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[MASTER260]

...but would y'all have liked it if it ended up like this?

[remixedcat]

I think it would have been neat.... neat meat.

[+techbeck]

Looks pretty cool actually.

[firey]

yes, yes I would.

[V23]

Looks ugly and over-complicated in my opinion.

[MASTER260]

Yes, well, this was back in the days when, "Windows 8," was a bunch of concepts random people made & posted on YouTube + pirated versions of Windows that were called, "Windows 8," but were really just Win 7 with a buncha themes & c***ware installed. Indeed, these were the days right after Windows 7 came out, so Microsoft hadn't even started Windows 8, but people decided to speculate about it anyways.

However, sometimes the fanmade concepts were really good. Sometimes. Like this 1. In fact, this was the most popular concept, (& 1 of the 1st,) so essentially this was, "Windows 8," until we heard about the real Windows 8...

[firey]

Yes, well, this was back in the days when, "Windows 8," was a bunch of concepts random people made & posted on YouTube + pirated versions of Windows that were called, "Windows 8," but were really just Win 7 with a buncha themes & c***ware installed. Indeed, these were the days right after Windows 7 came out, so Microsoft hadn't even started Windows 8, but people decided to speculate about it anyways.

However, sometimes the fanmade concepts were really good. Sometimes. Like this 1. In fact, this was the most popular concept, (& 1 of the 1st,) so essentially this was, "Windows 8," until we heard about the real Windows 8...

Uhm.. no.. this was made back in the vista days. This came out long before 7. So really this was "Windows Vista" until Windows Vista came out.

[Calum]

Needs more Metro, a more restricted workflow, and a more restricted multitasking capability. That's what I love about Windows 8 currently—the workflow and multitasking in the Metro experience is how Windows should be.

[Calum]

[. . .] In fact, this was the most popular concept, (& 1 of the 1st,) so essentially this was, "Windows 8," until we heard about the real Windows 8...

Well, that's a silly way of thinking. A concept made by a fan shouldn't be looked at as a future version of the product they're mocking up.

[+McKay]

If Microsoft listened to half the people on Neowin, Windows 8 would be this.



Followed up by Windows 9



(Classic shell & start menu on by default of course)

[JaredFrost]

Needs more Metro, a more restricted workflow, and a more restricted multitasking capability. That's what I love about Windows 8 currently—the workflow and multitasking in the Metro experience is how Windows should be.

haha, so what you like about Windows 8 is forced restriction and limitation, sounds like you don't even want an actual computer.

[MASTER260]

Uhm.. no.. this was made back in the vista days. This came out long before 7. So really this was "Windows Vista" until Windows Vista came out.

Really? Almost everything I've seen said it was a Windows 8 concept...

[Calum]

haha, so what you like about Windows 8 is forced restriction and limitation, sounds like you don't even want an actual computer.

Of course I want an actual computer I just realise that there is no need to have many apps open on the screen at any one time, and I'm also well aware from experience that such a way of working becomes cumbersome and messy, yet because the option is there, I naturally allow myself to follow that cumbersome way of working. The Desktop mode is just too cumbersome and annoying to use all round. It isn't hard to use, the user experience is just annoying, compared to what the Windows 8 Metro experience offers.

[SiCKX]

Looks horrid in every way, I even saw that theme on devART once.

[ArialBlue]

Looks like something pulled out of someones rear.