Windows 8 RC To Get Flatter Explorer UI, Other Changes

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Why must apps and menus take up a gigantic % of screen real-estate?

The ribbon arguably uses up less space than the old menu system, unless you choose to have it always be shown.

Then:

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and now:

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I hope they move to monochrome icons on the Desktop. I know some people took some time to getting used to VS11 but I think in the end it looks better

This.

Although the only problem I'd have with that is fitting in with all wallpapers. If they were all black for example, good luck having them on a black wallpaper.

But still, they need an over-haul as the Aero style icons look stupid on the Start Screen.

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You clearly skipped over where I said "lame attempt"

Still not near to copy of aqua, it was very different.

@topic: I like the flatter UI, i hate where Windows 8 is going, but this is the first thing which i actually liked in Win8, if only they apply Zune or metrotwit style UI.

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This makes me sad. I wish MS had stuck with this instead of doing a lame attempt at copying Aqua.

I really liked the Watercolor theme, but it's possible that it, too, was a "lame attempt at copying Aqua", considering Aqua was presented to the public in January 2000, and the Watercolor theme turned up in Beta versions of Windows Whistler about half a year later... Luna certainly doesn't seem any more similar to Aqua than Watercolor is to Aqua.

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why are the 9x icons even still in there? they need to be removed completely

Anything that doesn't belong in Windows 8 should be gotten rid of - 9x, XP, Vista.

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I hope they finaaaaaaaaally update the tooltip on the Minimize, Maximize and Close buttons :D

So is the taskbar going away now too? Microsoft is going to have a riot on their hands. ;)

Nope, still there.

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why are the 9x icons even still in there? they need to be removed completely

For legacy apps. They might not even be able to read high res icons with alpha channels. Does it bother you that there's some old icons hidden in a library file somewhere in the Windows directory?

For icons that are visible in the actual Windows UI, I agree, they should be changed.

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I think they have the mentality that the Desktop can be the "geek interface" or "advanced interface" and they can throw the kitchen sink in, while novices will just use Metro. Why else would you have Disk Management on the Start area right-click menu? Thats also why they put the up one folder button in I think.

Actually, both Disk Management and Computer Management are on the right-click QuickTask menu (both are items that came from the level below Manage when right-clicking the Computer in Explorer (Vista and later) or the Start menu in Vista or 7). What I love is that the Administrative Command Prompt is also there (I'd not complain to see a PowerShell prompt added in the RC, either)..

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