5 deal-breaking flaws in Windows 8
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His first point explicitly says "unless you have a keyboard attached" which makes me think he's criticizing Windows 8 as a Tablet OS. But his complaint is that it's hard to manage 10+ open apps at once. This is a deal-breaker for a tablet, really? Someone needs to tell Apple!
That seems fair given that Microsoft is still in the process of discerning those lines in the OS.
Of course, MS might find a touch-friendly way of fixing the issues mentioned... in which case, I look forward to it :)
1. app switching 2. closing apps 3. (not really a complaint, just a difference) 4. preform a reboot 5. (again, not really a complaint, just a difference)
I dont think there is a single issue raised that couldn't be updated in a single version. As to whether or not they actually do of course is another issue.
Microsoft asked for feedback, let's give it to them, but keep in mind, it's not even a beta yet. If you've used the DP, you know there is still a lot of work to be done.
If you have a keyboard attached, it's still just as easy. If you don't, you're a tablet, and you don't need it.
>2. You can’t close apps
So...like Android, OSX Lion, UNIX, etc? Why do I need to close apps?
>3. Goodbye Start menu
Thank zeus. The only reason I even glance at the Start Menu is because that's where the search bar is. Remember navigating through huge directory trees to launch an app in Win95? You want that back?
>4. It’s very hard to reboot and shut down
So what? I do that, maybe, once a week?
>5. The beautiful Start menu search is dead
What?! The (working) search bar was the single greatest improvement to the Win UI in ages. I really hope this is just an alpha thing...