![]() It still isn't as functional as Windows 7.Īnd the whole thing is just fucking ugly. Even bringing back the Start Menu was botched. While they have made some improvements over the clusterfuck that is Windows 8, in most cases they have doubled-down on stupid, keeping the vast majority of bad design decisions that were made with Windows 8. Although it's an early, nowhere-near-finished- pre-beta version, it shows where Microsoft's thinking is headed. I some time running the Windows 10 Technical preview that was released in January. In the Army, we called that "Mickey Mouse bullshit." All that should matter is the OS itself, and I'm optimistic about Windows 10 in that regard. The social costs of Windows 8 have undermined its value as an OS, and that's so damn silly that it's a shame I have to type it. I really hope Windows 10 can put this awkward, uncomfortable, frustrating dynamic to bed. And I will continue to point out that PR firms and fanbois have harmed Microsoft more than help them. It's worth putting all this out there because it has been one gigantic clusterfuck ever since Windows 8's features were revealed. Since when is consumer preference taboo? What's next? Hating on people for having a favorite color? Aesthetics count. Note that you're downmodded just for saying how you feel as a consumer. Meanwhile, the exact conversations we COULD be having that would accomplish what they want are practically forbidden in social media. But marketers, PR firms, and some systems engineers are trying like hell to change our perspective on that. That OS will fly, and so will MS stock in that case. If they can make us feel like the old brand has returned, start menu and all, on desktop then Windows 10 will be a success, simply put. They are absolutely guaranteed to piss off somebody. Now, here's Microsoft in the middle trying to get it all sorted without crossing desktop users. Then, in niche problems (like mobile environments), we're shown that if that's the case then there must be exceptions to sacrosanct. So, there's an element of frustration with that concept among those who consider having control over our machines to be sacrosanct. Also, isn't that why people hated that damned paperclip? Personally, I would have thought that taking control of the machine away from the user was proven bad when Gateway tanked. Experts disagree, and will point out that it depends upon what exactly is running. The problem is, this leaves us feeling like we don't have control of our devices, and consumers with intermediate technical skills (read: almost the entire market for Microsoft's shiny new OS) are very uncomfortable with that feeling. So, there's a sound technical reason for it. Even on an Android device, everything you do is kept running until you manually kill it, and some things just immediately restart. Loading apps drains the battery more and wears out memory faster in mobile devices than just leaving them running. At the very least, Windows 10 is improving on some of the worst aspects of 8 usability, even if it still looks like crap. Windows 8 seemed intent on getting in the users face by introducing radical and unnecessary new paradigms, or by shoving ass-ugly new "modern" visual concepts that look like Windows 3.1 rejects. The entire point of an OS platform is to enable your clients to essentially ignore the OS and simply get their work done. People are quick to load up their software platforms of choice (Windows, Firefox, Android, etc) with dozens of third-party add-ons, and then they bitch about how how slow, buggy, bloated, etc that platform is. They may have performance penalties or security implications, they might cause stability issues (since some of them hook into the guts of the OS via undocumented interfaces), or they might interfere with future updates, etc. You're never sure how long they'll be supported. Add-ons come with potential penalties as well. If you need to install third-party software to make the basic OS usable or presentable, then the OS makers have failed miserably. ![]()
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