On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 03:49:40 -0500, Zaghadka wrote:

I find the broad mouse movements required to navigate it to be somewhat
less than potable. I do use it to check weather and news though.

I only use the Windows 8-specific apps for the purpose of checking my
email (the application has improved) and checking the weather. Otherwise,
those apps are repulsive to me.

It was always and is now a workable start option. Even in vanilla Win 8.
Just the corners, and especially the close app gesture, were a bit
inscrutible. I force fed myself the new menu system on a side-use account
so I could help support Win 8 users. It's not horrible, it's just not as
good as the old system, IMHO.

I went into Windows 8 knowing what to expect and I had a lot of experience
with Gnome 3 under GNU/Linux so I was used to the idea of hot corners.
Now, it's become second-nature and I kind of like navigating to the right
of the screen to access the Control Panel. It's become extremely intuitive.

But when you have to look up "How do I close an app?" And you could never
possibly guess. Something's very wrong with the UI system.

It definitely is a drawback. Once you figure it out, it's easy but I admit
that they could have made that one better.

Modern feels bolted on to me. But at least the start page applets are a
hell of a lot more security-wise than gadgets were.

Overall review: meh. Same for the ribbon in Office suites. I can use them
both, but I would prefer a more usable UI.

I never liked the ribbon interface myself through my wife swears by it. As
for the start page, I completely agree with you. Metro and the Desktop
mode seems like two different operating systems. They're essentially like
that atrocity of a car called the Pontiac Aztek where the front looks like
it was designed by someone other than the guy who did the back.
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