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[-KJ]

Microsoft needs a team dedicated to bring Metro fully to the desktop side of things. They have the budget to do this, so I don't see what's holding them back? It's sad to see people designing Metro on desktop better than MS could (at least with what we've seen so far).

[remixedcat]

bill gates fed them to the starving african children chairman meow???

(my friend just said this to me I's not my words I swear!!!!)

[Chica Ami]

They should copy the Mac by combining the desktop into one so that the users that keeps on complaining can't do anything about it.

[satukoro]

FMH, on 14 February 2012 - 21:11, said:

Below are some Metro on Desktop concepts.

http://www.neowin.ne...ttach_id=305444

http://www.winextra..../10/WL-Mail.png

http://farm7.static....fc90e6d44_z.jpg

http://www.winextra....y-Quickview.png



I don't get it. Why?

The third one isn't really metro.

[techguy77]

-KJ, on 26 February 2012 - 02:35, said:

Microsoft needs a team dedicated to bring Metro fully to the desktop side of things. They have the budget to do this, so I don't see what's holding them back? It's sad to see people designing Metro on desktop better than MS could (at least with what we've seen so far).

Microsoft needs a team dedicated to remove Metro Start Menu and any other Metro elements.

[Shaun]

warwagon, on 25 February 2012 - 17:49, said:

If Windows 8 turns out to be an an EPIC fail, to some Neowin members it will still be an EPIC success!

And vice versa.

[Calum]

-KJ, on 26 February 2012 - 02:35, said:

Microsoft needs a team dedicated to bring Metro fully to the desktop side of things. They have the budget to do this, so I don't see what's holding them back? It's sad to see people designing Metro on desktop better than MS could (at least with what we've seen so far).

They may have left the Desktop mode looking a lot like Aero in order to give users who are resistant to change some comfort. I realise they completely redesigned the operating system with Windows XP and then Windows Vista, but Windows 8 actually completely changes how everything has previously functioned, and completely changes the user interface, with the introduction of the Metro experience, so them leaving the desktop mode looking like Aero could be part of a process to help some users slowly adjust.

I do hope I'm wrong, though, and I hope we see a completely Metro-inspired Desktop design on Wednesday

[FMH]

Callum, on 27 February 2012 - 16:58, said:

I do hope I'm wrong, though, and I hope we see a completely Metro-inspired Desktop design on Wednesday

I hope you are wrong too!

[TRC]

Asking if Windows 8 is metro enough is like asking if a root canal is painful enough.