I think Microsoft is going in the WRONG direction with Windows 8

Posted by Onuora Amobi on April 26, 2012 in Analysis, Consumer Perception, Featured Windows 8 Articles, Misc, Reader Feedback | 79 Comments
I think Microsoft is going in the WRONG direction with Windows 8

I think Microsoft is going in the WRONG direction with Windows 8

This page is not about me. God knows you've all heard what I have to say.

I'm trying to do something a little different. Read this post for more details.

This is about you, the reader.

I think it would be cool to have a thoughtful, objective discussion about the things you don't like about Windows 8 from what you know so far.

I need the comments to be substantive and thoughtful. Think about what you don't like and what you can't stand and simply say why.

Pretend that the folks at Microsoft are reading this (which they probably will), what would you like them to know that they have done right or wrong?

You can also say what you think they got right here.

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  • Sparrow

    Bring back the start button, its very hard to switch by sliding mouse off the screen.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5WJGC7242GFDP2QXANKF5WTMEA Rex

    Ok, Here it goes.  I really hate Metro IE.  If it is not changed, I will replace it straight away.  I have usually around 100 favorites and there is no way I am going to clutter the Metro page with them.  MS, if you dont create a way to organize them and link them to desktop favorites, your plan to tie Metro and Desktop web surfing will backfire and you will loose all the gains in marketshare you have made over the last couple years. 

    This then ties with my general complaint.  Metro needs a way to organize better.  Right now it is not too bad, but in the future when I have hundreds of Metro Apps and Desktop programs, I can see it getting to be a problem.  Please take care of it before that happens.  You need to keep those of us who like it happy or you will be in real trouble.

  • Arne Auburn

    If you have a tablet or a "Windows phone I think it is great but the rest of us with laptops/desktops I don't think that is that great
    I see reason to change from my Win 7 to Win 8
    Arne

  • Emanuel Ciuca

    Microsoft, please don't leave the Hibernate option disabled by default because it will be hard to find for many unexperienced laptop users.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Amy-Green/1626817050 Amy Green

    the only problem i found with windows 8 like many others did was the lack of a start menu but me being a programmer i just made my own and my windows 8 experience has been fantastic since then and i genuinely cant think of anything else i hate about it.

  • R7 Zufferey

    The two interfaces (metro and seven) are totally different. Why not take the metro style in the desktop? I believe the taskbar and basically everything else that is all "shiny and transparent" should become clean and simple.

    I mean, either you make the move to a new interface or you don't! You can't just do half half in my opinion.

    Also, why do we (on a PC) need applications? We already have them, they are called programs!! And I simply don't see how making a program fullscreen and getting rid of the close button is an improvement.

    Why on earth would I need 2 internet explorers, however great they may be?

    Expand the metro interface to the whole system and get rid of the apps.

    Last thing, clear the multimedia mess up! Media center is awesome but then again, why do I have Media Player and now the Music and Viedo App? Improve media center so that everything fits into that program.

    • SIRKEEN75

      R7

      I like your insight- especially the one about the "many media options". There are a gamut of choices for your multi-media needs. However, I don't think that MS planned for us to have all that in the RTM- not unless they plan on releasing a Media Edition extra package like in XP or some new Ultimate OS for metro. I think we'll see all of that in the RTM. I do want to comment on your statement about the "half and half" OS; this was a tactic by MS to allow the end-user to compare the regular desktop experience to the new metro experience to see which one you would find more effective. Also, it was also a heads up for Windows 8 Phone junkies who might want to know what to expect in the new phones close to release- and tablets as well. So you see, it was quite like a "three birds with one stone" attempt by MS. You gotta admit though- it's alot more exciting than the average run-of-the-mill desktop usual wouldn't you say? o(._.)o 
       

  • Aqmapa

    The problem was the activitation program. After I bought the program then the activitation program ask me for the product key and after I put it always wrong. Why? Because I format the Hardisk? Why? That is the same hardisk and the same program that I bought with my money. Or to pay for another product key number.

  • http://profiles.google.com/brookfieldfreecycle Brookfield Freecycle™

    I'm the one who couldn't get W8 to run well, I'm on pentium D 2.8, 3G
    memory and Geforce 6600.  The altered NT engine already taxes
    resources.  Substituting a shell alternate to Metro made W8 run
    just-acceptably; unless the actual release pares down the demand of
    Metro, W8 will probably fail -- especially the retail box segment.  The
    majority of people are not power users.  They just want something that
    runs and gets the job done.  Most demonstrable is the startup screen. 
    Why is a sweep gesture needed to login?  If my Mom saw that she would
    just put new computer back in the box and return it to the store.  I
    know enough to just hit the escape key, but beginners and novices
    generally don't understand the various key commands etc.

    Steve

  • Indrajit

    In my mind what windows 8 should focus on is - better file management - things like cleaning temporoary files, installing & uninstallation, defragging etc. From the very beginning I have taken a dislike to the Windows 8 interface - I may be a minority out here, but seeing that interface makes me want to switch to Linux. God, why can't Microsoft create something which is visually appealing?

  • Damianmcnasty

    I hate it that you can't close apps and apps add up while swiping with your left thumb. 

  • Damianmcnasty

    Metro tiles are not easily configured. Too much thinking

  • Nicolo Gomez

    Windows 8 will probably going to be good to some users but fpr the others idk. For me it is a good os for many tablets and probably even for PC's. I'm actually running W8 as a main os on my pc for 3 mos. It's not bad actually. It's like actually having two OS in one OS in other words you're like using a tablet os and a pc os. Once you click start menu you're like having a tablet on you're pc especially if you're running on an metro app but when you switch to your desktop you're like using a windows 7 with no start button. That is actually good for me cause I seldom use start button on my windows 7 as for others it is bad. Metro UI is a better and new way to manipulate your pc.

  • Don Mckenzie

    Desktops and most currant laptops do not have touch screens. Therefore having an OS set up for touch screen is not beneficial. It must be able to be optioned out of.
    Don

  • Pabloaust

    The optimised operating system features of Win8 should be incorporated into Win7.  The Metro interface should just be tablet based UNLESS we can see some of those ultra notebooks with a touch screen interface to demonstrate how the heck this is going to really work!

  • Egidio Pimentel

    it's more dificult to use than i thought. why did they finished with the Start botton? it's an stupid idea. And did they check if all already have toutch screen on desktop?                  Microsoft, think about it...!!!

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