Originally Posted by
Merko
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But they did not. They are forcing the 'Metro' mode on users whether they want it or not. And it's just completely unsuitable for a desktop machine.
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How do you get that the likes of the new start menu is "unsuitable" for a desktop machine? That and the few controls at the edges of the screen are the only "forced" new stuff.
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Now, maybe you can configure your Windows 8 to not use Metro so much, and you can use it much like Windows 7 and be reasonably happy. But that's for the power user. Ordinary users pretty much use what comes out of the box.
And I think they will be the ones who really appreciate the changes, I've given an example above of my mother and her reaction to Windows 8. I really thought it was going to be a struggle to get her to use Windows 8, she took to it like a duck to water, finds it much, much easier to use than Windows 7.
When I first started using it - early preview in a virtual PC - I thought it was going to be horrendous, after then updating to the consumer preview I even took the plunge of moving my main work PC to a preview version Windows 8 because I am a lot more productive. And the final few tweaks in the released version have only improved on that.
Now I am probably what would be considered a "power user" and yes I don't make much use of any of the metro apps, not suitable for how I tend to use my PC BUT I am certainly not forced to use such apps. Like I said I've even installed Stardock's Start8 - so it's sitting at the bottom right of my screen waiting to pop up - and apart from testing it I've found I've never used it! It really is redundant in Windows 8. (ETA) The only custom alterations I've done is to install Decor8 (also from Stardock) for a few graphical flourish - in the "new" parts of Windows 8. As a "power user" I've not had to tweak Windows 8
at all for how I was and am working.
Sadly I think the well has been truly poisoned and many folk will make their minds up without ever using it.