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8/3/12 at 2:56pm
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Among desktop users, Windows 8's user interface has been met with a lukewarm reception, inspiring a recurring refrain: "Why have they put a tablet interface on my desktop system?" That Windows 8 is actually suitable for and effective on touch-driven tablets has been almost taken for granted.

A successful entry into the tablet market demands a strong touch interface. The competition from the iPad is stiff, and the iPad's iOS has five years of user interface refinement under its belt. Has Microsoft really gotten it right with Windows 8 and touch?

Kinda.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/does-windows-8-succeed-as-a-true-tablet-operating-system/

Kind of works against the "it's a tablet OS" argument.
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8/3/12 at 3:07pm
I got to play around with windows 8 for a lil bit. And i must say u can choose not to use the modlie phone looking interface then it just feels like win7 with no start button . There still is one just kinda in a silly spot
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8/3/12 at 3:09pm
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I'm waiting to get my hands on an x86 tablet running Windows 8 biggrin.gif
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8/3/12 at 3:16pm
I'm all for people with touch screens being able to get a pain in their arm whilst doing mundane tasks, and doing so on an efficient OS.


That being said, let the touch people have their touch stuff. And let all the people who like mice and keyboard have their mice and keyboard-y stuff. And voila, the world is happy.

Alas Microsoft doesn't want that frown.gif
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8/3/12 at 3:23pm
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I'm all for people with touch screens being able to get a pain in their arm whilst doing mundane tasks, and doing so on an efficient OS.
That being said, let the touch people have their touch stuff. And let all the people who like mice and keyboard have their mice and keyboard-y stuff. And voila, the world is happy.
Alas Microsoft doesn't want that frown.gif

I don't recall not being able to use my mouse and keyboard to do anything on my server build running W8 that I couldn't do while it was running W7.
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8/3/12 at 3:23pm
Yea use touch screen as aim and shoot lol just touch someone head on css this would be built in aimbot lol
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8/3/12 at 3:37pm
So the whole interface is touch oriented but still a mess? Wow... Why am I always right about Windows 8? mad.gif
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8/3/12 at 4:03pm
I wanted to work with a bunch of other programmers to create an alternative, like what StarDock made, and some other company, to reintroduce the start button. But that whole effort died on the vine.

I love the under-the-hood changes of Windows 8, but I just can't get into the UI that's replaced the Start Menu. I have tried and tried, and it's just not for me. Then again, I am a classic kind of person, when it comes to cars, games, music, etc.

This doesn't mean I'm resistant to change. Personally, I just feel this isn't much of an improvement for a person like me, while I accept that for others it may be the answer to all their prayers.
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