The extent of Win8.1's support for older interfaces is to restore the Start button. But the button, when pressed, still opens the Metro interface. A slight.
FWIW, I was (and in many ways still am) impressed by Win8 from a purely keyboard-centric, productivity point of view. But the loss of hierarchical menus really, really kills me. Even 7 has that, if you need to list all programs. As for who wins the user experience battle generally, well it's obvious, isn't it? That's Apple! That's what they do! No sudden updates that completely change everything for no good reason. Instead, high prices on the hardware, rampant obsolescence, control freakery in the ecosystem, and a disrespect for the power user (all the iOSification, for example). Cheers, Sabahattin --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
