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Old March 15th 14, 06:32 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default Microsoft Giving Away Windows 8.1?

DevilsPGD wrote:
In the last episode of , "...winston?"
said:

DevilsPGD wrote:
In the last episode of , Neil
said:
Window 8 has *3* GUIs; Metro, Desktop, and Apps. Which one do you feel
wastes screen space, and why?

The Windows 8 interface, formerly known as Metro (remember, Microsoft
lost the rights to use the Metro name)


Modern UI or aka Start Screen (fka Metro).

What would you do if you could have extra real estate (screen space) on
the Start Screen (e.g. view or add more tiles) ?


Nothing. My point is more applications themselves.

I have two 24" monitors, and under W8 I can open a single application
full screen, on one monitor. That puts the approximate usable reading
screen at around 50% of the screen's width, since longer lines are far
less readable. 8.1 helps since you can split the screen 50/50, so that
you can (for example) leave some documentation up on the left while you
compose an email with instructions on the right.

It's a step in the right direction, but it's far less flexible than
being able to size applications appropriately and display whatever
amount of information in a window makes sense.

Ok...thanks for the explanation.


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