(06-06-2014 10:44 AM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  

(06-06-2014 12:32 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(06-05-2014 11:21 PM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  

(06-05-2014 10:08 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  ...then please:

1) Smack anyone and everyone who had anything to do with Windows 8. They deserve it for being THAT bad at what they do.

2) Smack the idiots who engineered either Yahoo! mail or Gmail. In more civilized countries they would be shot for crimes against the general public.

3. Smack the moron at Apple who thinks that one button mouse pads are a good idea. Somehow he convinced PC manufacturers to start making one button torture devises, so his stupidity is spreading.

I work in IT and I must say. 80% of the things users dislike about Windows 8 come from them not taking time to learn something new. Windows 8 is faster, more secure, and there is even a stupid proof feature that can be accessed by simply typing (reset). And I'm honestly amazed people pay me $100-$150 to do a factory reset on a windows 8 computer.

It seriously takes ten minutes to configure it for a desktop.

1. Right click task bar, go to navigation menu, set to boot straight to desktop

2. Press start menu, type in the name of applications you frequently use like (firefox, office, notepad, video games, etc.), then pin to task bar

Bam you will rarely ever have to leave the desktop again and your computer turns on extremely fast. And I honestly find the apps convient when using a desktop. Example, I press one button and the Netflix app is right there. On windows 7 I would have had to open a browser, type the web page, and wait for it to load.

Perhaps it might have been smarter for the company to design it so it went straight to desktop rather than recreating something that looks like a Tumbler page gone wrong. And once you have a trillion user sold on the easy concept of a "start" button, maybe making a conscience decision to dump it was just simply wrong headed. Most every version has had a classic or emulation mode. Windows 8 avoided that. What a bunch of azz hats.

The problem with companies like Microsoft is they are run by 25 year old kids who play with code and think that's interesting and fun. For most people, a computer is just a portal that we run applications through. We work with applications. The operating system should be invisible. The best operating system is one that we don't have to learn and don't even notice is there. If I have to spend one second figuring the crap out---then its just wasting my time. I'm not using a computer to play with the operating system---I'm using to the things I want to do.

I got a new Windows 8 computer. I had I for a week and gave it to my kid. To me, it was a useless pile of junk. My point is the system could have been more secure and more efficient without making the end user have to start from ground zero on the learning curve. Windows 8 is exactly why more folks are choosing Apple every day.

Again this is a perfect example of what I said earlier. You did not take the time to learn the changes. I completely understand that it was frustrating, hell I almost have a masters degree and I hold numerous IT certifications and I did not even know how to turn my computer off when Windows 8 first came out lmao.

And Microsoft knew they were going to piss people off with changing things but IMO it was completely necessary. I really don't see many end users with traditional desktop computers in ten years. Tablets, cell phones, and all in one monitors are becoming more powerful and affordable every year. And all of these devices are touch screen. When that day comes Microsoft is going to already have an seasoned touch OS that can be used professionally.

I love android and IOS but you really have to go out of your way to get anything productive done on them.

This is exactly the point.


If you make a product that requires a lot of time before people can begin to use the darn thing, then you're only going to get customers that cares a lot about the advantages of your product. That's fine if you have a product with lots of advantages, but Windows 8's only advantage appears to be "security upgrades." Most Windows users don't care about security beyond online credit-card transactions, and I'm pretty sure that hackers for the NSA or the Russian mob will figure out Windows 8's flaws soon enough anyway.

Windows 8 is only going to be used by customers who are willing to put in a lot of time to increase their security. That's a pretty small niche.

A monopolist who pushes 100 million copies of a niche product into the market is inevitably going to engender a lot of resentment.