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9/25/12 at 1:13am
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This definitely makes sense. Better to switch to Win 8 and use the old interface if one is not comfortable without a start menu biggrin.gif

i don't get why people make such a big deal out of the start menu. the start menu has always sucked.

is it nice to have something with the features of a start menu? yes. are there far better organized, more transparent ways of achieving this that let you accomplish the same thing with less clicks and that are far less cluttered? yes, look at osx or linux.

one awesome thing windows 8 could do is give us a better filesystem (and, as part of that, an improved alternative to the start menu).
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9/25/12 at 1:20am
I could care less if Windows 8 is as fast and secure as Linux. If they keep forcing Metro down my throat, I will keep refusing to install it. That easy.
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9/25/12 at 1:23am
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I could care less if Windows 8 is as fast and secure as Linux. If they keep forcing Metro down my throat, I will keep refusing to install it. That easy.
Have fun with Windows 7.
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9/25/12 at 1:46am
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I could care less if Windows 8 is as fast and secure as Linux. If they keep forcing Metro down my throat, I will keep refusing to install it. That easy.

yep. it's weird too because they say they are doing it to make it usable on tablets and pcs. but the thing is, the most popular tablets use icon based interfaces.

i kind of think they just did this only indirectly for the sake of mobile. basically, by changing the os people use everyday on their pcs to something drastically different, they want to make what icon-based smartphone oses seem more alien to consumers. this reasoning might sound convoluted but it kind of makes sense given the circumstances. that way, they can basically leverage their desktop monopoly better.

the problem with this strategy is that mobile devices are so ubiquitous at this point, they are almost primary devices. they also risk pushing consumers to osx or linux (granted linux is unlikely). to top it all off, most business will stick with xp or 7 for a long time anyway, which means their users will continue to be more familiar with the older style
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9/25/12 at 1:49am
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I could care less if Windows 8 is as fast and secure as Linux. If they keep forcing Metro down my throat, I will keep refusing to install it. That easy.

Who is forcing you to install Windows 8?
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9/25/12 at 1:55am
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I could care less if Windows 8 is as fast and secure as Linux. If they keep forcing Metro down my throat, I will keep refusing to install it. That easy.

Who is forcing you to install Windows 8?

I never said anybody was forcing me to install it. I said they were forcing Metro into it, which they are. I don't know about you, but I enjoy having the latest and greatest. But I'm not going to do so, at the expense of decreased productivity and an increase in wasted screen real estate.
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post #67 of 149
9/25/12 at 2:28am
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I never said anybody was forcing me to install it. I said they were forcing Metro into it, which they are. I don't know about you, but I enjoy having the latest and greatest. But I'm not going to do so, at the expense of decreased productivity and an increase in wasted screen real estate.
They aren't forcing Metro into anything. Windows 8 is Windows 8, you act like there is no alternative to Metro. Point blank Windows 8 has a new start menu, that's a part of the core system. Forcing something onto you is like the bloatware you get on your backup DVD's you make when you buy a new computer. Lets stop confusing the two people, failed logic spreads at a rapid rate around here. Plus you say Windows 8 wastes screen real estate? Windows 8 actually gives you tons of more screen real estate to work with then any prior Windows version. Plus the productivity is really what the end user is capable of, if you cant handle Windows 8 then don't use it. Punching holes in complaints is one of the easy tasks Windows 8 can handle. thumb.gif
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9/25/12 at 2:42am
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I never said anybody was forcing me to install it. I said they were forcing Metro into it, which they are. I don't know about you, but I enjoy having the latest and greatest. But I'm not going to do so, at the expense of decreased productivity and an increase in wasted screen real estate.
They aren't forcing Metro into anything. Windows 8 is Windows 8, you act like there is no alternative to Metro. Point blank Windows 8 has a new start menu, that's a part of the core system. Forcing something onto you is like the bloatware you get on your backup DVD's you make when you buy a new computer. Lets stop confusing the two people, failed logic spreads at a rapid rate around here. Plus you say Windows 8 wastes screen real estate? Windows 8 actually gives you tons of more screen real estate to work with then any prior Windows version. Plus the productivity is really what the end user is capable of, if you cant handle Windows 8 then don't use it. Punching holes in complaints is one of the easy tasks Windows 8 can handle. thumb.gif

The fact that the "start menu" takes up MY ENTIRE SCREEN at 2560x1600, its a complete waste of space, and looks absolutely tacky and horrid. I'm sorry, but a phone UI is not meant for 2560x1600, its just not.

I appreciate that some people can get used to it, but the fact that MS isn't even giving us the alternative to get rid of it, without using back doors such as Start 8 or whatever the other one was, that's not very cool in my book personally.
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9/25/12 at 3:19am
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The fact that the "start menu" takes up MY ENTIRE SCREEN at 2560x1600, its a complete waste of space, and looks absolutely tacky and horrid. I'm sorry, but a phone UI is not meant for 2560x1600, its just not.
I appreciate that some people can get used to it, but the fact that MS isn't even giving us the alternative to get rid of it, without using back doors such as Start 8 or whatever the other one was, that's not very cool in my book personally.

Are you using the rest of your screen in Windows 7 while accessing the start menu? I highly doubt it, so how is the Win8 start menu a waste of space?
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9/25/12 at 3:27am
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