Windows 8 is an Engineering Marvel with Humanity

By Nazmus Shakib Khandaker
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veternan

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"Windows 8 is an Engineering Marvel with Humanity?s Imperfections"

Bullsh*t!! How many times people asked MS to do what they want/need from new OS but did MS really listen?

No! my friend, MS destroyed Windows experience; Now go and pay the price...

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No software is perfect. Windows 8 is not an exception. However, that's no reason to defend Microsoft so much. Yes, they made some nice improvements and are brave enough to push what they think is the future of computing, and I applaud them for doing that instead of just releasing Windows 7.5. But still, that's no excuse for leaving some UI elements unfinished. I won't go into detail because there are other topics discussing this.

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No software is perfect. Windows 8 is not an exception. However, that's no reason to defend Microsoft so much. Yes, they made some nice improvements and are brave enough to push what they think is the future of computing, and I applaud them for doing that instead of just releasing Windows 7.5. But still, that's no excuse for leaving some UI elements unfinished. I won't go into detail because there are other topics discussing this.

It's a question of them being unfinished because WE haven't decided yet what should be done with them. It's a starting point - however, they (Microsoft) are waiting for a direction (directive) from us - the folks that will actually use the OS. If anything, Windows 95 was so dull and bland because it was a starting point - same was largely true of NT 4 Workstation. Windows 8 is the first multiple-input OS from the company - truly foreign territory. They have given us a starting point - what do we want to do with it, since going backward isn't an option.

the size of the fonts in this thread, i can't deal with.

What browser are you using?
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bandit_liberty_rumble

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?It most certainly *is* emotionally driven, and if anyone would have an axe to grind, it would be an alumnus of XEROX PARC - founders of the mouse-driven UI.

Are you kidding me? You think she "has an axe to grind" because she worked at PARC?

Besides, she consults not just generally on principles of human computer interaction but even specifically in the areas of mobile usability and usability of touch devices? I don't think we're dealing with a "graybeard" here who isn't willing to let go of her old ways?

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Orange Battery

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Lets keep it simple. Windows 8 is based on previous versions of Windows which have developed over time, just like the 3rd party drivers and software that were built to run on it.

There is no magic in Win 8, just a company trying to create a 'one size fits all' approach to the tablet/desktop market. If i was to hold the developers and programmers with the same high regard as you have then i would expect so much more and be disappointed with their limited offerings they have produced because it now takes more time to do the things (UI wise) I could do in the previous OS.

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Its wonder start from the fact that Windows operates flawlessly at such a huge scale. This is a software that, you may say, is the least buggy software that humanity has created thus far.

Yeah, no. Quite the opposite. As for less buggy software, why don't you have a read...

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.Neo

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Suggestion: Some of you might remember the Aero Taskforce and the Windows 7 Taskforce initiatives. Why doesn't Neowin start an official Windows 8 taskforce thread? Collect all inconsistencies/oversights/old UI elements which should long have been retired/suggestions for improvements and whatnot, however minor the flaw may be. Then after a set amount of time send the collected feedback to MS in the hope that they incorporate some of it into Windows 9 (or 'Blue' or 8.x or whatever else the next release will be called).

Are you seriously native enough to think Microsoft doesn't know exactly what a mess their own operating system is? Please. Repeat after me: Microsoft. Does. Not. Care.

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Losing members? That's quite a statement to make. Do you have any numbers to back that up? :)

you can lose members, but not have your membership numbers go down, you only lose the people that disagree with you while newer ones come in ;) and the poster is of course free to leave at any time they please *sets mines in field around neowin*

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.Neo

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you can lose members, but not have your membership numbers go down, you only lose the people that disagree with you while newer ones come in ;) and the poster is of course free to leave at any time they please *sets mines in field around neowin*

You can check the amount of active posters.

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Show me to my start menu please. And I don't mean the oversized eye sore that is the start screen.

The start menu was redundant anyway, same as the desktop, which I hope they'll remove soon. (retaining legacy app support on the start screen)

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