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Why doesn't Microsoft run a repository for common software?
| You must have seen
| the GUI: Giant buttons they call "tiles", with | a monotone background. It's in all the ads | for MS tablets and phones. | | Actually, I haven't seen the ads since I don't look for them. | | I did see the big colorful squares in Windows 8.1 when I bought that | laptop for my kid two years ago, and hated it like I hated Unity. | | The Dell people helped us get rid of most of the obnoxity. | Interesting development in terms on Metro on Windows that I just came across: http://blogs.skype.com/2015/06/11/a-...e-for-your-pc/ Microsoft is discontinuing the Metro version of Skype and producing a Win32 version with touch capability instead. Their statement about the fate of Skype on phones and tablets is vague. It's not clear to me from their posting what they plan on Metro- only devices. (Note for those not familiar with the terminology: When Microsofties say "modern" they mean Metro. I say Metro because "modern", especially uncapitalized as MS does, really means nothing at all, which makes it confusing. Metro is clearly TileCity giant buttons, and all that implies. "Modern" merely implies something that runs on a computer built in the past 20-odd years. The Microsofties have actually avoided using a trade name and are trying to elevate Metro buttons to the level of a new standard in computer GUIs by doing that.) |
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Why doesn't Microsoft run a repository for common software?
On 6/11/15 11:44 AM, Mayayana wrote:
| You must have seen | the GUI: Giant buttons they call "tiles", with | a monotone background. It's in all the ads | for MS tablets and phones. | | Actually, I haven't seen the ads since I don't look for them. | | I did see the big colorful squares in Windows 8.1 when I bought that | laptop for my kid two years ago, and hated it like I hated Unity. | | The Dell people helped us get rid of most of the obnoxity. | Interesting development in terms on Metro on Windows that I just came across: http://blogs.skype.com/2015/06/11/a-...e-for-your-pc/ Microsoft is discontinuing the Metro version of Skype and producing a Win32 version with touch capability instead. Their statement about the fate of Skype on phones and tablets is vague. It's not clear to me from their posting what they plan on Metro- only devices. Now, why would you gamble on pi$$ing of a bunch of users? If they do this, a friend and I will just go back to Yahoo Messenger. (Note for those not familiar with the terminology: When Microsofties say "modern" they mean Metro. I say Metro because "modern", especially uncapitalized as MS does, really means nothing at all, which makes it confusing. Metro is clearly TileCity giant buttons, and all that implies. "Modern" merely implies something that runs on a computer built in the past 20-odd years. The Microsofties have actually avoided using a trade name and are trying to elevate Metro buttons to the level of a new standard in computer GUIs by doing that.) -- Ken Mac OS X 10.8.5 Firefox 36.0.4 Thunderbird 31.5 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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Why doesn't Microsoft run a repository for common software?
On 2015-06-11 1:57 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
On 6/11/15 11:44 AM, Mayayana wrote: | You must have seen | the GUI: Giant buttons they call "tiles", with | a monotone background. It's in all the ads | for MS tablets and phones. | | Actually, I haven't seen the ads since I don't look for them. | | I did see the big colorful squares in Windows 8.1 when I bought that | laptop for my kid two years ago, and hated it like I hated Unity. | | The Dell people helped us get rid of most of the obnoxity. | Interesting development in terms on Metro on Windows that I just came across: http://blogs.skype.com/2015/06/11/a-...e-for-your-pc/ Microsoft is discontinuing the Metro version of Skype and producing a Win32 version with touch capability instead. Their statement about the fate of Skype on phones and tablets is vague. It's not clear to me from their posting what they plan on Metro- only devices. Now, why would you gamble on pi$$ing of a bunch of users? If they do this, a friend and I will just go back to Yahoo Messenger. It probably has to do with the fact that nobody bothered to use the modern version of Skype and preferred the desktop version. If 1% of your desktop users use the modern interface and 99% use the desktop one, which of the two will you support? -- Slimer Proud "wintroll" Encrypt. |
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Why doesn't Microsoft run a repository for common software?
