Desktop Lovers Rejoice. Rumor is Start menu coming back + run Metro apps on desktop

[Instant Housecall - Corey]

Rumor has it that the next version of Windows will let you run Metro apps inside a window on the desktop and that the Start menu will be making its triumphant return. Based on other threads I've been reading here, I suspect this news will warm the hearts of many Technibblers.

via WinSupersite

 

[carrcomp]

Corey, you find gems my friend.

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[lan101]

I think they pretty much have to with all the negative reviews of the metro interface. Good news

 

[tf76]

Give us the option of not using metro. I would be happy then.


Regards,

 

[frederick]

Metro is great on the tablet pc. Not on a laptop. Not on a desktop. If it doesnt have a small touch screen, metro is just in the way.

Your post makes me happy

 

[Martyn]

Should be an option on first time loading - touchscreen y/n? And load accordingly.

 

[NYJimbo]

Should be an option on first time loading - touchscreen y/n? And load accordingly.

+1 I cant understand what MS was thinking the way they have it now. I guess they thought we were all going to dump our hardware and buy touchscreens because they came up with Metro.

 

[dombooth]

I had heard about this last week but was sworn to secrecy.

Dom

 

[joydivision]

Is this going to be a free 'windows 8.2' update or a completely new paid for version?

 

[dombooth]

spring 2015


Whoah, long way away then!

Dom

 

[carrcomp]

Better than them releasing it next week and us spending our lives reversing the changes until they patch it out.

 

[nlinecomputers]

I'll believe it when I see it. Microsoft want people to spend money in it's app store so anything that takes you away from the metro apps is not something I see Microsoft adopting. Expect some kind of blending of both IMO.

 

[altrenda]

By 2015 there will be more touchscreen laptops in use so it may not matter as much. Using Win 8 with a touchscreen for any length of time and you understand what MS was thinking. It really is easier and faster, both for Modern UI apps or regular programs. It makes it hard to go back to using only a mouse or trackpad.

I still don't think it's a great idea on a desktop monitor, too far to reach. More and more of my clients are using laptops at their desks, but there will always be a significant amount of desktop users in business.

 

[nlinecomputers]

I have a touchscreen laptop and I rarely use that feature except when showing it off. A tablet I can see the use of it but when using a keyboard and mouse I am far more efficient then stopping to touch a screen.

 

[altrenda]

I have a touchscreen laptop and I rarely use that feature except when showing it off. A tablet I can see the use of it but when using a keyboard and mouse I am far more efficient then stopping to touch a screen.

I have no doubt that you are.

It may be generational. Watching my college age son over the holiday using his touchscreen for Word, Twitter, email, Chrome, and rarely using the trackpad was an eye opener on how natural it seemed for him. Like most every kid these days, he's been using Windows since he was in early elementary school, but took to the touchscreen quickly. He said that most of the kids in his dorm that had new lapops were similar, and some of the Mac users wished their machines had touchscreens, like their phones or tablets. The next rev of OS X and macbooks will probably have it as well.

 

[nlinecomputers]

Being comfortable with the cool factor doesn't equal more efficient. And it is certain to increase cases of carpal tunnel syndrome. Ergonomics will win out in the end.

 

[JustInspired]

Should be an option on first time loading - touchscreen y/n? And load accordingly.

This has been my feeling from day one of my experience with Windows 8.


One of the comments on that site made me LOL:

"I don't know, this sounds too intelligent to be true...."

 

[lcoughey]

What does this translate to? They are modifying Windows 7 to run metro apps.

...I just had to add my 2 cents.

 

[Instant Housecall - Corey]

A further update on a somewhat related note ...

Windows 7 Life Cycle Rejiggered to Allow Continued PC Sales

"We have yet to determine the 'end of sales' date for PCs with Windows 7 preinstalled," a Microsoft statement notes. "The October 30 date that posted to the Windows Lifecycle page globally last week was done so in error. We have since updated the website to note the correct information, [and] we apologize for any confusion this may have caused our customers. We'll have more details to share about the Windows 7 lifecycle once they become available."

via Windows IT Pro