Microsoft has made worse interfaces that Windows 8
I would argue that Windows 8 is worse than Microsoft Bob. At least with Bob you knew where to get things: perhaps to the point where it felt condescending, but at least everything was on screen somewhere.
Windows 8: Nothing is on screen anymore.
The first question a Windows 95 veteran might ask of Bob is: How do I shut the animated dog down?
To a Windows 7 veteran approaching Windows 8 for the first time,
these are the first questions they might ask: How do I get to programs? How do I get to settings? How about some of the advanced settings? How do I even search for anything that the search function can't find (assuming I found where the search function is)?!
It's pretty embarrassing how much worse for the user Windows 8 is vs. Microsoft Bob.
I assume you think Windows 7 sucks too then, since (as discussed infinitum), the desktop interface is virtually the same.
Repeating a lie a lot of times doesn't make it true, you know.
The
most important parts of the desktop interface are different.
Example 1: The full-screen Start Screen is worse for the average user than the compact Start Menu. The Win8 Start Screen takes up the entire screen and only displays apps. The Win7 Start Menu takes up a corner, and shows a LOT more than merely apps.
Example 2: Searching for stuff in Win7 works a LOT better than the current release of Win8. Thankfully, this will be fixed with Win8.1. But, you're claim of Win8 being "virtually the same" neglects the fact that searching interface (that everyone uses) is NOT the same, and is, in fact, broken for now.
Example 3: There are
two taskbars you have to contend with, if you are using even one Modern UI app. Granted, not everyone is going to use any of the Modern UI apps. But: This is very different from Win7, and NOT "Virtually the same". And, it weakens your favorite argument just that much more.
"Virtually the same" as MY FOOT!!!
) the groundwork in every sense -- he was also ruthless, confrontational, and lacking original ideas.