On 6/11/15 12:14 PM, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-06-11 1:57 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 6/11/15 11:44 AM, Mayayana wrote: | You must have seen | the GUI: Giant buttons they call "tiles", with | a monotone background. It's in all the ads | for MS tablets and phones. | | Actually, I haven't seen the ads since I don't look for them. | | I did see the big colorful squares in Windows 8.1 when I bought that | laptop for my kid two years ago, and hated it like I hated Unity. | | The Dell people helped us get rid of most of the obnoxity. | Interesting development in terms on Metro on Windows that I just came across: http://blogs.skype.com/2015/06/11/a-...e-for-your-pc/ Microsoft is discontinuing the Metro version of Skype and producing a Win32 version with touch capability instead. Their statement about the fate of Skype on phones and tablets is vague. It's not clear to me from their posting what they plan on Metro- only devices. Now, why would you gamble on pi$$ing of a bunch of users? If they do this, a friend and I will just go back to Yahoo Messenger. It probably has to do with the fact that nobody bothered to use the modern version of Skype and preferred the desktop version. If 1% of your desktop users use the modern interface and 99% use the desktop one, which of the two will you support? A perspective I didn't think about for desktops. But I'm wondering about the fate of the tablet version. I use it to Skype with when on lunch at work. -- Ken Mac OS X 10.8.5 Firefox 36.0.4 Thunderbird 31.5 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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Why doesn't Microsoft run a repository for common software?
On 2015-06-11 5:21 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
On 6/11/15 12:14 PM, Slimer wrote: On 2015-06-11 1:57 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 6/11/15 11:44 AM, Mayayana wrote: | You must have seen | the GUI: Giant buttons they call "tiles", with | a monotone background. It's in all the ads | for MS tablets and phones. | | Actually, I haven't seen the ads since I don't look for them. | | I did see the big colorful squares in Windows 8.1 when I bought that | laptop for my kid two years ago, and hated it like I hated Unity. | | The Dell people helped us get rid of most of the obnoxity. | Interesting development in terms on Metro on Windows that I just came across: http://blogs.skype.com/2015/06/11/a-...e-for-your-pc/ Microsoft is discontinuing the Metro version of Skype and producing a Win32 version with touch capability instead. Their statement about the fate of Skype on phones and tablets is vague. It's not clear to me from their posting what they plan on Metro- only devices. Now, why would you gamble on pi$$ing of a bunch of users? If they do this, a friend and I will just go back to Yahoo Messenger. It probably has to do with the fact that nobody bothered to use the modern version of Skype and preferred the desktop version. If 1% of your desktop users use the modern interface and 99% use the desktop one, which of the two will you support? A perspective I didn't think about for desktops. But I'm wondering about the fate of the tablet version. I use it to Skype with when on lunch at work. I'm sure that they'll continue to support the one available for Windows Phone which sort of obliges them to support the tablet version since they are very similar. -- Slimer Proud "wintroll" Encrypt. |
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Why doesn't Microsoft run a repository for common software?
On 6/11/15 3:27 PM, Slimer wrote:
On 2015-06-11 5:21 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 6/11/15 12:14 PM, Slimer wrote: On 2015-06-11 1:57 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 6/11/15 11:44 AM, Mayayana wrote: | You must have seen | the GUI: Giant buttons they call "tiles", with | a monotone background. It's in all the ads | for MS tablets and phones. | | Actually, I haven't seen the ads since I don't look for them. | | I did see the big colorful squares in Windows 8.1 when I bought that | laptop for my kid two years ago, and hated it like I hated Unity. | | The Dell people helped us get rid of most of the obnoxity. | Interesting development in terms on Metro on Windows that I just came across: http://blogs.skype.com/2015/06/11/a-...e-for-your-pc/ Microsoft is discontinuing the Metro version of Skype and producing a Win32 version with touch capability instead. Their statement about the fate of Skype on phones and tablets is vague. It's not clear to me from their posting what they plan on Metro- only devices. Now, why would you gamble on pi$$ing of a bunch of users? If they do this, a friend and I will just go back to Yahoo Messenger. It probably has to do with the fact that nobody bothered to use the modern version of Skype and preferred the desktop version. If 1% of your desktop users use the modern interface and 99% use the desktop one, which of the two will you support? A perspective I didn't think about for desktops. But I'm wondering about the fate of the tablet version. I use it to Skype with when on lunch at work. I'm sure that they'll continue to support the one available for Windows Phone which sort of obliges them to support the tablet version since they are very similar. Probably, but how many Skype users on not on Windows hardware? :-) If they think I'll buy a Windows phone or tablet just to use Skype, I've got a bridge in Phoenix for them. LOL -- Ken Mac OS X 10.8.5 Firefox 36.0.4 Thunderbird 31.5 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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