"We're Microsoft, and we say you're going to do it *this* way now, so tough tootsies"
and that's different from the other camp HOW ??? On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> > wrote: > > I don't see Metro being deployed by Enterprise. I could be wrong, of > > course - but right now, I see it as being very consumer. > > From what I've seen, it's targeted at phones, tablets, and other > fondle-slabs. And it would appear to make a lot of sense in such > environments. The screens are mostly too small for overlapping > windows to be useful, and obviously touch is the way to do things. > So I see it as a win for that. I don't really see "home desktops" > sticking around in their current role much longer -- I think they'll > mostly be displaced by fondle-slabs. So all that makes sense to me. > > What's got me worried is all the noise about how it's very hard to > get away from Metro. Even the Start button reportedly just switches > back to Metro now. The standard refrain is "it's just a preview" but > that's what they said about the Ribbon, and Vista, too. I hope this > doesn't turn into another "We're Microsoft, and we say you're going to > do it *this* way now, so tough tootsies" affair. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
