[citation][nom]killerb255[/nom]Like I said when commenting on the Ballmer article:The thing is, Microsoft was desperate for mobile share. They figured "What better way to get more mobile share than to shove the mobile interface on the product that we've penetrated the most: PCs?" I think they should have thought it through more because even Windows PHONE 7/8's interface is better than Windows 8's start screen! At least on WP7/WP8, installing an app doesn't automatically throw it on the main screen. Installing ANYTHING in Windows 8 results in it being thrown on the start screen, resulting in a big cluster****!To summarize, these are the issues with Windows 8:
1) It succeeds Windows 7. If it succeeded Vista, or even XP, it'd probably do better.
2) It's not intuitive. The hot corners don't exactly stick out to the Average Joe.
3) It's schizophrenic. Having two different interfaces confuses people. The Desktop is not good for touch screens and the Start screen is not as good for point-and-click (granted it's adaptable, but still, it's not intuitive).
4) The issue I mentioned before this list: putting everything on the Start screen makes it a cluster****.
5) Those that don't like Apple's walled-garden model don't take lightly to the Start screen.
6) Not enough new touch screened PCs with Windows 8. Often I walk into a Micro Center or Best Buy and see people poke at the screens only to complain that "it's not working!" Touch screens are expensive right now.
7) Windows RT vs Windows 8. Too much confusion. This didn't happen nearly as much with x86 vs x64, as the WOW6432 layer in x64 Windows is EXCELLENT! There is NO backward compatibility in Windows for ARM (I'm not sure if it's feasible, though, as they could end up with terrible compatibility a la Itanium).[/citation]
To summarize, these are the issues with Windows 8:
1) It 'succeeds' the Start Menu. If it succeeded DOS, or even Win3.1, it'd probably do better.
2) It's not intuitive. The Average Joes here need a tutorial built into the OS.
3) It's got more than one screen so is therefore 'schizophrenic'. Having two different interfaces confuses dumb people. The Desktop is not good for touch screens and people here are too lazy to figure out point-and-click (tutorial above would help).
4) The issue I mentioned before this list: putting everything on the Start screen makes it exactly the same as your start menu, but with added widgets called apps that have similar amounts of functionality as the sidebar apps had on Vista but can be bought on your phone too.
5) Those that don't like Apple's walled-garden model don't use the App Store. Recent game launches on that store have made devs less than three figures in sales so voters will vote with their money
6) Not enough new touch screened PCs with Windows 8. Often I walk into a Micro Center or Best Buy and see people poke at the screens only to complain that "it's not working!" Obviously you live in quite a low-IQ area, or just don't go to MC and BB as much as you would have us believe.
7) Windows RT vs Windows 8. Too much confusion if you are stupid or naive. It's nothing like x64 or WoW, not even IA64 is similar, because all of them have an "x86 mode" built into their CPU and therefore emulation so backwards compatibility is as simple as the OS telling them when to switch. ARM isn't made by Intel and is RISC (which is all about removing bells and whistles for low power usage) so they couldn't if they wanted to. Apple own the last company with the skills to make a native emulator and the other option is WINE recompiled for WinRT which would be a nightmare and break all their interfaces anyway.