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Originally Posted by murraypaul
That's precisely what I dislike about it.
They have essentially sandwiched two unconnected UIs into one OS.
Apps written for the 'Windows 7' interface look and feel completely different to apps written for the 'Windows 8' interface. That is a useability nightmare.
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Then choose the Windows 7 or the Windows 8 user interface, and ignore the other. As mentioned earlier: you can choose to see the Start Screen as a program launcher and use Windows 8 without modification, or you can replace the Start Screen with a Start Menu and have an environment that is virtually identical to Windows 7. There will be a few inconsistencies in the UI since some of the system settings must be managed through the Windows 8 UI, but you shouldn't be spending much time tweaking settings anyhow.
It honestly isn't that much of an issue. Most people already use applications with non-standard user interfaces. Web browsers are particularly bad for this, as are many media players and Microsoft Office. Those who demand a consistent UI simply choose different applications. Examples include Firefox, which can be setup with a standard UI, and LibreOffice, which uses a standard UI by default.
I'm not claiming that the situation is ideal. As I said earlier, Windows 8 has issues. On the other hand, I agree with HarryT: people are spewing a lot of misinformation.