Really love the new Windows 9 start screen/menu

[NYJimbo]

If you haven't seen it yet, this is supposedly the new Windows 9 start screen/menu. This is what they should have put out in Windows 8. Very nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--wgAsHWNRE

 

[Markverhyden]

About time. Actually looks pretty nice.

On a separate, but related issue, I had a couple of VM installs yesterday. W 8.1 on Parallels. They have an option to make the install look like W8, tiles, or W7 Start button. They utilize Start8 and ModernMix from Stardock.

 

[Larry Sabo]

Nice.

 

[Martyn]

That's more like it, should have been it from the get go.

 

[glennd]

yeah i think i can work with that.

 

[phaZed]

What? You mean when you release a developer preview (W8) for feedback and get that feedback, you should listen? What a novel idea.

I agree with everyone else. Looks good and should have been there like that from the get-go.

 

[Markverhyden]

What? You mean when you release a developer preview (W8) for feedback and get that feedback, you should listen? What a novel idea.

I agree with everyone else. Looks good and should have been there like that from the get-go.

LOL!!! When I worked in the oil business we, on the receiving end, used to call that "throw it over the wall engineering". R&D develops something, pretending to listen to others. Once released by them, they just toss if over the wall and continue on their way while leaving operations people standing around scratching our heads trying to figure things out.

 

[cypress]

Yeah this looks a lot better. Real nice.

 

[Krynn72]

I really wish they'd just patch it into Windows 8 though.

 

[Xander]

Looks alright - I think I'd prefer it if they just merged Programs and Apps. The end-user doesn't know the difference.

This is my favourite part:

 

[JustInspired]

This guy really put some thought into how it should have been done or how to fix things:
http://jaymachalani.com/blog/2013/12/12/fixing-windows-8

 

[brandonkick]

A good bit of my problem with the "Metro" interface is that it's just plain FUGLY. This isn't much better in terms of looks, and is marginally better in terms of usability. It just reminds me too much of the ugly, squared off, bright color, plainness of like a windows 95 theme.

Just give the windows 9 OS a windows 7 skin and call it a day.

 

[phaZed]

This guy really put some thought into how it should have been done or how to fix things:
http://jaymachalani.com/blog/2013/12/12/fixing-windows-8

While I like how that guy has laid it all out, I would counter with how little thought had to go into it and how little thought ACTUALLY went into W8 from Microsoft. Kinda like, "well duh."