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[Amarok]

Spencer R, on 27 January 2012 - 15:53, said:

Astra, My guess is you're wrong. Touch screen is going to become HUGE. Laptop and desktop touch screens are going to go everywhere once there's an OS worth using them.

Amongst the people that thought iPads would completely replace laptops, probably. For normal users, not so much. Or at least not yet. A lot depends on the support it gets, and I don't have that much faith in the industry to do anything non-gimmicky. I think in it's upcoming incarnation it'll be more like 3D Monitors, a fad at best. I could be wrong but I highly doubt it.

[remixedcat]

I'd like to make a forum system optimized for windows 8 and metro!

I wonder if there are any mods for IPB that would make it like that.

[Dusco25]

I hope that Windows 8 flops and costs MS millions.. It looks and feels horrible.

[Morden]

well i do hope so it will boosts today's trends... i like spacey and minimalistic websites much more (on desktop, mobile or tablet whatever) like the clotted nightmares of the last decade with idiotic multiple-level dropdown menus and crappy design - now websites actually PROFIT from being clean and transparent, because it's all part of the "touch friendly" user experience

[remixedcat]

imagine a forum where you're a mod and you can flick a certain way to delete threads LOL. and manage the whole forum structure with guestures and dragging an dropping where things go! same with editing users and stuff it would be fun to use a forum like this on a tablet!

[Nashy]

Websites were already heading more touch friendly before we saw how big Metro really was to Microsoft. They look clean, the function well, and are a breeze to navigate.

[remixedcat]

me wonders if the IPB people ever come to this site.....

[osuwildlifer]

Dusco25, on 16 February 2012 - 10:45, said:

I hope that Windows 8 flops and costs MS millions.. It looks and feels horrible.

Do people not understand the difference between a Developer Preview and a Consumer Preview? As far as developers are concerned, there is no point in including any kind of "look and feel" enhancements. Wait for the Consumer Preview before judging the aesthetic side of things.