It took long enough. The facts are simple. Nobody wanted Windows 8 in Nobody wanted it in Even Microsoft should know that no one will want it in Look at the numbers: In November, Windows 8. That puts it behind even the dreadful Vista in its rate of market adoption. Where did Microsoft go wrong? A lot of people, including me, found "Metro" appalling from the start. Yes, that reminds me of one big problem: A lot of people have spent money on a third party's Start button replacement. Not just people, actually.
PC vendors like Lenovo , too. What's so awful about Metro? Well, it's ugly as sin, requires you to learn all new ways to do your same old work and actively gets in the way of workflow.
What more need be said? Design, says a lot of it. And he's a fan. He's a fan of the design, anyway. He writes, "First and foremost, it's just a beautiful interface, balancing color, typography, and photography. You also agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge the data collection and usage practices outlined in our Privacy Policy. What are you looking for? Preferences Community Newsletters Log Out.
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Still the top: Linux Mint It's not easy to see either. Read his article. I mention this as a petty example of a thoughtful trouble. Even as Microsoft has gotten a good deal better with its server and cloud offerings, Windows seems to be taking forward put down and becoming second rate. It might also have been helpful if Microsoft still allow you install only those patches you need rather than one large blob of updates.
It's bad enough that Microsoft has made this the default update system for Windows 10, but it is also bringing the rollup patch model to Windows 7, 8. Are you worried sick about what these massive security and quality rollup patches are active to make to your ship's company's computers?
It South Korean won't go you an early look at the quality patch package, but IT wish let you establish an additional premature validation ring and a direct channel back to Microsoft for whatever issues encountered. Since I fully expect slews of issues, settled on Microsoft's long history of buggy patches, you really should join.
You may still get some patch surprises, but at least the odds are you'll avoid the worst of them. Windows has been flat — sort of — now. But, it's only a matter of time before it breaks again. Steven J. Post a Comment. How to Run a Diagnostic on Windows 8. Microsoft may need a refresher course on what constitutes good software support. That's polite.
I'm glad that my Windows 10 PC is up and running again. It reads: We became aware of an issue with the recent Windows 10 cumulative update that impacted a small add up of customers in the Windows Insider Plan that were running a early build of the OS.
We take over created a solution to resolve this offspring.
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