Memo: Microsoft's 'Metro' UI to Get New Name 'This Week'

[beayn]

Metro is actually a half decent name for the UI. I'd be surprised if MS comes up with something good. They always come up with stupid names like "Windows Phone 7" and "My Documents". The general public seems to hate windows, why name a new product after that?

 

[ricdiculus]

You know what? Linux is more work to configure then windows, no question. I would rather, personally, devote the effort into linux that is open source and developed by its users then have too fix an os I purchased from a company that seems indifferent to a notable percentage of its client base. I dont really have to manage the Pentagons network/IT problems, so I am willing to give linux a shot. And umm, I'm 43, own my house, and have worked at a locally owned graphic/printing company for the last 18 years. Started playing with computers with a TRS80 model1 with a cagivessette drive and a Timex/Sinclare that had 4k of ram. I've been building them for friends, family, and customers for a long time. They have almost always been microsoft builds. If this is going to be the new direction microsoft takes for its os, then yes I will switch to linux. Will this impact microsoft? Of course not. But I wont be one of the complacent consumers that just takes whatever they choose to give us as an excuse for a desktop os that clearly belongs on a tablet. Enjoy.

 

[ricdiculus]

um and thats 'cassette drive'. dont know where that came from. my bad.

 

[badaxe2]

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Spelled pain wrong.

 

[captaincharisma]

@Kami3k Just for your information Valve is doing it and they will port 2500 games to Linux and it won't be waste of money cause Windows is dead platform. Wait until Windows 8 flops on Smart Phone and Tablets + Million of Pissed Desktop Users.

but just like OSX it will not have the vast library of games that the windows version has.


you talk about windows being dead? LMAO Linux as a desktop OS has been dead since the 90's :lol:

 

[captaincharisma]

Or how about 'Microsoft knows whats best, and I will change the way I've been computing for the last 30+ years because they say so'

Hey Toms, Lets have an official poll of people here who like/dislike win8? Let the people decide.

What SOME of you seem to be missing, is that if Microsoft thinks the masses like/use win8, it's gonna be tablet city from here on out. THIS IS A CALL TO LINUX DEVELPOERS ! Since Microsoft is abandoning those of us that thought win7 was actually the best release of the os ever since dos days, here is a chance to really bring linux to the forefront as the new desktop standard.

If they (microsoft) were smart they would release this metro(or whatever) as a separate os that can fully integrate with a proper desktop os. Seems like even crapple does that.

But, I guess all of us who have made it plenty obvious about our feelings towards the new windows can just go suck it, much to the de-light of some of the posters here. Im just tickled pink that you have embraced the new direction MS wants to push the desktop to, its just a shame for those of us who actually use there computer for things other than Facebook & Twitter.

And dont preach to me about how I can fix win8 with a few simple hacks. All the other versions have worked out of the box (more or less) without having to do much if anything at all. Yah, Vista was released a tad early before it was ready for prime time, and we arent even going to mention ME, but for the most part they gave there consumers what they wanted. This time, not so much.

A fairly well known gentleman that has a radio show about all things geeky, even said 'the change from windows 7 to 8 is more dramatic then going from win7 to Mac os', and personally I agree with that statement. Unlike all the previous versions, where if you had ever used windows, you could sit down behind the latest windows and still be comfortable using it.

Sure would like to see that poll.

here is a prime example of an old fart that will not change whether it is a change for the best or worst

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]captaincharisma[/nom]but just like OSX it will not have the vast library of games that the windows version has. you talk about windows being dead? LMAO Linux as a desktop OS has been dead since the 90's[/citation]

2500 games is a vast library if they at least include most of the newst games. Heck, many (perhaps most or even all) of the newest PC games can already be run on Linux quite well if you know what you're doing. Beyond that, having great gaming capacity is not a prerequisite for being a desktop OS. Other than in gaming, as a desktop OS, Linux is excellent. Some distros are worse than others, but many distros are excellent for general-purpose desktops. The average person only does Office work, web browsing, and watches video on their PC. Linux can do all of that very well and in many cases, better than Windows. It can do many other things too. Linux is most certainly not a dead project, not even on the desktop form factor.

 

[techcurious]

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