Recent content by manders2600

There is a distinction, in that neither iOS or Android are attempts at a desktop OS, and in fact neither are even available on a desktop. Developing an application for Android or iOS does not currently mitigate the need for a separate application on a desktop, regardless of whether or not the...

Can you launch the desktop versions of Chrome or Internet Explorer from the start screen? While you may not go to the desktop, many do. The desktop can contain widgets and quick, at-a-glance information that many people (myself included) like to see at startup, which do not have metro...

I’m not sure which people you are referring to, but I have said that there are many things I really like about Win8 and metro specifically. Unfortunately, it is (currently) awful for multitasking and using multiple monitors, which are two of the main efficiency reasons for using a desktop...

I did not mean to imply that metro prevents people from doing serious work, but its obtrusiveness does add inefficiency for people who do not wish to use it. For example, booting to the desktop is no longer possible (except in the Enterprise version, which would lead me to believe MS recognizes...

There would be no problem, in the short term, if the metro interface were unobtrusive and easily eschewed or ignored. Unfortunately, it is not. The medium-term issue has to do with the resources that developers are able to bring to bear on improving and fixing bugs in applications used for...

And apparently the ability to use the "more tiles" slider is not available when spanning three monitors with Nvidia SLI Surround. I have four monitors at 2560x1440 and two GTX 670 4GB, which should allow me to display a decent amount of information at any one time. When spanning displays the...

Icon size, tile size, tile arrangement . . . hell, even being able to specify a background image would give some indication that metro was actually ready for the desktop.

Removing legacy features like being able to boot to the desktop might make sense for this reason, except that this has only been removed from consumer versions of Win8. The Enterprise edition still boots straight to the desktop, so removing this feature in the consumer editions is solely meant...

First off, thank you for taking the time to read my post and reply to all of it. I know it was a bit lengthy, and I do appreciate the dialogue (I will attempt to do the same, below). I should make clear that I think Metro has the POTENTIAL to be a great interface, and I am eagerly looking...

Lol. I hear you. ;) Here would be my reply to that: Any issue that mostly effects power users and those who "get the most" out of their software will be a "rare-use case scenario". Of course, multitasking and multi-monitor are pretty common business uses, and greatly impact productivity...

Really? I guess this was mine main gripe with the whole "Metro" thing, but if I am wrong I would be extremely happy. Please let me know if I am wrong on any of the below points, as it would make my Windows 8 experience much, much better (honestly). Can Start Screen layout be customized? Can...