why Win 8?
In other threads folks have expressed their preference to stay with Win 7. For those that have had some time to use and learn Win 8, what features have caused you to stay with it as your OS? Particu...
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sch911 wrote:
Windows 8 makes several concessions to be more "tablet" friendly. These concessions are a new user interface that runs full screen only and has a series of tiles to manipulate. All Windows 8 apps run in full screen which kind of defeats the whole overlapping windows thing we've all come to know. It is better for touch screen tablets and PC's but for stand alone desktops it a real burden. You can still get to the old desktop but it's a pain. MS is issuing an update (8.1) later this year that will help a little by restoring the start button and allowing it to boot to the desktop. Too little too late IMHO....
Are you telling me that all programs running in Win 8 MUST run full screen? No 2 windows open on the same monitor? What about running dual monitors, is Win 8 cooperative with that?
I'm hearing it's a great OS for tablets but no advantage for desktops!!
