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A lot of these options are going in the absolute wrong direction, I think. They are cool for power users, but that is such a small portion of the population. My grandma can use a Mac specifically because there are like 2 buttons for her to press on any window.

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Why is it going in the absolute wrong direction if they are good for power users? Also, why must we continue to treat the normal user as _dumb_? My mum now uses tabs in web browsers, knows a couple of shortcuts, etc. Let's promote this and not pretend they are unable to progress past using a one-button mouse. ;)

My Grandma gets along fine using Windows.

Because what you call dumb is in reality just complete lack of interest. Having that many buttons on the default view just adds to the feeling of "what in the world is all this shit"

I said nothing about the intelligence of the user. I don't care about these functions most of the time, I'm not sure why most other people would. If I'm wrong then I'm wrong, but I just don't see everyday users of computers lamenting the inability to run explorer in a new process.

I think MS is sort of splitting Windows for casual users and power-users. Casual users will eventually use Metro for everything and not use the current desktop paradigm. Will take a while though.

I thought everybody had to use Metro starting with Windows 8.

Nope there is still the traditional desktop there if you want it (although no start menu anymore). The article is showing off explorer for the traditional desktop mode.

I get the same impression. Why they feel the need to punish power users is beyond me though. Power users typically know the keyboard shortcuts and right-click menus pretty well. Adding all these buttons to the interface is just taking up space.

Point of reference, my explorer menu: http://i.imgur.com/YEXha.png

Your comment sounds a bit dated to me. Migrating these 'power user' features to the primary file manager is almost certainly a response to requests coming from middle-of-the-curve professional users.

Your grandma is going to be dead soon. Let her stick with the mac, and let your sister have a better computer.

Extreme rudeness aside, you will be "your grandma" soon. Do you want to be perplexed by 2030's technology presenting tons of options inelegantly?

A good interface reduces visual clutter. Seldom used options don't belong on the front row UI seat. I wouldn't want them on a F16 cockpit, and I don't want them on my file browser.

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