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To: Sam who wrote (246236)	3/3/2014 12:00:58 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 542201

Could not agree more.

To: Sam who wrote (246236)	3/3/2014 12:15:47 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542201

I'm surprised that the more of the press isn't waking up to what a disaster Windows 8 is. It's a truly wretched operating system. Most Americans use PCs, and MS is forcing this piece of shite on them. If you buy a new PC computer, it comes infected with Windows 8. ============================================================================ Microsoft Fan Says: 'Windows 8 Is A Disaster In Every Sense Of The Word' JULIE BORT FEB. 10, 2014, 9:40 PM businessinsider.com One of Microsoft's strongest supporters took a good, hard look at the soon-to-be released next version of Windows 8, which could arrive in April, and threw his hands up in frustration. The new version is called Windows 8 Update 1, and it includes a number of small changes, mostly minor tweaks. These tweaks try to fix some of the complaints people still had about Windows 8. But blogger Paul Thurrott of the influential Windows blog “Supersite for Windows” says they really just make Windows 8 more difficult to use, especially on a tablet. He took Microsoft to task, writing: Windows 8 is a disaster in every sense of the word. This is not open to debate, is not part of some cute imaginary world where everyone's opinion is equally valid or whatever. Windows 8 is a disaster. Period. There’s no reason to rehash the long list of complaints users have about Windows 8. We can summarize them: Windows 8 is not well designed. It's not easy to use. While the idea behind it was good — a two-in-one device that melds a PC with a tablet — in practice, it's "a mess" Thurrott says, because it's really two operating systems, “mobile and desktop, fused together unnaturally like a Frankenstein's monster." He’s got a great explanation for how Microsoft got here, too. It's all thanks to former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky: It's fair to say that this man shares many of the same character traits—and flaws—that defined Steve Jobs. He was belligerent and one-sided, didn't work well with others, had no qualms about tossing out features and technologies that didn't originate with his group, and had absolutely zero respect for customer feedback. … [but] he lacked Jobs' best gift: An innate understanding of good design.” What Microsoft has done with Windows 8 since its release is what Thurrott likened to an apology tour. It's tried to listen to everybody’s feedback, changing this and that, and making it more confusing with each attempted fix. The answer, Thurrott says, is obvious: stop trying to make Windows into something for everyone. Make it really great for its most important users: enterprises and productivity workers. Or as Thurrott advises: You can't please everybody, Microsoft. So stop trying. ========================================================================= more pan reviews: loopinsight.com techland.time.com zdnet.com forbes.com infoworld.com