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chikorita157:
Granted the Release Preview isn't as bad compared to the consumer preview, but it's still terrible. Shoehorning a tablet OS on a desktop is terrible and it's a waste of space considering that laptops and desktops have big screens and it's not a pleasant experience. Not to mention, it takes more steps just to turn off the computer compared to Windows 7, which is only 2. Metro on Desktops and Laptops is not intuitive and the experience is just disorienting switching from Metro and the so called "Legacy" desktop. Laptops and Desktops are meant to do something productive like programing, video editing, and stuff... not to transform a desktop into a big tablet which is a pain to use with a mouse and keyboard and you can't turn off... I don't want Metro and Microsoft shouldn't shove it down my throat.
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Scotty:
Metro isn't being shoved down anyone's throat. Windows 8 is Windows 7 plus more. You still have your normal desktop experience, and Explorer is better than ever. That whole example of how many steps it takes to shut off compared to 7 is, quite frankly, dumb, seeing as how you shouldn't really be turning off a desktop or laptop often enough for you to complain about one extra step. I've switched from Metro to Desktop more times than I can count and it's not as bad as you're making it out to be. Spend time with it, and you'll get used to it. Your whole rant sounds as if all your features you've grown to love are being taken away and being replaced by Metro, when in reality, Metro is only on your Start screen. Do you have your Start menu open all the time when you're using your computer? I don't think so.
While I find Windows 8 to be more than alright, I don't agree with how Microsoft is doing this. They're digging a pretty deep hole here, with the whole 'one OS to rule them all' strategy. It could have severe repercussions if it doesn't end up working. Only time will tell if they strike gold, or die in their hole.
SakuraMaxX:
--- Quote from: chikorita157 on June 19, 2012, 04:28:53 am --- Not to mention, it takes more steps just to turn off the computer compared to Windows 7, which is only 2.
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I always thought normal people set the power button on their case to be the shutdown button...
chikorita157:
--- Quote from: Scotty on June 19, 2012, 05:11:18 am ---Metro isn't being shoved down anyone's throat. Windows 8 is Windows 7 plus more. You still have your normal desktop experience, and Explorer is better than ever. That whole example of how many steps it takes to shut off compared to 7 is, quite frankly, dumb, seeing as how you shouldn't really be turning off a desktop or laptop often enough for you to complain about one extra step. I've switched from Metro to Desktop more times than I can count and it's not as bad as you're making it out to be. Spend time with it, and you'll get used to it. Your whole rant sounds as if all your features you've grown to love are being taken away and being replaced by Metro, when in reality, Metro is only on your Start screen. Do you have your Start menu open all the time when you're using your computer? I don't think so.
While I find Windows 8 to be more than alright, I don't agree with how Microsoft is doing this. They're digging a pretty deep hole here, with the whole 'one OS to rule them all' strategy. It could have severe repercussions if it doesn't end up working. Only time will tell if they strike gold, or die in their hole.
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Granted that I barely use Windows nowadays since I spend majority of my time in Mac OS X and dealing more on the *nix side. I only use it to play computer games, run Windows only application and program stuff. Still, I think there are good things they did with Windows 8 with the task manager and stuff... but the Metro stuff just turns me off, especially since they got rid of Aero. Metroized windows just looks ugly compared to what I deal with in Mac OS X or even Linux, which looks ten times better.
It's not like I haven't spent time with it... I installed it on a virtual machine, but felt uninterested after playing around with it.
--- Quote ---I always thought normal people set the power button on their case to be the shutdown button...
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On most computers, it just put the computer on standby as the default.
SakuraMaxX:
--- Quote from: chikorita157 on June 19, 2012, 05:23:51 am ---On most computers, it just put the computer on standby as the default.
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--- Quote from: SakuraMaxX on June 19, 2012, 05:11:44 am ---set the power button
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--- Quote from: SakuraMaxX on June 19, 2012, 05:11:44 am ---set the power button
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--- Quote from: SakuraMaxX on June 19, 2012, 05:11:44 am ---set the power button
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--- Quote from: SakuraMaxX on June 19, 2012, 05:11:44 am ---set the power button
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--- Quote from: SakuraMaxX on June 19, 2012, 05:11:44 am ---set the power button
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--- Quote from: SakuraMaxX on June 19, 2012, 05:11:44 am ---set the power button
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--- Quote from: SakuraMaxX on June 19, 2012, 05:11:44 am ---set the power button
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