Replying to the your first point, 'getting familiar with the mobile interface':
How? Seriously?
I'm using both Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 (same .. thing, for this comparison) and I fail to see what you mean.
In Windows 7 I did these steps to launch an application:
- Press 'Windows' (Super, whatever) button
- Type application name
- Enter
In Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 I need these steps:
- Press 'Windows' (Super, whatever) button
- Type application name
- Enter
Yeah, the UI is different while I type. But it's on the same level as moving from Launchy on Windows XP to just using the start menu in Windows 7: The interface is really just presentation and not that relevant.
Metro isn't good for anything else, for all I can tell. There's no bait. It's .. useless. First thing to do is Windows/Super+D to get to the desktop. There you need Windows/Super for the 'launcher', Windows/Super + w for a launcher for the control panel/settings apps and Windows/Super + x (neat shortcuts, thing lean start menu) and Windows/Super + i (uhm.. For .. shutdown? That's what I use that for).
So as a user of two 'metro' platforms I disagree heavily with your opinion. I don't think that this is happening, I don't think that this could happen and I really, really doubt that someone placed a bet on this, coming from their mobile platform.
This is great to hear, thanks. I've been using launchers exclusively on Linux the past few years and love not having to use the mouse anymore for that. Glad to see this isn't just a trend in the Linux world, but that Windows is now being built around the concept as well.
How? Seriously?
I'm using both Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 (same .. thing, for this comparison) and I fail to see what you mean.
In Windows 7 I did these steps to launch an application:
- Press 'Windows' (Super, whatever) button
- Type application name
- Enter
In Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 I need these steps:
- Press 'Windows' (Super, whatever) button
- Type application name
- Enter
Yeah, the UI is different while I type. But it's on the same level as moving from Launchy on Windows XP to just using the start menu in Windows 7: The interface is really just presentation and not that relevant.
Metro isn't good for anything else, for all I can tell. There's no bait. It's .. useless. First thing to do is Windows/Super+D to get to the desktop. There you need Windows/Super for the 'launcher', Windows/Super + w for a launcher for the control panel/settings apps and Windows/Super + x (neat shortcuts, thing lean start menu) and Windows/Super + i (uhm.. For .. shutdown? That's what I use that for).
So as a user of two 'metro' platforms I disagree heavily with your opinion. I don't think that this is happening, I don't think that this could happen and I really, really doubt that someone placed a bet on this, coming from their mobile platform.