Maximum PC: "Windows 8 is not a want, it’s a necessity. Not for you, the consumer. For Microsoft.
We’d like to think that somewhere, somehow, a group of user interface experts like to meet up for lunch in one of Microsoft’s (likely) sprawling Redmond cafeterias. They talk about their days, their families, and how horrified they are at Microsoft’s decision—and need—to unify a single user experience across its entire product line."
The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.
Microsoft responded with Windows 8 and its Surface RT tablet.
In the earliest days of the Surface, it was hard to shake the notion that the line was something of a reference design for Windows 8.
Vista all over again
The real question -- and one that we'll obviously have to wait to have answered -- is where will Microsoft take Windows from here? Will Metro stick, or will Windows 8 see a return to the classic desktop as the default UI?
Takes some getting used to, but this is a fair review. Well worth the read.
Microsoft is confused as hell at the moment.
Cant wait for the surface tablet. Dont plan on installing this on my desktop anytime soon.