There's a third update in the works, sources say.
Start Menu May Arrive in Windows 8.1 Update 3 : Read more
Start Menu May Arrive in Windows 8.1 Update 3 : Read more
Put simply, that's because there's many many people afraid of change. So many people are still on Windows 7 that will end up paying full price. They're probably also trying to push Windows 8 under the rug because of the horrible reputation it has, so giving the Windows 8 users a little bribe will decrease the negative pressure on the company - which in turn - will increase sales. I personally just use Start8, and everything has been magical.I don't get it. If Windows 8.1 was a free update to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 update 1 was a free update to Windows 8.1 and so on and so forth, exactly who on Windows 8+ is paying for these updates? Couldn't you just update in order and get all the way up to Windows 9 for free?
That rather depends on a lot of things, including what you define as "Real Work"TM. The truth is that there are plenty of developers, engineers, and others that use Linux for "Real Work" including a huge number of scientists, that's because linux is well suited to certain tasks, just like windows has software that makes it suited to other tasks.Yeah, but you can't do any serious computing on it. Linux is fine for dedicated tasks, servers, etc. but is severely crippling if you want to do any real work. It's just for playing around.
The start menu SHOULD (though not necessarily will) come with floating Metro apps, many of which would/could act like the gadgets of Windows Vista/7. Some of the other neat things they are looking into is the ability to activate a tile without launching a program and having access to a lot more features and opitons much like the old gadgets, but built right into the start screen/menu.I found a use for both versions of the start menu and hope Microsoft allows both to be available at the same time. Either have the capability to show 2 start buttons or a single split button to open either version. Bring back the concept of widgets so we may place a calendar or weather widget on the desktop and they can be Windows 9 apps for security. This should bring back most of Windows 7 functionality sans Aero interface.
People just need something to complain about. It is right up there with all of the whining of Windows Vista when MS changed a bit of artwork and had users decide if they liked Windows 7 or the rebranded Vista better and just because the name was changed people didn't have a major preference of one over the other. If MS ever does release a metro style Start Menu then I will be all for using it, but I really don't get what all of the uproar is over the current Start Screen. If anything it is a minor annoyance to deal with on rare occasion while you get to enjoy all of the other additions and features.Why does the Start menu need to come back? I don't understand what's so hard about hitting the Windows key and simply typing what you're looking for ( assuming you don't already have it pinned to the start screen. Do people really prefer scrolling through lists of folders for program shortcuts?
People just need something to complain about. It is right up there with all of the whining of Windows Vista when MS changed a bit of artwork and had users decide if they liked Windows 7 or the rebranded Vista better and just because the name was changed people didn't have a major preference of one over the other. If MS ever does release a metro style Start Menu then I will be all for using it, but I really don't get what all of the uproar is over the current Start Screen. If anything it is a minor annoyance to deal with on rare occasion while you get to enjoy all of the other additions and features.Why does the Start menu need to come back? I don't understand what's so hard about hitting the Windows key and simply typing what you're looking for ( assuming you don't already have it pinned to the start screen. Do people really prefer scrolling through lists of folders for program shortcuts?