I agree but you really don't need Metro interface on both platforms for such thing. For example i can sync my Windows Phone using iTunes or Windows Media Player and it works perfect. Another example would be like Facebook Contacts or Outlook Contacts. PC feeds itself with that information without need to be synched with the Phone, again even Phone does that on its own because the source of information is not PC nor Phone but Live Account, Facebook, or any other Server. Again sharing pictures between two devices PC and Phone for example can be done via Sky Drive or by connecting Windows Phone to your PC but again you don't need Metro for it (I should say Metro App). It does sound all cool but in my mind it is all duplication. Let's say i Install Windows 8, i will still sync my mysic between Phone and PC using Windows Media Player launched from Desktop without involving Metro App.
From my understanding MS goal is to remove Desktop from PC and everything run in Metro interface probably with Windows 9, essentially locking PC users from things like browsing Windows Folder and looking at individual files. Role of OS is going end up serving Apps through which you can only manipulate files appropriate for that App. I believe that is an approach MS taking in the future.
Windows 8 is like hybrid between Windows 7 and what we had so far and future Windows where everything will run in Metro. Obviously they couldn't remove Desktop just like that, it would too much of change. I bet in $100 that Desktop interface wont exist in Windows 9. It is not necessary bad because at least i will be in same visual flow.
Windows 9:
Desktop inteface gone
Windows Explorer gone
Concept of C, D, E ... drives gone
Users are going to be locked from doing anything to Windows even accessing registry
Only way to manipulate with folders and files will be through Metro App itself. Each Metro App is appropriate for certain file types like Word for doc, Powerpoint for ppt and any other type shared between.
Mouse and Keyboard will be around for long time
System Updates and Driver Update will be done through Metro Update App. No control over it like we do now. However, there should be no failure point.
Complete UI consistency between all devices running Windows
You start computer and you see Metro and apps in there and that's all you gonna see
In order to create account you will be prompted to provide or create Live account.
Live account is going to be your login account for PC, Tablet, Phone, Cloud Storage, Email etc
To save file (let's say from Word), you can do in three possible location. Sky Drive, Media such as USB/DVD, local storage. You wont be able to choose location on your local storage infact you wont be even prompts to browse for such location because concept of Windows Explorer is gone however Windows will save it to dedicate partition or location in your drive for specific file type.
Only way you can access files is again using appropriate Metro app which wil be capable of sharing any content with other Windows devices using same or similar interface adjusted for the nature of very device.
Anything you save locally can be saved to Sky Drive and synced to other devices
Games will be downloaded, installed and launched from Metro. It wont matter if you are PC, Console or Phone user you will be able to play against each other and share game information between.
DX11 API will run on all platforms. Graphic Settings and Quality will be adjusted according to hardware specs of each device.
Sounds pretty clean and cool to me but i will be on Linux at that point. I like freedom
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Stoffel, on 17 February 2012 - 03:08, said:
