybot Search & Destroy, μTorrent, to name some.
I'm not old - I'm 23 years old, and I appreciate new technologies. Although, I won't appreciate this new version of Windows, because it is clear that it's not ready, and once again, they're rushing into decisions, as they did with Windows Vista.
Here are some proofs: There is a Control Panel that looks like 7 and Vista, but there's also a Settings view.
There's a Start Screen and a Desktop. There's no X button to close an App, when you use it from the Start view. You have to drag it out and down to actually close it.
When you're in the Desktop, you have to search for the Start view, instead of clicking a simple button.
To summarize: Would it really hurt to make the Start Metro View act like a Window inside the Desktop, and be triggered by the usual Start button?
Unfortunately, I knew it was going to be bad from the first moment I heard the name.
I never liked Windows Vista, and I had a hard time trying to suck in the fact that Windows is going to be like it when Windows 7 was out, and now, we're in the edge of a new Windows era !
The new Windows 8 offers quite a lot of features: It's very tablet friendly. It is good with gestures and seems to have a lot of new stuff introduced.
Although, the Start button is gone. Yup, that's right. The key button to identify Windows now is gone.
There's a whole crazy process from opening the computer to getting to your desktop, also.
After all, you're not supposed to use your desktop as your "desk top" any longer, but you should use the Start Metro View.
Here's a video about Windows 8:
There's a whole lot of people saying that "hey, let's give it a chance". Why should I?
Wasn't XP convenient to everyone using it? I'm still on XP, and I don't feel bad about it. In fact, I'm glad that I didn't need to spend my time in learning how to use my mouse from the beginning !
I'm really unhappy with the fact that Windows 8 is changing the desktop concept. I'm not unhappy with the Login being hidden, I'm not sad with the Start screen with all the tiles, not even the apps on the right click or anything.
I'm just sad with the fact that you cannot use your desktop as you used to. I'm against filling the desktop with a lot of useless things, but I do have a full Quick Launch, and I consider it very useful.
Also, 1000s of applications rely on the System tray as their main interface, including great apps: Gmail Notifier, AVG, Team Viewer, Spybot Search & Destroy, μTorrent, to name some.
I'm not old - I'm 23 years old, and I appreciate new technologies. Although, I won't appreciate this new version of Windows, because it is clear that it's not ready, and once again, they're rushing into decisions, as they did with Windows Vista.
Here are some proofs: There is a Control Panel that looks like 7 and Vista, but there's also a Settings view.
There's a Start Screen and a Desktop. There's no X button to close an App, when you use it from the Start view. You have to drag it out and down to actually close it.
When you're in the Desktop, you have to search for the Start view, instead of clicking a simple button.
To summarize: Would it really hurt to make the Start Metro View act like a Window inside the Desktop, and be triggered by the usual Start button?
