We have seen demos of Windows 8, and I will admit that I like it, based on what I have seen so far.
That being said, a lot can change between beta and production versions. Hopefully MS won't munge it up. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Jan 31, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Tim C <bb...@crone.us> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Rich Thomas > <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: >> I kinda like Apple stuff, but I have a rather cynical view of technology >> now. Apple does seem to focus more on the "user experience" but some stuff >> is still bass ackards to my mind. Unlike the winders stuff Apple folk seem >> to actually think something about how a user might want to do things, not >> how the developer thinks it should be done. > > Every now and then I see commentary on Windows Phone and Windows 8; > just today I saw an article about changes to how Windows Explorer will > work in 8. I have to say, I was impressed that MS was taking user > feedback to heart, and making good and innovative workflow changes. > Anyway it seems like a very positive change for the company - if they > can claw back market share. > > My wife used OSX (10.4 and 10.5) every day for almost three years, but > when I switched her to Ubuntu (with the new interface that all the > geeks hate :) she decided it was better within the week. Admittedly I > was able to show her some stuff, and of course I've had to help with > application issues for file reading and whatnot, but it was mostly a > stock install. > > Meanwhile, I'm back to Windows 7 and have been happy enough with it, > though I do think it's gotten harder to do some things (wireless for > example) without a whole lot of benefit. It is much faster and better > at optimizing for hardware, though, which is a nice change. > > Best, > -Tim > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
